KJV King James Version
For all flesh [is] as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away:
VERSE STUDY • KJV
1 Peter 1:24
For all flesh [is] as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away:
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
For, “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall,
WEB World English Bible
For, “All flesh is like grass, and all of man’s glory like the flower in the grass. The grass withers, and its flower falls;
ASV American Standard Version
For, All flesh is as grass, And all the glory thereof as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower falleth:
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
because all flesh is as grass, and all glory of man as flower of grass; wither did the grass, and the flower of it fell away,
Surrounding context — 1 Peter 1
21 Who by him do believe in God, that raised him up from the dead, and gave him glory; that your faith and hope might be in God.
22 Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, [see that ye] love one another with a pure heart fervently:
23 Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.
24 For all flesh [is] as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away:
25 But the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you.
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Original-language word links
These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
διότιG1360 · diotibecauseπᾶσαG3956 · pasallσὰρξG4561 · sarxfleshὡςG5613 · hōsas/whenχόρτος,G5528 · chortosgrassκαὶG2532 · kaiandπᾶσαG3956 · pasallδόξαG1391 · doxagloryαὐτῆςG846 · autosit/s/heὡςG5613 · hōsas/whenἄνθοςG438 · anthosflowerχόρτου·G5528 · chortosgrassἐξηράνθηG3583 · xērainōto dryὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoχόρτος,G5528 · chortosgrassκαὶG2532 · kaiandτὸG3588 · hothe/this/whoἄνθοςG438 · anthosflowerἐξέπεσεν·G1601 · ekpiptōto fall out
Cross-references
Isaiah 40:6-8The voice said, Cry. And he said, What shall I cry? All flesh [is] grass, and all the goodliness thereof [is] as the flower of the field:Psalm 103:15[As for] man, his days [are] as grass: as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth.James 4:14Whereas ye know not what [shall be] on the morrow. For what [is] your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.James 1:10-11But the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away.Psalm 37:2For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb.2 Kings 19:26Therefore their inhabitants were of small power, they were dismayed and confounded; they were [as] the grass of the field, and [as] the green herb, [as] the grass on the housetops, and [as corn] blasted before it be grown up.1 John 2:17And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.Psalm 129:6Let them be as the grass [upon] the housetops, which withereth afore it groweth up:Psalm 92:7When the wicked spring as the grass, and when all the workers of iniquity do flourish; [it is] that they shall be destroyed for ever:Psalm 102:4My heart is smitten, and withered like grass; so that I forget to eat my bread.Psalm 90:5Thou carriest them away as with a flood; they are [as] a sleep: in the morning [they are] like grass [which] groweth up.
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