19 my little children, ^bfor whom I am again ^cin the anguish of childbirth until Christ is formed ^din you!

Born Again to a Living Hope

3 ^fBlessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be ^gborn again to a living ^hhope ⁱthrough the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

23 since you have been born again, not of perishable seed but of ^pimperishable, ^qthrough the ^rliving and abiding word of God;