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23 You have been born anew, not of perishable but of imperishable seed, through the living and enduring word of God.[a](A)

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  1. 1.23 Or through the word of the living and enduring God

23 For you have been born again,(A) not of perishable seed, but of imperishable,(B) through the living and enduring word of God.(C)

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A Living Hope

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(A)

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Praise to God for a Living Hope

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ!(A) In his great mercy(B) he has given us new birth(C) into a living hope(D) through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,(E)

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12 Indeed, the word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing until it divides soul from spirit, joints from marrow; it is able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart.(A)

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12 For the word of God(A) is alive(B) and active.(C) Sharper than any double-edged sword,(D) it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.(E)

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Jesus answered him, “Very truly, I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God without being born from above.”[a](A)

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  1. 3.3 Or born anew

Jesus replied, “Very truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again.[a](A)

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  1. John 3:3 The Greek for again also means from above; also in verse 7.

13 who were born, not of blood or of the will of the flesh or of the will of man, but of God.(A)

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13 children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God.(A)

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53 For this perishable body must put on imperishability, and this mortal body must put on immortality. 54 When this perishable body puts on imperishability and this mortal body puts on immortality, then the saying that is written will be fulfilled:

“Death has been swallowed up in victory.”(A)

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53 For the perishable(A) must clothe itself with the imperishable,(B) and the mortal with immortality. 54 When the perishable has been clothed with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality, then the saying that is written will come true: “Death has been swallowed up in victory.”[a](C)

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  1. 1 Corinthians 15:54 Isaiah 25:8

63 It is the spirit that gives life; the flesh is useless. The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and life.

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63 The Spirit gives life;(A) the flesh counts for nothing. The words I have spoken to you—they are full of the Spirit[a] and life.

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  1. John 6:63 Or are Spirit; or are spirit

18 We know that those who are born of God do not sin, but the one who was born of God protects them, and the evil one does not touch them.[a](A)

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  1. 5.18 Other ancient authorities read protects himself, and the evil one does not touch him

18 We know that anyone born of God(A) does not continue to sin; the One who was born of God keeps them safe, and the evil one(B) cannot harm them.(C)

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Those who have been born of God do not sin because God’s seed abides in them;[a] they cannot sin because they have been born of God.(A)

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  1. 3.9 Or because the children of God abide in him

No one who is born of God(A) will continue to sin,(B) because God’s seed(C) remains in them; they cannot go on sinning, because they have been born of God.

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18 In fulfillment of his own purpose he gave birth to us by the word of truth, so that we would become a kind of first fruits of his creatures.(A)

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18 He chose to give us birth(A) through the word of truth,(B) that we might be a kind of firstfruits(C) of all he created.

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Jesus answered, “Very truly, I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God without being born of water and Spirit.(A)

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Jesus answered, “Very truly I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless they are born of water and the Spirit.(A)

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35 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.(A)

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35 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.(A)

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25 but the word of the Lord endures forever.”

That word is the good news that was announced to you.(A)

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25     but the word of the Lord endures forever.”[a](A)

And this is the word that was preached to you.

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  1. 1 Peter 1:25 Isaiah 40:6-8 (see Septuagint)