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according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace be multiplied.
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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,
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unto an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you,
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who by the power of God are guarded through faith unto a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
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Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if need be, ye have been put to grief in manifold trials,
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