Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy he gave us a new birth to a living hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.

Like newborn infants, long for the spiritual milk that is without deception to help you grow to salvation.

Whoever is born of God does not practice sin! His seed abides in him and he cannot sin because he has been born of God.

Beloved let us love one another, for love is from God. Everyone who loves is born of God and knows God.

Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God. Whoever loves him that causes the birth also loves him that is born.

Nor of the will of the

She was going to have twins. Before they were born they struggled against each other in her womb. She said: Why should something like this happen to me? She asked Jehovah for an answer.

Prepare a good-tasting meal for me. Prepare it the way I like it. Bring it to me to eat so that I will bless you before I die.

Not only that, but Rebecca conceived by Isaac our father.

Nor of the will of man

Your people will volunteer in the day of your power. Your young people will come to you in holy splendor like dew from the womb of the dawn (in the early morning).

I tell the truth in Christ. I do not lie! My conscience bears witness with me in Holy Spirit.

Brothers, my hearts desire and my prayer to God for Israel is for their salvation.

I have planted, Apollos watered; but God caused the growth.

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

Using his own will, he gave us birth through the word of truth. This way we would be a kind of first fruits of his creatures.

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That which is born from the flesh is flesh and that which is born from the Spirit is spirit.

not by works done in righteousness, which we did, but according to his mercy he saved us, through the washing of regeneration (restoration) (spiritual rebirth) and renewing (renovation) of the Holy Spirit.

Now, my little children dwell (Greek: meno: stay, dwell, be present) with him. If he shall be made known we may have boldness, and not be ashamed before him at his coming (presence) (being near).

General references

For his brothers did not express active faith in him.

He that is of God hears the words of God. That is why you do not listen. You are not from God!

So then it does not depend on mans will or effort, but on God who shows mercy.

You are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus.