1 Peter 1:3

God's Word

Praise the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! God has given us a new birth because of his great mercy. We have been born into a new life that has a confidence which is alive because Jesus Christ has come back to life.

Cross References

1 Peter 1:23

You have been born again, not from a seed that can be destroyed, but through God’s everlasting word that can’t be destroyed. That’s why ⌞Scripture says⌟,

1 John 5:4

because everyone who has been born from God has won the victory over the world. Our faith is what wins the victory over the world.

Romans 15:13

May God, the source of hope, fill you with joy and peace through your faith in him. Then you will overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

Ephesians 1:7

Through the blood of his Son, we are set free from our sins. God forgives our failures because of his overflowing kindness.

2 Corinthians 1:3

Praise the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! He is the Father who is compassionate and the God who gives comfort.

1 John 3:3

So all people who have this confidence in Christ keep themselves pure, as Christ is pure.

Romans 12:12

Be happy in your confidence, be patient in trouble, and pray continually.

1 John 2:29

If you know that Christ has God’s approval, you also know that everyone who does what God approves of has been born from God.

Ephesians 1:3

Praise the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! Through Christ, God has blessed us with every spiritual blessing that heaven has to offer.

Exodus 34:6

Then he passed in front of Moses, calling out, “The Lord, the Lord, a compassionate and merciful God, patient, always faithful and ready to forgive.

Ephesians 3:20

Glory belongs to God, whose power is at work in us. By this power he can do infinitely more than we can ask or imagine.

Ephesians 1:17

I pray that the glorious Father, the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, would give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation as you come to know Christ better.

1 Peter 3:21

Baptism, which is like that water, now saves you. Baptism doesn’t save by removing dirt from the body. Rather, baptism is a request to God for a clear conscience. It saves you through Jesus Christ, who came back from death to life.

Psalm 86:15

But you, O Lord, are a compassionate and merciful God. You are patient, always faithful and ready to forgive.

1 Timothy 1:14

Our Lord was very kind  to me. Through his kindness he brought me to faith and gave me the love that Christ Jesus shows people.

Ephesians 2:4

But God is rich in mercy because of his great love for us.

James 1:18

God decided to give us life through the word of truth to make us his most important creatures.

Titus 2:13

At the same time we can expect what we hope for—the appearance of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ.

1 Corinthians 15:20

But now Christ has come back from the dead. He is the very first person of those who have died to come back to life.

1 Corinthians 13:13

So these three things remain: faith, hope, and love. But the best one of these is love.

1 John 3:9

Those who have been born from God don’t live sinful lives. What God has said lives in them, and they can’t live sinful lives. They have been born from God.

1 Peter 2:2

Desire God’s pure word as newborn babies desire milk. Then you will grow in your salvation.

Hebrews 3:6

But Christ is a faithful son in charge of God’s household. We are his household if we continue to have courage and to be proud of the confidence we have.

1 Thessalonians 1:3

In the presence of our God and Father, we never forget that your faith is active, your love is working hard, and your confidence in our Lord Jesus Christ is enduring.

Colossians 1:27

God wanted his people throughout the world to know the glorious riches of this mystery—which is Christ living in you, giving you the hope of glory.

Romans 8:24

We were saved with this hope in mind. If we hope for something we already see, it’s not really hope. Who hopes for what can be seen?

Romans 8:11

Does the Spirit of the one who brought Jesus back to life live in you? Then the one who brought Christ back to life will also make your mortal bodies alive by his Spirit who lives in you.

John 1:13

These people didn’t become God’s children in a physical way—from a human impulse or from a husband’s desire ⌞to have a child⌟. They were born from God.

Jonah 4:2

So he prayed to the Lord, “Lord, isn’t this what I said would happen when I was still in my own country? That’s why I tried to run to Tarshish in the first place. I knew that you are a merciful and compassionate God, patient, and always ready to forgive and to reconsider your threats of destruction.

Isaiah 26:19

Your dead will live. Their corpses will rise. Those who lie dead in the dust will wake up and shout for joy, because your dew is a refreshing dew, and the earth will revive the spirits of the dead.

1 John 5:18

We know that those who have been born from God don’t go on sinning. Rather, the Son of God protects them, and the evil one can’t harm them.

1 John 5:1

Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Messiah has been born from God. Everyone who loves the Father also loves his children.

Colossians 1:23

This is on the condition that you continue in faith without being moved from the solid foundation of the hope that the Good News contains. You’ve heard this Good News of which I, Paul, became a servant. It has been spread throughout all creation under heaven.

Romans 5:10

If the death of his Son restored our relationship with God while we were still his enemies, we are even more certain that, because of this restored relationship, the life of his Son will save us.

Romans 4:25

Jesus, our Lord, was handed over to death because of our failures and was brought back to life so that we could receive God’s approval.

Psalm 86:5

You, O Lord, are good and forgiving, full of mercy toward everyone who calls out to you.

Psalm 41:13

Thank the Lord God of Israel through all eternity! Amen and amen!

1 Chronicles 29:20

Then David said to the whole assembly, “Praise the Lord your God!” So the whole assembly praised the Lord God of their ancestors and knelt in front of the Lord and the king.

1 Kings 8:15

“Thanks be to the Lord God of Israel. With his mouth he made a promise to my father David; with his hand he carried it out. He said,

1 John 4:7

Dear friends, we must love each other because love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born from God and knows God.

1 Thessalonians 4:13

Brothers and sisters, we don’t want you to be ignorant about those who have died. We don’t want you to grieve like other people who have no hope.

Galatians 6:16

Peace and mercy will come to rest on all those who conform to this principle. They are the Israel of God.

2 Thessalonians 2:16

God our Father loved us and by his kindness  gave us everlasting encouragement and good hope. Together with our Lord Jesus Christ,

1 Peter 1:13

Therefore, your minds must be clear and ready for action. Place your confidence completely in what God’s kindness will bring you when Jesus Christ appears again.

1 Peter 1:21

Through him you believe in God who brought Christ back to life and gave him glory. So your faith and confidence are in God.

1 Peter 3:5

After all, this is how holy women who had confidence in God expressed their beauty in the past. They placed themselves under their husbands’ authority

1 Peter 3:15

But dedicate your lives to Christ as Lord. Always be ready to defend your confidence ⌞in God⌟ when anyone asks you to explain it. However, make your defense with gentleness and respect.

2 Chronicles 31:8

When Hezekiah and the leaders saw the heaps, they praised the Lord and his people Israel.