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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Matthew Henry
(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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