KJV King James Version
Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
1 Peter 1:23
Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God.
WEB World English Bible
having been born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, through the word of God, which lives and remains forever.
ASV American Standard Version
having been begotten again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, through the word of God, which liveth and abideth.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
being begotten again, not out of seed corruptible, but incorruptible, through a word of God—living and remaining—to the age;
Surrounding context — 1 Peter 1
20 Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you,
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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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ἀναγεγεννημένοιG313 · anagennaōto begetοὐκG3756 · ounoἐκG1537 · ekout fromσπορᾶςG4701 · sporaseedφθαρτῆςG5349 · phthartosperishableἀλλ᾽G235 · allabutἀφθάρτουG862 · aphthartosincorruptibleδιὰG1223 · diathrough/because ofλόγουG3056 · logoswordζῶντοςG2198 · zaōto liveθεοῦG2316 · theosGodκαὶG2532 · kaiandμένοντοςG3306 · menōto stay
Cross-references
1 Peter 1:3Blessed [be] the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,Hebrews 4:12For the word of God [is] quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and [is] a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.John 1:13Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.John 6:63It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, [they] are spirit, and [they] are life.John 3:3Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.1 Corinthians 15:53-54For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal [must] put on immortality.James 1:18Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.1 John 5:18We know that whosoever is born of God sinneth not; but he that is begotten of God keepeth himself, and that wicked one toucheth him not.John 3:5Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and [of] the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.1 John 3:9Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.Matthew 24:35Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.John 1:3All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.1 Peter 1:25But the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you.Jeremiah 23:28The prophet that hath a dream, let him tell a dream; and he that hath my word, let him speak my word faithfully. What [is] the chaff to the wheat? saith the LORD.Romans 1:23And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.Malachi 2:3Behold, I will corrupt your seed, and spread dung upon your faces, [even] the dung of your solemn feasts; and [one] shall take you away with it.
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