1 Peter 1:3 (BSB)

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

From 1 Peter 1. Also in the ESV.

Commentary on 1 Peter 1:3

• John Calvin (Reformed), Calvin's Commentaries on 1 Peter 1:3: 3 Blessed be God We have said that the main object of this epistle is to raise us above the world, in order that we may be prepared and encouraged to sustain the spiritual contests of our warfare. For this end, the knowledge of God’s benefits avails much; for, when their value appears to us, all other things will be deemed worthless, especially when we...
• Matthew Henry (Presbyterian), Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary on 1 Peter 1:3-5: We come now to the body of the epistle, which begins with, I. A congratulation of the dignity and happiness of the state of these believers, brought in under the form of a thanksgiving to God. Other epistles begin in like manner, Co2 1:3; Eph 1:3. Here we have, 1. The duty performed, which is blessing God. A man blesses God by a just acknowledgment of his excellency and blessedness.
• John Gill (Reformed Baptist), Exposition of the Old and New Testaments on 1 Peter 1:3: Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,.... The epistle begins here with thanksgiving to God, or an ascription of blessing, praise, and glory to him; for this does not mean an invoking or conferring a blessing on him; neither of which can be, for there is not a greater than he to be invoked, nor can anything be added to his...
• Albert Barnes (Presbyterian), Barnes' New Testament Notes on 1 Peter 1:3: Verse 3. Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. . Which according to his abundant mercy. Marg., as in the Greek, much. The idea is, that there was great mercy shown them in the fact that they were renewed. They had no claim to the favour, and the favour was great.