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## our Lord Jesus Christ ##
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The words "our" and "us "refer to the speaker, Peter and the believers mentioned in [1 Peter 1:1](./01.md). (see [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-inclusive]])
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## he gave to us a new birth ##
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The writer is speaking about spiritual birth given to us only by Jesus. At: "he has made us live again." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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## for the confidence of an inheritance ##
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"we know that he will do for us what he has promised" (UDB)
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## reserved ##
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"saved for us" or "kept for us" (UDB)
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## will not become stained ##
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"unharmed by sin" or "sin can not harm"
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## in the last times ##
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"when Christ returns to earth" |