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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,

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A.T. Robertson

A.T. Robertson

A.T.Robertson

19th Century
Southern Baptist
19th Century

Blessed be (ευλογητος). No copula in the Greek (εστω, let be, or εστιν, is, or ειη, may be). The verbal adjective (from ευλογεω) o…

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Ble ed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. (See Barnes on 2 Corinthians 1:3).

Which according to his ab…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Blessed.—A form consecrated to God alone (for example, Mark 14:61; Romans 9:5; [Reference 2 Corinthians 11:…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

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 …

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor'sBible Commentary

20th Century
20th Century

The nature of this salvation as a new birth according to the mercy of God evokes praise to God the Father, who is the source of salvation. The new …

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Blessed be God. We have said that the main object of this epistle is to raise us above the world, so that we may be prepared and encourage…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ
The epistle begins here with thanksgiving to God, or an ascri…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

This epistle is addressed to believers in general, who are strangers in every city or country where they live, and are scattered through the nation…

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