who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
to the end that we should be unto the praise of his glory, we who had before hoped in Christ:
having been begotten again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, through the word of God, which liveth and abideth.
These are they that were not defiled with women; for they are virgins. These (are) they that follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth. These were purchased from among men, (to be) the firstfruits unto God and unto the Lamb.