1 Peter 1:3

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

Cross References (49)

  • 1 Peter 1:23 (52)

    For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God.

  • 1 John 5:4 (46)

    because everyone born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world: our faith.

  • Romans 15:13 (43)

    Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the

  • Titus 3:4–6 (39)

    But when the kindness of God our Savior and His love for mankind appeared,

  • Ephesians 1:7 (33)

    In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace

  • 2 Corinthians 1:3 (27)

    Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort,

  • Romans 12:12 (24)

    Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, persistent in prayer.

  • 1 John 3:3 (24)

    And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as Christ is pure.

  • 1 John 2:29 (21)

    If you know that He is righteous, you also know that everyone who practices righteousness has been born of Him.

  • Ephesians 1:3 (20)

    Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in th

  • John 3:3–8 (19)

    Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again.”

  • Ephesians 3:20 (18)

    Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within

  • Exodus 34:6 (17)

    Then the LORD passed in front of Moses and called out: “The LORD, the LORD God, is compassionate and gracious, slow to a

  • Ephesians 1:17 (16)

    that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in your knowl

  • 1 Peter 3:21 (15)

    And this water symbolizes the baptism that now saves you also—not the removal of dirt from the body, but the pledge of a

  • Ephesians 2:6–10 (14)

    And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with Him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus,

  • Psalms 86:15 (14)

    But You, O Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness.

  • Ephesians 2:4 (13)

    But because of His great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy,

  • Titus 2:13 (12)

    as we await the blessed hope and glorious appearance of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ.

  • 1 Corinthians 15:20 (10)

    But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.

  • 1 Timothy 1:14 (10)

    And the grace of our Lord overflowed to me, along with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.

  • James 1:18 (10)

    He chose to give us birth through the word of truth, that we would be a kind of firstfruits of His creation.

  • 1 Corinthians 13:13 (9)

    And now these three remain: faith, hope, and love; but the greatest of these is love.

  • Romans 8:24 (6)

    For in this hope we were saved; but hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what he can already see?

  • Romans 8:11 (6)

    And if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, He who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will

  • 1 Chronicles 29:10–13 (6)

    Then David blessed the LORD in the sight of all the assembly and said: “May You be blessed, O LORD, God of our father Is

  • Psalms 86:5 (5)

    For You, O Lord, are kind and forgiving, rich in loving devotion to all who call on You.

  • 1 Kings 8:15 (5)

    and said: “Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who has fulfilled with His own hand what He spoke with His mouth to m

  • Psalms 41:13 (5)

    Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting. Amen and Amen.

  • Hebrews 6:18–19 (5)

    Thus by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled to take hold of the hope set

  • 1 Chronicles 29:20 (5)

    Then David said to the whole assembly, “Bless the LORD your God.” So the whole assembly blessed the LORD, the God of the

  • Colossians 1:27 (4)

    To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the

  • Psalms 72:18–19 (4)

    Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel, who alone does marvelous deeds.

  • 1 Thessalonians 1:3 (4)

    and continually recalling before our God and Father your work of faith, your labor of love, and your enduring hope in ou

  • Romans 4:25 (4)

    He was delivered over to death for our trespasses and was raised to life for our justification.

  • 1 Peter 2:2 (4)

    Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation,

  • Hebrews 3:6 (4)

    But Christ is faithful as the Son over God’s house. And we are His house, if we hold firmly to our confidence and the ho

  • 1 John 3:9 (4)

    Anyone born of God refuses to practice sin, because God’s seed abides in him; he cannot go on sinning, because he has be

  • Isaiah 26:19 (4)

    Your dead will live; their bodies will rise. Awake and sing, you who dwell in the dust! For your dew is like the dew of

  • Jonah 4:2 (4)

    So he prayed to the LORD, saying, “O LORD, is this not what I said while I was still in my own country? This is why I wa

  • John 1:13 (4)

    children born not of blood, nor of the desire or will of man, but born of God.

  • 1 John 5:1 (3)

    Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone who loves the Father also loves those

  • Romans 5:4–5 (3)

    perseverance, character; and character, hope.

  • Colossians 1:23 (3)

    if indeed you continue in your faith, established and firm, not moved from the hope of the gospel you heard, which has b

  • Romans 5:10 (3)

    For if, when we were enemies of God, we were reconciled to Him through the death of His Son, how much more, having been

  • 1 John 5:18 (3)

    We know that anyone born of God does not keep on sinning; the One who was born of God protects him, and the evil one can

  • Romans 5:15–21 (3)

    But the gift is not like the trespass. For if the many died by the trespass of the one man, how much more did God’s grac

  • 1 John 4:7 (2)

    Beloved, let us love one another, because love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.

  • 1 Thessalonians 4:13 (1)

    Brothers, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you will not grieve like the rest,