Tit 3:5, 1Pe 1:2, 2:5 | ESV | STEP | he saved us , not because of works done by us in righteousness , but according to his own mercy , by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit ,

Titus 3:5

5 he saved us, ^anot because of works done by us in righteousness, but ^baccording to his own mercy, by ^cthe washing of regeneration and ^drenewal of the Holy Spirit,

1 Peter 1:2

2 according to ^ethe foreknowledge of God the Father, ^fin the sanctification of the Spirit, for obedience to Jesus Christ and ^gfor sprinkling with his blood:

May ^hgrace and ⁱpeace be multiplied to you.

1 Peter 2:5

5 ^jyou yourselves like living stones are being built up as ^ka spiritual house, to be ^la holy priesthood, ^mto offer spiritual sacrifices ⁿacceptable to God through Jesus Christ.