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,
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Gill's Exposition
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 invoking…
Barnes' Notes
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ - See the notes at 2Co 1:3. Which according to His abundant mercy - Margin, as in the Greek, “much.” The idea is, that there was great mercy…
Adam Clarke
Blessed be the God and Father - Ευλογητος ὁ Θεος και Πατηρ· Blessed be God even the Father, or blessed be God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. The και, and, is omitted by the Syriac, Erpen's…
We come now to the body of the epistle, which begins with,
I. A congratulation of the dignity and happiness of the state of these believers, brought in under the form of a thanksgiving to God. Other…
Cambridge Bible
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ Here again we note the close correspondence with the opening words of two of St Paul's Epistles (2Co 1:3; Eph 1:3). It is, of course, possible…
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