1 Peter 1:23

being born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the word of God, which lives and abides forever.

The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)

In The King James Version

Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.

In Context

22Having purified your souls in obeying the truth unto unfeigned brotherly love, love one another from the heart fervently;

24Because, All flesh is as grass, And all its glory as the flower of grass. The grass withered, and its flower fell off;

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Cross References

John 1:3All things were made by him[1:3]; and without him was nothing made that has been made.

John 3:3Jesus answered and said to him: Verily, verily, I say to thee, except a man be born again[3:3], he can not see the kingdom of God.

John 6:63It is the spirit that makes alive, the flesh profits nothing; the words which I have spoken to you are spirit, and are life.

1 Corinthians 15:53For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.

Matthew Henry on 1 Peter 1:14-24

Sobriety and Holiness; Exhortation to Brotherly Love. ( a. d. 66.) 13 Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ; 14 As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance: 15 But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation; 16 Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy. 17 And if ye call on the Father, who without respect of… Read the whole commentary →

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