a1:3-9
b1:3
cJohn 3:1-13
dJas 1:18
e1 Jn 2:29
f3:9
g4:7
h5:1
k1 Pet 1:23
l1:1-25

‏ 1 Peter 1:3

Summary for 1Pet 1:3-9: 1:3-9  a In most New Testament letters, the greeting is followed by a section of thanksgiving or praise. Peter praises God that his mercy brings new spiritual life, which produces confident expectation about the future despite sufferings in the meantime. 1:3  b born again: New birth is a way of describing Christian conversion (cp. John 3:1-13  c; Jas 1:18  d; 1 Jn 2:29  e; 3:9  f; 4:7  g; 5:1  h, 4  i, 18  j). This Greek word, which occurs again in 1 Pet 1:23  k, brackets the message of 1:1-25  l.
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