^{3 Ref} Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who through his great mercy has given us a new birth and a living hope by the coming again of Jesus Christ from the dead,

^{4 Ref} And a heritage fair, holy and for ever new, waiting in heaven for you,

^{5 Ref} Who, by the power of God are kept, through faith, for that salvation, which will be seen at the last day.

^{3 Ref} Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his great mercy became our father again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

^{4 Ref} to an incorruptible and undefiled inheritance that doesn't fade away, reserved in heaven for you,

^{5 Ref} who by the power of God are guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.

^{3 Ref} Blessed `is' the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who, according to the abundance of His kindness did beget us again to a living hope, through the rising again of Jesus Christ out of the dead,

^{4 Ref} to an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and unfading, reserved in the heavens for you,

^{5 Ref} who, in the power of God are being guarded, through faith, unto salvation, ready to be revealed in the last time,