He chose to give us birth through the word of truth, that we would be a kind of firstfruits of His creation.
For those God foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn a
For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God.
Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again.”
children born not of blood, nor of the desire or will of man, but born of God.
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
But we should always thank God for you, brothers who are loved by the Lord, because God chose you from the beginning to
These are the ones who have not been defiled with women, for they are virgins. They follow the Lamb wherever He goes. Th
But because of His great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy,
Israel was holy to the LORD, the firstfruits of His harvest. All who devoured her were found guilty; disaster came upon
in order that we, who were the first to hope in Christ, would be for the praise of His glory.
and through Him to reconcile to Himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through
in joyful assembly, to the congregation of the firstborn, enrolled in heaven. You have come to God the Judge of all, to
Anyone born of God refuses to practice sin, because God’s seed abides in him; he cannot go on sinning, because he has be
For He says to Moses: “I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.”
As it is written: “I have made you a father of many nations.” He is our father in the presence of God, in whom he believ
Even if you have ten thousand guardians in Christ, you do not have many fathers; for in Christ Jesus I became your fathe
“Speak to the Israelites and say, ‘When you enter the land that I am giving you and you reap its harvest, you are to bri
Woe to those at ease in Zion and those secure on Mount Samaria, the distinguished ones of the foremost nation, to whom t
Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and every expression of evil, and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can