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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

For by grace you have been saved through faith, and this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God— not the result of works, so that no one may boast.

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11 And this is what some of you used to be. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ[a] and in the Spirit of our God.(A)

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  1. 6.11 Other ancient authorities lack Christ

who saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works but according to his own purpose and grace, and this grace was given to us in Christ Jesus before the ages began,[a](A)

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  1. 1.9 Gk lacks began

21 And baptism, which this prefigured, now saves you—not as a removal of dirt from the body but as an appeal to God for[a] a good conscience, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,(A)

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  1. 3.21 Or a pledge to God from

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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but God, who is rich in mercy, out of the great love with which he loved us(A)

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26 in order to make her holy by cleansing her with the washing of water by the word,

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Do not be conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of the mind, so that you may discern what is the will of God—what is good and acceptable and perfect.[a](A)

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  1. 12.2 Or what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God

10 Create in me a clean heart, O God,
    and put a new and right[a] spirit within me.(A)

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  1. 51.10 Or steadfast

16 Let us therefore approach the throne of grace with boldness, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.

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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) Nicodemus said to him, “How can anyone be born after having grown old? Can one enter a second time into the mother’s womb and be born?” Jesus answered, “Very truly, I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God without being born of water and Spirit.(B)

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  1. 3.3 Or born anew

16 yet we know that a person is justified[a] not by the works of the law but through the faith of Jesus Christ.[b] And we have come to believe in Christ Jesus, so that we might be justified by the faith of Christ[c] and not by doing the works of the law, because no one will be justified by the works of the law.(A)

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  1. 2.16 Or reckoned as righteous
  2. 2.16 Or faith in Jesus Christ
  3. 2.16 Or faith in Christ

15 But you, O Lord, are a God merciful and gracious,
    slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness.(A)

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10 and have clothed yourselves with the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge according to the image of its creator.(A)

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to the praise of his glorious grace that he freely bestowed on us in the Beloved. In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace(A)

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But if it is by grace, it is no longer on the basis of works, otherwise grace would no longer be grace.[a](A)

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  1. 11.6 Other ancient authorities add But if it is by works, it is no longer on the basis of grace, otherwise work would no longer be work

28 For we hold that a person is justified by faith apart from works prescribed by the law.(A)

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20 For no human will be justified before him by deeds prescribed by the law, for through the law comes the knowledge of sin.(A)

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10 Once you were not a people,
    but now you are God’s people;
once you had not received mercy,
    but now you have received mercy.(A)

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23 and to be renewed in the spirit of your minds,

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16 Now the promises were made to Abraham and to his offspring;[a] it does not say, “And to offsprings,”[b] as of many, but it says, “And to your offspring,”[c] that is, to one person, who is Christ.(A) 17 My point is this: the law, which came four hundred thirty years later, does not annul a covenant previously ratified by God, so as to nullify the promise.(B) 18 For if the inheritance comes from the law, it no longer comes from the promise, but God granted it to Abraham through the promise.(C)

The Purpose of the Law

19 Why then the law? It was added because of transgressions, until the offspring[d] would come to whom the promise had been made, and it was ordained through angels by a mediator.(D) 20 Now a mediator involves more than one party, but God is one.(E)

21 Is the law then opposed to the promises of God? Certainly not! For if a law had been given that could make alive, then righteousness would indeed come through the law.

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  1. 3.16 Gk seed
  2. 3.16 Gk seeds
  3. 3.16 Gk seed
  4. 3.19 Gk seed

78 Because of the tender mercy of our God,
    the dawn from on high will break[a] upon[b] us,

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  1. 1.78 Other ancient authorities read has broken
  2. 1.78 Gk will visit

54 He has come to the aid of his child Israel,
    in remembrance of his mercy,(A)

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God’s Compassion and Steadfast Love

18 Who is a God like you, pardoning iniquity
    and passing over the transgression
    of the remnant of his possession?
He does not retain his anger forever
    because he delights in showing steadfast love.(A)

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