²⁵ They exchanged the truth of God for a lie,^(A) and worshipped and served what has been created instead of the Creator, who is praised for ever.^(B) Amen.

⁵ The ancestors are theirs,^(A) and from them, by physical descent,^[a] came the Christ,^(B) who is God^(C) over all,^(D) praised forever.^[b](E) Amen.

The God of Comfort

³ Blessed be^(A) the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies^(B) and the God of all comfort.^(C)

³¹ The God and Father^(A) of the Lord Jesus, who is blessed for ever, knows I am not lying.

God’s Rich Blessings

³ Blessed is the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavens in Christ.^(A)

A Living Hope

³ Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.^(A) Because of his great mercy^(B) he has given us new birth^(C) into a living hope^(D) through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead^(E)