The central theme of the present paragraph is salvation. God has granted the privilege of rebirth so that Peter and his readers possess a “living hope” and a glorious “inheritance.” The suffering of this life takes nothing away from the treasure the Lord has prepared so that even in the suffering God’s saints may rejoice.
3 Béni soit Dieu, le Père de notre Seigneur Jésus-Christ, qui, selon sa grande miséricorde, nous a régénérés, pour une espérance vivante, par la résurrection de Jésus-Christ d'entre les morts,