31Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! 2According to his great mercy, 3he has caused us to be born again to a living hope 4through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
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Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who are elect exiles of the dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,
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according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in the sanctification of the Spirit, for obedience to Jesus Christ and for sprinkling with his blood: May grace and peace be multiplied to you.
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Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
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to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you,
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who by God's power are being guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.