13 who were ^wborn, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.

23 But the son of the slave was born according to the flesh, while ^gthe son of the free woman was born through promise.

18 Of his own will he ^dbrought us forth ^eby the ^fword of truth, that we should be a kind of ^gfirstfruits of his creatures.

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,

29 If you know that he is righteous, you may be sure that ^feveryone who practices righteousness has been ^gborn of him.