3 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,
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Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
4 To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you,
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and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade. This inheritance is kept in heaven for you,
5 Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
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who through faith are shielded by God’s power until the coming of the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time.