1 Peter 1:3 speaks of God's great mercy and the 'new birth into a living hope.'
1 Peter 1:3 - 12
ESV - 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. 4 To an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you.
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