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1 Peter 1:3–4

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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,
To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you,
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  1. 1 Peter 1:23Rank 1 from verse 3
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    23Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.

  2. 1 John 5:4Rank 2 from verse 3
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    4For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.

  3. Romans 15:13Rank 3 from verse 3
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    13Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.

  4. Titus 3:4–6Rank 4 from verse 3
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    4But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared,

    5Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;

    6Which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour;

  5. Ephesians 1:7Rank 5 from verse 3
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    7In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;

  6. 2 Corinthians 1:3Rank 6 from verse 3
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    3Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort;

  7. 1 John 3:3Rank 7 from verse 3
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    3And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.

  8. Romans 12:12Rank 8 from verse 3
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    12Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;

  9. 1 John 2:29Rank 9 from verse 3
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    29If ye know that he is righteous, ye know that every one that doeth righteousness is born of him.

  10. Ephesians 1:3Rank 10 from verse 3
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    3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:

  11. John 3:3–8Rank 11 from verse 3
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    3Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.

    4Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother’s womb, and be born?

    5Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.

    6That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.

    7Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.

    8The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.

  12. Ephesians 3:20Rank 12 from verse 3
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    20Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,

  13. Exodus 34:6Rank 13 from verse 3
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    6And the Lord passed by before him, and proclaimed, The Lord, The Lord God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth,

  14. Ephesians 1:17Rank 14 from verse 3
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    17That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him:

  15. 1 Peter 3:21Rank 15 from verse 3
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    21The like figure whereunto even baptism doth also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ:

  16. Ephesians 2:6–10Rank 16 from verse 3
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    6And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus:

    7That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.

    8For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:

    9Not of works, lest any man should boast.

    10For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.

  17. Psalms 86:15Rank 17 from verse 3
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    15But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, longsuffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth.

  18. Ephesians 2:4Rank 18 from verse 3
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    4But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,

  19. Titus 2:13Rank 19 from verse 3
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    13Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;

  20. 1 Corinthians 15:20Rank 20 from verse 3
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    20But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept.

  21. 1 Timothy 1:14Rank 21 from verse 3
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    14And the grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.

  22. James 1:18Rank 22 from verse 3
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    18Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.

  23. 1 Corinthians 13:13Rank 23 from verse 3
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    13And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.

  24. 1 Chronicles 29:10–13Rank 24 from verse 3
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    10¶ Wherefore David blessed the Lord before all the congregation: and David said, Blessed be thou, Lord God of Israel our father, for ever and ever.

    11Thine, O Lord, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is thine; thine is the kingdom, O Lord, and thou art exalted as head above all.

    12Both riches and honour come of thee, and thou reignest over all; and in thine hand is power and might; and in thine hand it is to make great, and to give strength unto all.

    13Now therefore, our God, we thank thee, and praise thy glorious name.

  25. Romans 8:11Rank 25 from verse 3
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    11But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you.

  26. Romans 8:24Rank 26 from verse 3
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    24For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for?

  27. 1 Chronicles 29:20Rank 27 from verse 3
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    20¶ And David said to all the congregation, Now bless the Lord your God. And all the congregation blessed the Lord God of their fathers, and bowed down their heads, and worshipped the Lord, and the king.

  28. 1 Kings 8:15Rank 28 from verse 3
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    15And he said, Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, which spake with his mouth unto David my father, and hath with his hand fulfilled it, saying,

  29. Hebrews 6:18–19Rank 29 from verse 3
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    18That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us:

    19Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil;

  30. Psalms 41:13Rank 30 from verse 3
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    13Blessed be the Lord God of Israel from everlasting, and to everlasting. Amen, and Amen.

  31. Psalms 86:5Rank 31 from verse 3
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    5For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee.

  32. 1 John 3:9Rank 32 from verse 3
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    9Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.

