1 Peter 1:3

“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus the Messiah, who according to his great mercy has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus the Messiah from the dead,”

1 Peter 1:3 · direct translation from the Greek
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Through his resurrection we have a living hope and an inheritance that does not fadeThe ResurrectionPeter says God caused us to be born again to a living hopeHope

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1 Peter 1:3, word by word

Blessed beΕὐλογητὸςEulogētos

blessed

Blessed, worthy of praise; said of God.

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the Godθεὸςtheos

God

The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.

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Fatherπατὴρpatēr

Father

God, who gives life and cares for his own; the Father of Jesus.

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Lordκυρίουkyriou

Lord

The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.

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JesusἸησοῦIēsou

Jesus

Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).

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the MessiahΧριστοῦChristou

Messiah

Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.

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his greatπολὺpoly

great

Of great size or strength, like a crowd or a lament.

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mercyἔλεοςeleos

mercy

Mercy: compassion that acts.

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has causedἀναγεννήσαςanagennēsas

give new birth

Cause to be born again, give new birth.

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a livingζῶσανzōsan

live

To have life in the body, or receive it again after dying.

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hopeἐλπίδαelpida

hope

Hope: confidence in what God will do.

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the resurrectionἀναστάσεωςanastaseōs

resurrection

Coming back to life after death.

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the deadνεκρῶνnekrōn

dead

Someone who no longer has life, whose body has no breath left.

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The context

2according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, by the sanctification of the Spirit, for obedience and sprinkling with the blood of Jesus the Messiah: grace and peace be multiplied to you.

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4to an inheritance imperishable and undefiled and unfading, kept in heaven for you,

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