Blessed be God, the father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which through his abundant mercy begat us again unto a lively hope, by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from death,

and as newborn babes desire that reasonable milk which is without corruption, that ye may be grown therein.

All that are born of God do no sin, for his seed abideth in them, and they cannot sin, because they be born of God.

Dearly beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God. And all that love are born of God, and knoweth God.

All that believe that Jesus is Christ, are born of God. And all that loveth him which begat, loveth him also which was begotten of him.

Nor of the will of the

And the children strove together within her. Then she said, "If it should go so to pass, what helpeth it that I am with child?" And she went and asked the LORD.

and make me meat such as I love, and bring it me and let me eat that my soul may bless thee before that I die."

Neither was it so with her only: but also when Rebecca was with child by one, I mean by our father Isaac,

Nor of the will of man

In the day of thy power shall thy people offer thee free-will offerings with a holy worship; the dew of thy birth is of the womb of the morning.

I say the truth in Christ, and lie not, in that whereof my conscience beareth me witness in the holy ghost,

Brethren: my heart's desire, and prayer to God for Israel, is that they might be saved.

I have planted. Apollos watered. But God gave increase.

For it is God which worketh in you both the will and also the deed, even of good will.

Of his own will begat he us with the word of life, that we should be the 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 of the deeds of righteousness which we wrought, but of his mercy, he saved us, by the fountain of the new birth, and with the renewing of the holy ghost,

And now babes, abide in him, that when he shall appear, we may have confidence and not be made ashamed of him at his coming.

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For as yet his brethren believed not in him.

He that is of God, heareth God's words. Ye therefore hear them not, because ye are not of God."

So lieth it not then in a man's will, or cunning, but in the mercy of God.

For ye are all the sons of God, by the faith which is in Christ Jesus.