  33. 1 Peter 2:2Rank 33 from verse 3
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    2As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:

  34. 1 Thessalonians 1:3Rank 34 from verse 3
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    3Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father;

  35. Colossians 1:27Rank 35 from verse 3
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    27To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:

  36. Hebrews 3:6Rank 36 from verse 3
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    6But Christ as a son over his own house; whose house are we, if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm unto the end.

  37. Isaiah 26:19Rank 37 from verse 3
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    19Thy dead men shall live, together with my dead body shall they arise. Awake and sing, ye that dwell in dust: for thy dew is as the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast out the dead.

  38. John 1:13Rank 38 from verse 3
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    13Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

  39. Jonah 4:2Rank 39 from verse 3
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    2And he prayed unto the Lord, and said, I pray thee, O Lord, was not this my saying, when I was yet in my country? Therefore I fled before unto Tarshish: for I knew that thou art a gracious God, and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repentest thee of the evil.

  40. Psalms 72:18–19Rank 40 from verse 3
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    18Blessed be the Lord God, the God of Israel, who only doeth wondrous things.

    19And blessed be his glorious name for ever: and let the whole earth be filled with his glory; Amen, and Amen.

  41. Romans 4:25Rank 41 from verse 3
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    25Who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification.

  42. 1 John 5:1Rank 42 from verse 3
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    1WHOSOEVER believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him.

  43. 1 John 5:18Rank 43 from verse 3
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    18We know that whosoever is born of God sinneth not; but he that is begotten of God keepeth himself, and that wicked one toucheth him not.

  44. Colossians 1:23Rank 44 from verse 3
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    23If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am made a minister;

  45. Romans 5:10Rank 45 from verse 3
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    10For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.

  46. Romans 5:15–21Rank 46 from verse 3
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    15But not as the offence, so also is the free gift. For if through the offence of one many be dead, much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, which is by one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many.

    16And not as it was by one that sinned, so is the gift: for the judgment was by one to condemnation, but the free gift is of many offences unto justification.

    17For if by one man’s offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.)

    18Therefore as by the offence of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life.

    19For as by one man’s disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.

    20Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound:

    21That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord.

  47. Romans 5:4–5Rank 47 from verse 3
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    4And patience, experience; and experience, hope:

    5And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.

  48. 1 John 4:7Rank 48 from verse 3
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    7Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.

  49. 1 Thessalonians 4:13Rank 49 from verse 3
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    13But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.

From verse 4

  1. Revelation 21:27Rank 1 from verse 4
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    27And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb’s book of life.

  2. Hebrews 9:15Rank 2 from verse 4
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    15And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first testament, they which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance.

  3. 1 Peter 5:4Rank 3 from verse 4
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    4And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away.

  4. 2 Timothy 4:8Rank 4 from verse 4
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    8Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing.

  5. Colossians 1:5Rank 5 from verse 4
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    5For the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, whereof ye heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel;

  6. Matthew 25:34Rank 6 from verse 4
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    34Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:

  7. Ephesians 1:11Rank 7 from verse 4
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    11In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will:

  8. Ephesians 1:18Rank 8 from verse 4
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    18The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,

  9. Ezekiel 47:12Rank 9 from verse 4
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    12And by the river upon the bank thereof, on this side and on that side, shall grow all trees for meat, whose leaf shall not fade, neither shall the fruit thereof be consumed: it shall bring forth new fruit according to his months, because their waters they issued out of the sanctuary: and the fruit thereof shall be for meat, and the leaf thereof for medicine.

  10. Isaiah 40:7–8Rank 10 from verse 4
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    7The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: because the spirit of the Lord bloweth upon it: surely the people is grass.

    8The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever.

  11. Romans 8:17Rank 11 from verse 4
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    17And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.

  12. Psalms 31:19Rank 12 from verse 4
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    19Oh how great is thy goodness, which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee; which thou hast wrought for them that trust in thee before the sons of men!

  13. Acts 20:32Rank 13 from verse 4
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    32And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified.

