1 Peter 1:3-5 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ… Dr. Arnold's whole countenance would be lit up at his favourite verse in the Te Deum: "When Thou hadst overcome the sharpness of death, Thou didst open the kingdom of heaven to all believers." (Stanley's Life of Arnold.) Parallel Verses KJV: 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, |