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

those believing in God through Him, He who raised Him up from the dead and gave Him glory, so that your faith and hope might be in God.

He who did no sin, nor was guile found in His mouth,

who when He was reviled did not revile in return. When He suffered, He did not threaten, but gave Himself up to Him who judges righteously.

But they shall give account to Him who is ready to judge the living and the dead.

For to this end the gospel was preached also to the dead, that they might be judged according to men in the flesh, but live according to God in the Spirit.