11 translations · Greek
1 Peter 1:3
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his great mercy caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
1 Peter 1:3 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his great mercy caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
- KJV King James Version
- Blessed 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,
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
- ASV American Standard Version
- Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his great mercy begat us again unto a living hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- Blessed [is] the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who, according to the abundance of His kindness begot us again to a living hope, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ out of the dead,
- FBV Free Bible Version
- Praise God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! Through his great mercy we have been born again and given a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- Blessed [is] the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who, according to the abundance of His kindness did beget us again to a living hope, through the rising again of Jesus Christ out of the dead,
- DBY Darby Translation
- 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,
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again to a living hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his great mercy caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his great mercy hath regenerated us unto a lively hope, by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
The Greek words
Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| Εὐλογητὸς | Eulogētos | Blessed [be] | G2128 εὐλογητός praiseworthy |
| ὁ | ho | the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| Θεὸς | Theos | God | G2316 θεός God |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 καί and |
| Πατὴρ | Patēr | Father | G3962 πατήρ father |
| τοῦ | tou | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| Κυρίου | Kyriou | Lord | G2962 κύριος lord: God |
| ἡμῶν | hēmōn | of our | G1473 ἐγώ I/we |
| Ἰησοῦ | Iēsou | Jesus | G2424 Ἰησοῦς Jesus |
| Χριστοῦ | Christou | Christ | G5547 Χριστός Christ |
| ὁ | ho | [He] | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| κατὰ | kata | By | G2596 κατά according to |
| τὸ | to | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| πολὺ | poly | great | G4183 πολύς much |
| αὐτοῦ | autou | His | G846 αὐτός it/s/he |
| ἔλεος | eleos | mercy | G1656 ἔλεος mercy |
| ἀναγεννήσας | anagennēsas | has given us new birth | G313 ἀναγεννάω to beget |
| ἡμᾶς | hēmas | — | G1473 ἐγώ I/we |
| εἰς | eis | into | G1519 εἰς toward |
| ἐλπίδα | elpida | hope | G1680 ἐλπίς hope |
| ζῶσαν | zōsan | a living | G2198 ζάω to live |
| δι’ | di’ | through | G1223 διά through/because of |
| ἀναστάσεως | anastaseōs | [the] resurrection | G386 ἀνάστασις resurrection |
| Ἰησοῦ | Iēsou | of Jesus | G2424 Ἰησοῦς Jesus |
| Χριστοῦ | Christou | Christ | G5547 Χριστός Christ |
| ἐκ | ek | from | G1537 ἐκ out from |
| νεκρῶν | nekrōn | [the] dead | G3498 νεκρός dead |
Related verses
- 1 Peter 1:23
having been born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, through the word of God, which lives and remains forever.
- 1 John 5:4
For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world: your faith.
- Romans 15:13
Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope, in the power of the Holy Spirit.
- Titus 3:4–6
But when the kindness of God our Savior and his love toward mankind appeared, not by works of righteousness which we did ourselves, but according to his mercy, he saved us through the washing of regeneration and renewing by the Holy Spirit, whom he poured out on us richly, through Jesus Christ our Savior;
- Ephesians 1:7
in whom we have our redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace,
- 2 Corinthians 1:3
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort;
- 1 John 3:3
Everyone who has this hope set on him purifies himself, even as he is pure.
- Romans 12:12
rejoicing in hope; enduring in troubles; continuing steadfastly in prayer;
- Ephesians 1:3
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ;
- 1 John 2:29
If you know that he is righteous, you know that everyone who practices righteousness has been born of him.
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
1 Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the chosen ones who are living as foreigners in the Dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,
2 according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in sanctification of the Spirit, that you may obey Jesus Christ and be sprinkled with his blood: Grace to you and peace be multiplied.
3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his great mercy caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
4 to an incorruptible and undefiled inheritance that doesn’t fade away, reserved in Heaven for you,
5 who by the power of God are guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
Read all of 1 Peter 1 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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