1 Peter 1:24

For – ‘All earthly life is but as grass, and all its splendor as the flower of grass. The grass fades, its flower falls,

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In The 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:

In Context

23since your new life has come, not from perishable, but imperishable, seed, through the message of the Everliving God.

25but the teaching of the Lord remains for ever.’ And that is the teaching of the good news which has been told to you.

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Cross References

Psalms 37:2for, like grass, they will speedily wither, and fade like the green of young grass.

Psalms 92:7that, though the wicked flourish like grass, and evildoers all blossom, they will perish forever.

Psalms 103:15A person’s days are as grass; blossoms like a flower of the meadow.

James 4:14yet you do not know what your life will be like tomorrow! For you are but a puff of smoke that appears for a little while and then vanishes.

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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