Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his great mercy became our father again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
    Peter may be connecting “born again” to through the resurrection of Jesus Christ, meaning that the new birth was made possible because God thought of those who believe in Christ as being united to him in his resurrection (cf. Romans 6:3-5; Ephesians 1:19-20; Ephesians 2:5-6; Colossians 3:1). Or he may be linking the resurrection to the living hope. ESVSB