1 Peter 1:3 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundanta mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, ”

1 Peter 1:3 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ - See the notes at 2 Corinthians 1:3 . Which according to His abundant mercy - Margin, as in the Greek, “much.” The idea is, that there...
1 Peter 1:3 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Blessed [be] the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a (c) lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, (c) E...
1 Peter 1:3 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The section contains a deep and rich thanksgiving to God for the certainty of an eternal fellowship with Christ. This no sufferings can mar, nor death itself break. He is the unseen Friend, and since...
1 Peter 1:3 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Blessed, &c . See 2 Corinthians 1:3 . Ephesians 1:3 . Lord . App-98. hath begotten... again . begat... again. Greek. anagennao. Only here and 1 Peter 1:23 . lively . living. The hope o...
1 Peter 1:3 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

3 Blessed be God We have said that the main object of this epistle is to raise us above the world, in order that we may be prepared and encouraged to sustain the spiritual contests of our wa...
1 Peter 1:3 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 2380 REGENERATION CONSIDERED 1 Peter 1:3-5 . 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...
1 Peter 1:3 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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...
1 Peter 1:3 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Which—hath begotten us again, &c.— "Who—hath regenerated us as his children to the hope of life and immortality; of which he hath given us a remarkable pledge and confirmation by the resurrecti...
1 Peter 1:3 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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, He beg...
1 Peter 1:3 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Greeting in the Name of the Holy Trinity. Encouragement to Hope in Faith and Obedience 1, 2. To the strangers scattered throughout.. elect] RV 'to the elect who are sojourners of the Dispersion in...
1 Peter 1:3 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Blessed. — A form consecrated to God alone ( e.g., Mark 14:61 ; Romans 9:5 ; 2 Corinthians 11:31 ), a completely different word from the “blessed,” or happy, of the Beatitudes; and differing...
1 Peter 1:3 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Chapter 2 THE HEAVENLY INHERITANCE 1 Peter 1:3-9 "OUT of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh," words true of all this letter, but of no part more true than of the thanksgiving with w...
1 Peter 1:3 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Our Imperishable Inheritance 1 Peter 1:1-12 Scattered strangers ! The designation is true of us all. Note the reference to the Trinity involved in the opening sentence. Our inheritance is pre...
1 Peter 1:3 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Like the letter of James, the purpose of this was to establish those who were passing through a period of suffering and testing. In his introduction the apostle used the name Jesus had given him, "Pe...
1 Peter 1:3 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

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, (4) To an in...
1 Peter 1:3 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

THE GOSPEL OF THE RESURRECTION ‘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...
1 Peter 1:3 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ ,.... The epistle begins here with thanksgiving to God, or an ascription of blessing, praise, and glory to him; for this does not mean an invok...
1 Peter 1:3 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

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, Ver. 3....
1 Peter 1:3 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Blessed be the God and Father , or, God even the Father, of our Lord Jesus Christ His only-begotten and beloved Son; who, according to his abundant mercy His compassion for us in our state of ig...
1 Peter 1:3 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Peter writes with apostolic authority and though it is directly to the dispersed Jewish Christians (strangers both because Jews among Gentiles, and because Christians separated from Jewish relatives)...
1 Peter 1:3 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Privileges of Christians. A. D. 66. 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Chri...
1 Peter 1:3 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ; either the conjunction and is here but an explicative particle, and so we render it, 2 Corinthians 1:3 , God, even the Father, &...
1 Peter 1:3 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his great mercy has begotten us again to a living hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, unto an inheritance...
1 Peter 1:3 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES 1 Peter 1:3 . Blessed be .—A characteristic Jewish recognition of God’s mercy. Compare with 2 Corinthians 1:3 ; Ephesians 1:3 . Abundant .—πολὺ, much. Begotten...
1 Peter 1:3 - Sermon Bible Commentary

1 Peter 1:3 To the question, What has the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead done for us Christians? a great many answers may be given. I. Of these the answer which is, perhaps, of the fi...
1 Peter 1:3 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

1 Peter 1:1-2 . Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the strangers scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, thr...
1 Peter 1:3 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Peter 1:1 . Peter an apostle of Jesus Christ. These are his credentials from him who is Prince of the kings of the earth. To the strangers scattered abroad, of whose tragic dispersion we have...
1 Peter 1:3 - The Biblical Illustrator

Blessed be the God and Father. Man blessing God I. Man blesseth God three ways. 1. In his heart, when, refreshed with God’s favour and inflamed with the joys of His presence, he doth lift up...
1 Peter 1:3 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Expositions 1 Peter 1:1 Peter . It is the Greek form of the name, which the Lord Jesus himself had given to the great apostle; first, by anticipation, in the spirit of prophecy ( John 1:4...
1 Peter 1:3 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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,
1 Peter 1:3 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Chronicles 29:10-13 ; 1 Chronicles 29:20 ; 1 Corinthians 13:13 ; 1 Corinthians 15:20 ; 1 John 2:29 ; 1 John 3:3 ; 1 John 3:9 ; 1 John 4:7 ; 1 John 5:1 ; 1 John 5:18 ; 1 John 5:4 ; 1 Kin...
1 Peter 1:3 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Joy Unspeakable and Full of Glory 1 Peter 1:1-11 INTRODUCTORY WORDS As Peter opens his First Epistle he speaks of the strangers scattered throughout certain countries, then he goes on to tell...
1 Peter 1:3 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ — His Father, with respect to his divine nature; his God, with respect to his human. Who hath regenerated us to a living hope — An hope which...

1 Peter 1:3 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

1 Peter 1:3 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

1 Peter 1:3 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Peter 1:3 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

1 Peter 1:3 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

1 Peter 1:3 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

1 Peter 1:3 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

1 Peter 1:3 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

1 Peter 1:3 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

1 Peter 1:3 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1 Peter 1:3 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

1 Peter 1:3 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

1 Peter 1:3 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

1 Peter 1:3 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

1 Peter 1:3 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

1 Peter 1:3 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

1 Peter 1:3 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

1 Peter 1:3 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

1 Peter 1:3 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Peter 1:3 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

1 Peter 1:3 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

1 Peter 1:3 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

1 Peter 1:3 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

1 Peter 1:3 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

1 Peter 1:3 - Sermon Bible Commentary

1 Peter 1:3 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

1 Peter 1:3 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Peter 1:3 - The Biblical Illustrator

1 Peter 1:3 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

1 Peter 1:3 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

1 Peter 1:3 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Peter 1:3 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

1 Peter 1:3 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes