1 PET 1:3 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) May God, the father of our master Yeshua the messiah be blessed. He’s the one who, because of his incredible mercy, births us into living hope through the death and coming back to life of Yeshua the messiah.

Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object, pink:genitive/possessor.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT Blessed is the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who, according to his great mercy, caused us to be born again into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from dead ones,

UST Praise God, who is the Father of our Lord Jesus the Messiah! Because he is very merciful to us, he has caused us to experience the new birth by bringing Jesus the Messiah back to life after he had died. God did this in order that we would have hope that will never disappoint us,

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

BLB Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the One according to His great mercy having begotten us again to a living hope, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ out from the dead,

AICNT Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

OEB Blessed is the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has, in his great mercy, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

WEBBE Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his great mercy caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

WMBB Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Yeshua the Messiah, who according to his great mercy caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Yeshua the Messiah from the dead,

NET Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By his great mercy he gave us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

LSV Blessed [is] the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who, according to the abundance of His kindness begot us again to a living hope, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ out of the dead,

FBV Praise God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! Through his great mercy we have been born again and given a living hope[fn] through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.

1:3 Or “a hope that brings us life.”

TCNT Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

T4T Praise God, who is the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! Because he has been very merciful to us, he has given us new life [MET]. Because he has caused Jesus Christ to become alive again after he died, he has enabled us to live very confidently; that is, to fully expect to receive the things that God/he has promised to give us.

LEB ¶ Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his great mercy has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

BBE Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who through his great mercy has given us a new birth and a living hope by the coming again of Jesus Christ from the dead,

Moff Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By his great mercy we have been born anew to a life of hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

Wymth Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who in His great mercy has begotten us anew to an ever-living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

ASV ¶ Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his great mercy begat us again unto a living hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

DRA Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his great mercy hath regenerated us unto a lively hope, by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

YLT Blessed [is] the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who, according to the abundance of His kindness did beget us again to a living hope, through the rising again of Jesus Christ out of the dead,

Drby Blessed [be] the [fn]God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who, according to his great mercy, has begotten us again to a living hope through [the] resurrection of Jesus Christ from among [the] dead,

1.3 Elohim

RV Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his great mercy begat us again unto a living hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

SLT Praised the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his great mercy having begotten us again to a living hope, by the rising up of Jesus Christ from the dead,

Wbstr Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again to a living hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

KJB-1769 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
(Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath/has begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, )

KJB-1611 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Iesus Christ, which according to his [fn]abundant mercy, hath begotten vs againe vnto a liuely hope, by the resurrection of Iesus Christ from the dead,
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation and footnotes)

1:3 Gr. much.

Bshps Blessed be God the father of our Lorde Iesus Christe, which accordyng to his aboundaunt mercie begat vs agayne vnto a lyuely hope, by that that Iesus Christe rose agayne from death,
(Blessed be God the father of our Lord Yesus/Yeshua Christ, which according to his abundant mercy begat us again unto a lyuely hope, by that that Yesus/Yeshua Christ rose again from death,)

Gnva Blessed bee God, euen the Father of our Lord Iesus Christ, which according to his aboundant mercie hath begotten vs againe vnto a liuely hope by the resurrection of Iesus Christ from the dead,
(Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Yesus/Yeshua Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath/has begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Yesus/Yeshua Christ from the dead, )

Cvdl Blessed be God and the father of oure LORDE Iesus Christ, which acordinge to his greate mercy hath begotten vs agayne vnto a lyuely hope by the resurreccion of Iesus Christ from the deed,
(Blessed be God and the father of our LORD Yesus/Yeshua Christ, which according to his great mercy hath/has begotten us again unto a lyuely hope by the resurrection of Yesus/Yeshua Christ from the deed,)

TNT Blessed be God the father of oure Lorde Iesus Christ which thorow is aboundant mercie begat vs agayne vnto a lively hope by the resurreccion of Iesus Christ from deeth
(Blessed be God the father of our Lord Yesus/Yeshua Christ which through is abundant mercy begat us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Yesus/Yeshua Christ from death )

Wycl Blessid be God, and the fadir of oure Lord Jhesu Crist, which bi his greet merci bigat vs ayen in to lyuynge hope, bi the ayen risyng of Jhesu Crist fro deth,
(Blessed be God, and the father of our Lord Yhesu Christ, which by his great mercy begat us again in to living hope, by the again rising of Yhesu Christ from death,)

Luth Gelobet sei GOtt und der Vater unsers HErr’s JEsu Christi, der uns nach seiner großen Barmherzigkeit wiedergeboren hat zu einer lebendigen Hoffnung durch die Auferstehung JEsu Christi von den Toten
(Praised be God and the/of_the father ours LORD’s Yesu Christi, the/of_the us/to_us/ourselves after his large compassion againgeboren has to/for one/a living/alive hope through the Auferstehung Yesu Christi from the killing(n))

