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3 May the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ be blessed! On account of his vast mercy, he has given us new birth. You have been born anew into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.
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Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By his great mercy he has given us a new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
4 You have a pure and enduring inheritance that cannot perish—an inheritance that is presently kept safe in heaven for you.
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and into an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you,
5 Through his faithfulness, you are guarded by God's power so that you can receive the salvation he is ready to reveal in the last time.
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who are being protected by the power of God through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
6 You now rejoice in this hope, even if it's necessary for you to be distressed for a short time by various trials.
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In this you rejoice, even if now for a little while you have had to suffer various trials,
7 This is necessary so that your faith may be found genuine. (Your faith is more valuable than gold, which will be destroyed even though it is itself tested by fire.) Your genuine faith will result in praise, glory, and honor for you when Jesus Christ is revealed.
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so that the genuineness of your faith—being more precious than gold that, though perishable, is tested by fire—may be found to result in praise and glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed.
8 Although you've never seen him, you love him. Even though you don't see him now, you trust him and so rejoice with a glorious joy that is too much for words.
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Although you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and rejoice with an indescribable and glorious joy,
9 You are receiving the goal of your faith: your salvation.
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for you are receiving the outcome of your faith, the salvation of your souls.
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