Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who, according to his great mercy, has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from among the dead,

as newborn babes desire earnestly the pure mental milk of the word, that by it ye may grow up to salvation,

Whoever has been begotten of God does not practise sin, because his seed abides in him, and he cannot sin, because he has been begotten of God.

Beloved, let us love one another; because love is of God, and every one that loves has been begotten of God, and knows God.

Every one that believes that Jesus is the Christ is begotten of God; and every one that loves him that has begotten loves also him that is begotten of him.

Nor of the will of the

And the children struggled together within her; and she said, If it be so, why am I thus? And she went to inquire of Jehovah.

and prepare me a savoury dish such as I love, and bring it to me that I may eat, in order that my soul may bless thee before I die.

And not only that, but Rebecca having conceived by one, Isaac our father,

Nor of the will of man

Thy people shall be willing in the day of thy power, in holy splendour: from the womb of the morning shall come to thee the dew of thy youth.

I say the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience bearing witness with me in the Holy Spirit,

Brethren, the delight of my own heart and my supplication which I address to God for them is for salvation.

I have planted; Apollos watered; but God has given the increase.

for it is God who works in you both the willing and the working according to his good pleasure.

According to his own will begat he us by the word of truth, that we should be a certain first-fruits of his creatures.

Of god

That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.

not on the principle of works which have been done in righteousness which we had done, but according to his own mercy he saved us through the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit,

And now, children, abide in him, that if he be manifested we may have boldness, and not be put to shame from before him at his coming.

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for neither did his brethren believe on him.

He that is of God hears the words of God: therefore ye hear them not, because ye are not of God.

So then it is not of him that wills, nor of him that runs, but of God that shews mercy.

for ye are all God's sons by faith in Christ Jesus.