1 Peter 1:3
Blessed [be] the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who, according to his great mercy, has begotten us again to a living hope through [the] resurrection of Jesus Christ from among [the] dead,
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
4to an incorruptible and undefiled and unfading inheritance, reserved in [the] heavens for you,
Cross References
1 Kings 8:15And he said: Blessed be Jehovah the God of Israel, who spoke with his mouth unto David my father, and hath with his hand fulfilled it, saying,
1 Chronicles 29:20And David said to all the congregation, Bless now Jehovah your God. And all the congregation blessed Jehovah the God of their fathers, and bowed down their heads, and did homage to Jehovah and the king.
Psalms 41:13Blessed be Jehovah, the God of Israel, from eternity to eternity! Amen, and Amen.
Psalms 86:5For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive, and art of great loving-kindness unto all that call upon thee.
Isaiah 26:19Thy dead shall live, my dead bodies shall arise. Awake and sing in triumph, ye that dwell in dust; for thy dew is the dew of the morning, and the earth shall cast forth the dead.
John 1:13who have been born, not of blood, nor of flesh's will, nor of man's will, but of God.
Matthew Henry on 1 Peter 1:2-3
First Peter Two epistles we have enrolled in the sacred canon of the scripture written by Peter, who was a most eminent apostle of Jesus Christ, and whose character shines brightly as it is described in the four Gospels and in the Acts of the Apostles, but, as it is painted by the papists and legendary writers, it represents a person of extravagant pride and ambition. It is certain from scripture that Simon Peter was one of the first of those whom our Lord called to be his disciples and followers, that he was a… Read the whole commentary →