3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.
For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.
Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.
But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared, …
In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 3-5)We come now to the body of the epistle, which begins with, I. A congratulation of the dignity and happiness of the state of these believers, brought in under the form of a thanksgiving to God. Other epistles begin in like manner, 2 Cor. 1:3 ; Eph. 1:3 . Here we have, 1. The duty performed, which is blessing God. A man blesses God by a just acknowledgment of his excellency and blessedness. 2. The o…
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