Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual milk, that by it you may grow up into salvation--

No one born of God makes a practice of sinning, for God's seed abides in him, and he cannot keep on sinning because he has been born of God.

Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God.

Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone who loves the Father loves whoever has been born of him.

Nor of the will of the

The children struggled together within her, and she said, "If it is thus, why is this happening to me?" So she went to inquire of the LORD.

and prepare for me delicious food, such as I love, and bring it to me so that I may eat, that my soul may bless you before I die."

And not only so, but also when Rebekah had conceived children by one man, our forefather Isaac,

Nor of the will of man

Your people will offer themselves freely on the day of your power, in holy garments; from the womb of the morning, the dew of your youth will be yours.

I am speaking the truth in Christ--I am not lying; my conscience bears me witness in the Holy Spirit--

Brothers, my heart's desire and prayer to God for them is that they may be saved.

I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the growth.

for it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure.

Of his own will he brought us forth by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.

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

he saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit,

And now, little children, abide in him, so that when he appears we may have confidence and not shrink from him in shame at his coming.

General references

For not even his brothers believed in him.

Whoever is of God hears the words of God. The reason why you do not hear them is that you are not of God."

So then it depends not on human will or exertion, but on God, who has mercy.

for in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God, through faith.