ClVg Benedictus Deus et Pater Domini nostri Jesu Christi, qui secundum misericordiam suam magnam regeneravit nos in spem vivam, per resurrectionem Jesu Christi ex mortuis,[fn]
(Blessed God and Pater Master our Yesu Christi, who/which after/second mercy his_own great kingneravit us in/into/on hope vivam, through resurrection Yesu of_Christ from dead, )

1.3 Regeneravit. Bed. Cum nostris meritis generati essemus ad mortem, etc., usque ad ut per munditiam sitis cœli et sedes Dei.

1.3 Regeneravit. Bed. Since ours merits generati we_would_be to death, etc., until to as through cleanliness thirsts heavens and seat(n) of_God.

UGNT εὐλογητὸς ὁ Θεὸς καὶ Πατὴρ τοῦ Κυρίου ἡμῶν, Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, ὁ κατὰ τὸ πολὺ αὐτοῦ ἔλεος, ἀναγεννήσας ἡμᾶς εἰς ἐλπίδα ζῶσαν, δι’ ἀναστάσεως Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ ἐκ νεκρῶν,
(eulogaʸtos ho Theos kai Pataʸr tou Kuriou haʸmōn, Yaʸsou Ⱪristou, ho kata to polu autou eleos, anagennaʸsas haʸmas eis elpida zōsan, di’ anastaseōs Yaʸsou Ⱪristou ek nekrōn,)

SBL-GNT Εὐλογητὸς ὁ θεὸς καὶ πατὴρ τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, ὁ κατὰ τὸ πολὺ αὐτοῦ ἔλεος ἀναγεννήσας ἡμᾶς εἰς ἐλπίδα ζῶσαν διʼ ἀναστάσεως Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ ἐκ νεκρῶν,
(Eulogaʸtos ho theos kai pataʸr tou kuriou haʸmōn Yaʸsou Ⱪristou, ho kata to polu autou eleos anagennaʸsas haʸmas eis elpida zōsan diʼ anastaseōs Yaʸsou Ⱪristou ek nekrōn,)

RP-GNT Εὐλογητὸς ὁ θεὸς καὶ πατὴρ τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ χριστοῦ, ὁ κατὰ τὸ πολὺ αὐτοῦ ἔλεος ἀναγεννήσας ἡμᾶς εἰς ἐλπίδα ζῶσαν δι' ἀναστάσεως Ἰησοῦ χριστοῦ ἐκ νεκρῶν,
(Eulogaʸtos ho theos kai pataʸr tou kuriou haʸmōn Yaʸsou ⱪristou, ho kata to polu autou eleos anagennaʸsas haʸmas eis elpida zōsan di' anastaseōs Yaʸsou ⱪristou ek nekrōn,)

TC-GNT Εὐλογητὸς ὁ Θεὸς καὶ πατὴρ τοῦ Κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, ὁ κατὰ τὸ πολὺ [fn]αὐτοῦ ἔλεος ἀναγεννήσας ἡμᾶς εἰς ἐλπίδα ζῶσαν δι᾽ ἀναστάσεως Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ ἐκ νεκρῶν,
(Eulogaʸtos ho Theos kai pataʸr tou Kuriou haʸmōn Yaʸsou Ⱪristou, ho kata to polu autou eleos anagennaʸsas haʸmas eis elpida zōsan di anastaseōs Yaʸsou Ⱪristou ek nekrōn, )

1:3 αυτου ελεος ¦ ελεος αυτου PCK

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, orange:accents differ, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 1:3–12: Peter praised God for the great hope that he has given us

In this section, Peter praised God for the new life that his readers had received because Jesus Christ rose from the dead. He also praised God for the good things that God has made ready for his people in heaven (1:3–5). These blessings from God cause believers to rejoice, even in times of trouble. They have joy because they know that God is saving their souls (1:6–9). In the final paragraph, Peter reminded his readers of how the Old Testament prophets had earlier prophesied about this salvation. They had foretold that Christ would suffer in order to save people (1:10–12).

Some other headings for this section are:

The hope of eternal life (NLT)

Faith in Christ brings you joy (NET)

A real reason for hope (CEV)

1:3a

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ!

Let us^(incl) praise the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Everyone should bless/praise the God and Father of our^(incl) Lord Jesus Christ.
Our God and Father of our^(incl) Lord Jesus Christ is worthy of all praise.

