who through him are believers in God, who raised him from the dead, and gave him glory; so that your faith and hope might be in God.
That your faith and hope might be in God - That is, by raising up the Lord Jesus, and exalting him to heaven, he has laid the foundation of confidence in his promises, and of the hope of eternal life. Compare the notes at 1 Peter 1:3. Compare 1 Corinthians 15:0; Colossians 1:27; 1 Thessalonians 1:3; 1 Timothy 1:1.