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

who through him believed in God, who raised him from the dead and gave him glory, so that your faith and hope may be in God.

who shall give an account to him that is ready to judge the living and dead.

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