  14. Acts 26:18Rank 14 from verse 4
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    18To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me.

  15. Ephesians 1:14Rank 15 from verse 4
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    14Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory.

  16. 1 Corinthians 15:52–54Rank 16 from verse 4
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    52In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.

    53For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.

    54So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.

  17. 1 Corinthians 9:25Rank 17 from verse 4
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    25And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible.

  18. Colossians 1:12Rank 18 from verse 4
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    12Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light:

  19. Colossians 3:3–4Rank 19 from verse 4
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    3For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.

    4When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory.

  20. Galatians 3:18Rank 20 from verse 4
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    18For if the inheritance be of the law, it is no more of promise: but God gave it to Abraham by promise.

  21. James 1:11Rank 21 from verse 4
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    11For the sun is no sooner risen with a burning heat, but it withereth the grass, and the flower thereof falleth, and the grace of the fashion of it perisheth: so also shall the rich man fade away in his ways.

  22. 1 Peter 3:9Rank 22 from verse 4
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    9Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing.

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1 Peter 1:3

COMBINED MEANING

blessed

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1. Favoured by God, endowed with good, or declared happy. 2. Spoke good of, praised, thanked, or bestowed a blessing upon.

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father

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Sense 1: A male parent or begetter. Sense 2: An ancestor, forefather, founder, source, originator, chief, elder, or one bearing paternal authority and care. Sense 3: God as Father, including the Father of Jesus Christ and of those described as his children.

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Lord

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1. A title of God or Jesus Christ acknowledging authority and rule. 2. A respectful title or address for one in authority.

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Jesus Christ

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The eternal Word and Son of God, the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, God manifest in the flesh.

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Christ

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The Anointed One; the same title as Messias.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Cawdrey 1604 · Webster 1828

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which

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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.

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abundant

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Plentiful, ample, or exceeding in quantity or degree; more than sufficient.

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mercy

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Compassion or pity shown to the distressed or guilty; kindness that withholds deserved harm.

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begotten

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Sense 1: Brought forth as offspring or standing in the stated relation of offspring. Sense 2: Brought forth, raised, or made alive in a spiritual or figurative relation.

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COMBINED MEANING

us

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The first-person plural object pronoun, referring to the speaker together with one or more others as recipients or objects of an action or relation.

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again

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Another time; once more; back to a former place or condition; or in return.

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hope

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1. Expectation, trust, reliance, or the good expected. 2. The person or ground on which expectation rests. 3. To expect, look for, trust, or rely upon.

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dead

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Sense 1: Without life; deprived of life. Sense 2: Lifeless, inactive, insensible, or separated from a former state by figure.

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1 Peter 1:4

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inheritance

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A possession, portion, or heritage received by descent, allotment, promise, or divine gift.

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reserved

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Kept, held back, or preserved for a later person, purpose, event, or time.

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

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heaven

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Sense 1: The firmament or expanse above the earth, including the sky and the region of the sun, moon, stars, clouds, rain, and flying creatures. Sense 2: The realm above spoken of as God's throne and dwelling place, and as the place of angels, heavenly beings, and the righteous. Sense 3: By metonymy, God, heavenly authority or source, or those who dwell there.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

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you

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The second-person plural pronoun referring to those being addressed.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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incorruptable

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Incorruptible: not liable to decay, corruption, defilement, fading, or destruction; imperishable and enduring.

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1:3Blessed 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,

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1:4To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you,

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1:5Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.

1:6Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations:

1:7That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:

1:8Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory:

1:9Receiving the end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls.

1:10Of which salvation the prophets have inquired and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace that should come unto you:

1:11Searching what, or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them did signify, when it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should follow.

1:12Unto whom it was revealed, that not unto themselves, but unto us they did minister the things, which are now reported unto you by them that have preached the gospel unto you with the Holy Ghost sent down from heaven; which things the angels desire to look into.

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