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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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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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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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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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Jesus answered, “Very truly, I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God without being born of water and Spirit.(A) What is born of the flesh is flesh, and what is born of the Spirit is spirit. Do not be astonished that I said to you, ‘You[a] must be born from above.’[b] The wind[c] blows where it chooses, and you hear the sound of it, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes. So it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit.”(B)

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  1. 3.7 The Greek word for you here is plural
  2. 3.7 Or born anew
  3. 3.8 The same Greek word means both wind and spirit

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) Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the Spirit[a] gives birth to spirit.(B) You should not be surprised at my saying, ‘You[b] must be born again.’ The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit.”[c](C)

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  1. John 3:6 Or but spirit
  2. John 3:7 The Greek is plural.
  3. John 3:8 The Greek for Spirit is the same as that for wind.

28 And now, little children, abide in him, so that when he is revealed we may have confidence and not be put to shame before him at his coming.(A)

Children of God

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

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God’s Children and Sin

28 And now, dear children,(A) continue in him, so that when he appears(B) we may be confident(C) and unashamed before him at his coming.(D)

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

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for whatever is born of God conquers the world. And this is the victory that conquers the world, our faith.(A)

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

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he saved us, not because of any works of righteousness that we had done, but according to his mercy, through the water[a] of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit.(A)

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  1. 3.5 Gk washing

he saved us,(A) not because of righteous things we had done,(B) but because of his mercy.(C) He saved us through the washing(D) of rebirth and renewal(E) by the Holy Spirit,

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God Is Love

Beloved, let us love one another, because love is from God; everyone who loves is born of God and knows God.(A)

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God’s Love and Ours

Dear friends, let us love one another,(A) for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God(B) and knows God.(C)

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13 for it is God who is at work in you, enabling you both to will and to work for his good pleasure.

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13 for it is God who works in you(A) to will and to act in order to fulfill his good purpose.(B)

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I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the growth.

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I planted the seed,(A) Apollos watered it, but God has been making it grow.

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Faith Conquers the World

Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ[a] has been born of God, and everyone who loves the parent loves the child.(A)

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  1. 5.1 Or the Messiah

Faith in the Incarnate Son of God

Everyone who believes(A) that Jesus is the Christ(B) is born of God,(C) and everyone who loves the father loves his child as well.(D)

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