³ For ^(A)we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, led astray, slaves to various passions and pleasures, passing our days in malice and envy, hated by others and hating one another.

⁴ But when ^(A)the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared,

⁵ he saved us, ^(A)not because of works done by us in righteousness, but ^(B)according to his own mercy, by ^(C)the washing of regeneration and ^(D)renewal of the Holy Spirit,

⁶ whom he ^(A)poured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior,

⁷ so that ^(A)being justified by his grace we might become ^(B)heirs ^(C)according to the hope of eternal life.