1 Peter

1 Peter 1:2–3

2according to the foreknowledge of God the Father and sanctified by the Spirit for obedience to Jesus Christ and sprinkling by His blood:

Grace and peace be yours in abundance.

3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By His great mercy He has given us new birthb into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

Footnotes

  • b 1:3 Or has caused us to be born again or has begotten us again

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1 Peter 1:2

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
according toκατὰkataPrepositionG2596 down from, against, according to, throughout, during
foreknowledgeπρόγνωσινprognōsinNoun - Accusative Feminine SingularG4268 foreknowledge
of GodΘεοῦTheouNoun - Genitive Masculine SingularG2316 God, a god
FatherΠατρόςPatrosNoun - Genitive Masculine SingularG3962 father, Father, ancestor
sanctifiedἁγιασμῷhagiasmōNoun - Dative Masculine SingularG38 sanctification, holiness
byἐνenPrepositionG1722 in, on, among
SpiritΠνεύματοςPneumatosNoun - Genitive Neuter SingularG4151 wind, breath, spirit
forεἰςeisPrepositionG1519 into, in, among, till, for
obedienceὑπακοὴνhypakoēnNoun - Accusative Feminine SingularG5218 obedience
to JesusἸησοῦIēsouNoun - Genitive Masculine SingularG2424 Jesus
ChristΧριστοῦChristouNoun - Genitive Masculine SingularG5547 anointed, the Messiah, the Christ
andκαὶkaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
sprinklingῥαντισμὸνrhantismonNoun - Accusative Masculine SingularG4473 sprinkling, purification
byαἵματοςhaimatosNoun - Genitive Neuter SingularG129 blood
GraceΧάριςCharisNoun - Nominative Feminine SingularG5485 grace, favor, kindness
andκαὶkaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
peaceεἰρήνηeirēnēNoun - Nominative Feminine SingularG1515 peace, peace of mind
be yoursὑμῖνhyminPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person PluralG4771 you
in abundanceπληθυνθείηplēthyntheiēVerb - Aorist Optative Passive - 3rd Person SingularG4129 I increase, multiply

1 Peter 1:3

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
BlessedΕὐλογητὸςEulogētosAdjective - Nominative Masculine SingularG2128 worthy of praise, blessed
theὁhoArticle - Nominative Masculine SingularG3588 the
GodΘεὸςTheosNoun - Nominative Masculine SingularG2316 God, a god
andκαὶkaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
FatherΠατὴρPatērNoun - Nominative Masculine SingularG3962 father, Father, ancestor
of ourἡμῶνhēmōnPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person PluralG1473 I
LordΚυρίουKyriouNoun - Genitive Masculine SingularG2962 lord, Lord, master, sir
JesusἸησοῦIēsouNoun - Genitive Masculine SingularG2424 Jesus
ChristΧριστοῦChristouNoun - Genitive Masculine SingularG5547 anointed, the Messiah, the Christ
ByκατὰkataPrepositionG2596 down from, against, according to, throughout, during
HisαὐτοῦautouPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person SingularG846 he, she, it, they, them, same
greatπολὺpolyAdjective - Accusative Neuter SingularG4183 much, many, often
mercyἔλεοςeleosNoun - Accusative Neuter SingularG1656 pity, mercy
has given us new birthἀναγεννήσαςanagennēsasVerb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularG313 I beget again, beget into a new life
intoεἰςeisPrepositionG1519 into, in, among, till, for
a livingζῶσανzōsanVerb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Feminine SingularG2198 I live
hopeἐλπίδαelpidaNoun - Accusative Feminine SingularG1680 hope, expectation
throughδι’di’PrepositionG1223 through, on account of
resurrectionἀναστάσεωςanastaseōsNoun - Genitive Feminine SingularG386 a rising again, resurrection
of JesusἸησοῦIēsouNoun - Genitive Masculine SingularG2424 Jesus
ChristΧριστοῦChristouNoun - Genitive Masculine SingularG5547 anointed, the Messiah, the Christ
fromἐκekPrepositionG1537 from out, out from among, from
deadνεκρῶνnekrōnAdjective - Genitive Masculine PluralG3498 dead, a corpse

Cross-references

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1 Peter 1:2 2 Thessalonians 2:13 · Ephesians 1:4–5 · Hebrews 12:24 · 1 Peter 1:22 · Romans 11:2 · Acts 2:23 · John 15:16–19 · 2 Peter 1:2 · Romans 8:29–30 · Romans 16:26 · 2 Timothy 2:10 · 1 Corinthians 6:11

1 Peter 1:3 1 Peter 1:23 · 1 John 5:4 · Romans 15:13 · Titus 3:4–6 · Ephesians 1:7 · 2 Corinthians 1:3 · 1 John 3:3 · Romans 12:12 · Ephesians 1:3 · 1 John 2:29 · John 3:3–8 · Ephesians 3:20

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.