Blessed be: The Greek word that the BSB translates as Blessed be means “praised” in such contexts. It was common for the Jews to use a phrase like this as a formal way to affirm that God is worthy to be praised. It indicates that people should praise God by telling others how wonderful and excellent he is. Some other ways to translate this meaning are:

Let us give thanks to… (GNT)

All honor to… (NLT)

Praise… (GW)

the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ: There are two ways to interpret the Greek phrase that the BSB translates as the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ:

It means that God is both the God of our Lord Jesus Christ and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. For example, TLB says:
God, the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ (BSB, GW, KJV, NASB, NCV, NET, NIV, REB, RSV, GNT)
It means that God is the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. For example, the CEV says:
God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ (NJB, CEV, NLT)

It is recommended that you follow interpretation (1), as the majority of English versions do.

1:3b

By His great mercy He has given us new birth

Because he is so merciful, he has caused us^(incl) to be born again.
He has given us^(incl) new life/birth because his compassion is so great!
He is very compassionate, and so he has caused us^(incl) to live new lives

By His great mercy: The phrase By His great mercy here means “because of God’s great mercy.” God’s great mercy is the reason why God provided a new birth (1:3b). The GW says:

God has given us a new birth because of his great mercy.

The Greek phrase that the BSB translates as His great mercy refers here to the generous compassion that God has for people. He showed great mercy to those who believe in his Son, Jesus Christ. Although they had sinned, he did not punish them but forgave them.

Some other ways to express His great mercy are:

because he is so merciful

because God is very compassionate

He has given us new birth: The Greek phrase that the BSB translates as has given us new birth is literally “having caused us to be born again.” This is a figure of speech. It expresses the great change that God made in the lives of Peter and his readers when they believed in Jesus. God made them like new people, and they began a new type of life with him.Goppelt says that “new birth occurs as transposition into a new life situation, namely as the dawn of an…unfailing and effective ‘living hope’” (page 83). In other words, God caused them to be born into (enter into, begin) a new life. They had a new hope and a new inheritance in heaven (1:3–4).

us: In this letter, the terms us and “we” always include Peter’s readers.

new birth: The phrase new birth does not mean that the believers had been born again as babies. Refer to John 1:12–13, 3:3. Other ways to translate this are:

he has caused us to be born again (NCV)

he has given us new life (CEV)

he has made our lives new

he has changed our lives as if we were born again

If you use birth or “born” in your translation, you will want to make sure that it does not sound as if Peter said that God had given them children.

1:3c, 4a

into a living hope

We^(incl) now live in confident hope
So now we^(incl) expect his blessings with certainty
of confident expectation,

into a living hope…and into an inheritance: In Greek, 1:3c and 1:4a both begin with the word that is often translated as into (BSB) or “for.” Many scholars believe that both times, this word introduces a benefit (result) of the new birth that God had given the believers.Elliott, page 333, says, “This is the first of three…eis (“for”) phrases…identifying three related results or benefits of God’s regenerating action.” Most English versions have “into a living hope” for the first eis phrase (BSB, NRSV, NJB, REB, NET, NCV, NIV). The RSV and KJV have “to” or “unto” respectively. The only real unambiguous readings indicate result (GW, NLT, CEV, GNT). For “into an inheritance,” several versions imply result: BSB, NIV, NJB, NRSV, KJV, and GW. Several indicate that the inheritance is the content of the hope, that is, what is hoped for (NCV, NET, REB, GNT). The difference in content and result in this context may be less than it appears. The new birth gives believers a living hope in an inheritance that is also the result of the new birth. The BSB indicates this by supplying the connector and, which is not in the Greek text. In 1:3c, the benefit of the new birth is hope, and in 1:4a the benefit is an inheritance. Some other ways to translate this are:

with the result that we have a living hope…and an inheritance

As a result we have a living hope…and an inheritance

The benefits (blessings) of the new birth are in focus in this context.

a living hope: There are two ways to interpret the Greek phrase that the BSB translates as a living hope:

It refers to a hope that would certainly be fulfilled. People could have confidence that they would not be disappointed in that hope. The EASY translation says:
as we live, we are sure that we will receive good things from God
It refers to “a hope that continues.” People keep hoping year after year without stopping.This interpretation is supported by the UBS Handbook, Selwyn, page 124 (“a hope that is never extinguished by untoward circumstances”), Bigg (“hope is…eternal”), and Grudem, page 55 (“it grows and increases in strength year by year”). The CEV says:
a hope that lives on (CEV)

Most English versions are ambiguous, and both ideas are true. However, if you must choose between these interpretations, it is recommended that you choose interpretation (1).

