Praise to God for a Living Hope

³ 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)

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)

⁴ for everyone born of God^(A) overcomes^(B) the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith.

Praise to the God of All Comfort

³ Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,^(A) the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort,

¹² Be joyful in hope,^(A) patient in affliction,^(B) faithful in prayer.^(C)

³ All who have this hope in him purify themselves,^(A) just as he is pure.^(B)

¹³ May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace^(A) as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.^(B)

²⁹ If you know that he is righteous,^(A) you know that everyone who does what is right has been born of him.^(B)

²¹ and this water symbolizes baptism that now saves you^(A) also—not the removal of dirt from the body but the pledge of a clear conscience^(B) toward God.^[a] It saves you by the resurrection of Jesus Christ,^(C)