hope: In the New Testament, a hope is the confident expectation that something good will happen. In some languages it may be necessary to translate it with a verb phrase. For example:

we have assurance/certainty

we confidently expect

In some languages it is necessary to translate hope as an action. In some of those languages, it is also necessary to specify what is hoped for. If that is true in your language, you may want to specify that the believers hoped for the inheritance. For example, the REB says:

hope, the hope of an inheritance (REB)

1:3d

through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

by means of Jesus Christ rising from death.
through Jesus Christ living again after his death.
because he caused Jesus Christ to live again after he died.

through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead: The phrase through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead indicates that Jesus’ resurrection is the means by which God gave Peter and his readers a new birth into a living hope and an inheritance. For example, the GNT says:

by raising Jesus Christ from death (GNT)

the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead: This context implies that God caused Jesus Christ to live again after his death. In some languages, it may be necessary to make that explicit. For example:

God gave us this new birth/life by causing Jesus to live again after his death

resurrection: The term resurrection refers to someone’s body becoming alive again after his death. It does not refer only to his soul or spirit becoming alive again. Some other ways to translate this word are:

rising from the dead

being raised to life

God caused to live again

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / declarative

εὐλογητὸς

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Εὐλογητός ὁ Θεός καί Πατήρ τοῦ Κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ ὁ κατά τό πολύ αὐτοῦ ἔλεος ἀναγεννήσας ἡμάς εἰς ἐλπίδα ζῶσαν διʼ ἀναστάσεως Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ ἐκ νεκρῶν)

Peter is using a statement to give an exhortation. If this is confusing in your language, you can use a more natural form for exhortation. Alternate translation: [Let us bless] or [Let us praise]

Note 2 topic: guidelines-sonofgodprinciples

Πατὴρ

Father is an important title for God.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / exclusive

ἡμῶν & ἡμᾶς

˱of˲_us & (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Εὐλογητός ὁ Θεός καί Πατήρ τοῦ Κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ ὁ κατά τό πολύ αὐτοῦ ἔλεος ἀναγεννήσας ἡμάς εἰς ἐλπίδα ζῶσαν διʼ ἀναστάσεως Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ ἐκ νεκρῶν)

The words our and us are inclusive. They refer to Peter and those believers to whom he is writing. Your language may require you to mark these forms.

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

τοῦ Κυρίου ἡμῶν

˱of˲_the Lord ˱of˲_us

Peter is using the possessive form to describe Jesus as the Lord who rules over those who believe in him. If this is not clear in your language, you could express the meaning explicitly. Alternate translation: [of the person who is lord over us,] or [of the person who rules over us,]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

κατὰ τὸ πολὺ αὐτοῦ ἔλεος

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of mercy, you can express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [according to his great merciful character]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ἀναγεννήσας ἡμᾶς

˓having˒_born_again (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Εὐλογητός ὁ Θεός καί Πατήρ τοῦ Κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ ὁ κατά τό πολύ αὐτοῦ ἔλεος ἀναγεννήσας ἡμάς εἰς ἐλπίδα ζῶσαν διʼ ἀναστάσεως Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ ἐκ νεκρῶν)

The phrase born again is a metaphor that refers to spiritual rebirth. Since this is an important metaphor in the Bible, you should keep it in your translation and include an explanation if necessary. Alternate translation: [who … has caused us to be spiritually reborn]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / infostructure

ἀναγεννήσας ἡμᾶς εἰς ἐλπίδα ζῶσαν, δι’ ἀναστάσεως Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ ἐκ νεκρῶν

The clause into a living hope is parallel to “into an imperishable and undefiled and unfading inheritance” in the next verse. If it would be more natural in your language, you could change the order of the phrases in this verse in order to show that parallel structure. Alternate translation: [who … has caused us to be born again through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from dead ones into a living hope]

Note 8 topic: grammar-connect-logic-goal

εἰς ἐλπίδα ζῶσαν

to ˓a˒_hope living

Here, into introduces a purpose clause. Peter is stating a purpose for which God causes believers to be born again. Use a natural way in your language for introducing a purpose clause. Alternate translation: [for the purpose of giving us a living hope]

Note 9 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

εἰς ἐλπίδα ζῶσαν

to ˓a˒_hope living

Peter uses living to describe hope that is certain and will not lead to disappointment. If this might confuse your readers, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [into a hope that will not disappoint you]

Note 10 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

δι’ ἀναστάσεως Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ ἐκ νεκρῶν

through ˓the˒_resurrection ˱of˲_Jesus Christ from ˓the˒_dead

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of resurrection, you can express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [through Jesus Christ being resurrected from among dead ones]

Parallel 1 PET 1:3

Section 1:3–12: Peter praised God for the great hope that he has given us

1:3a

1:3b

1:3c, 4a

1:3d

Parallel 1 PET 1:3