1 Peter 1:23

You have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, by the word of God, which lives and abides forever.

Revised King James New Testament

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

22Since you have purified your souls by obeying the truth, so you have a sincere love of the brethren; love one another fervently from the heart.

24For, All flesh is like grass, and all its glory is like the flower of grass. The grass withers, and the flower falls away,

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Cross References

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

John 3:3Jesus answered and said to him, Truly, truly, I say to you, Unless a man is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.

John 6:63The spirit gives life; the flesh profits nothing: the words I speak to you are spirit and life.

1 Corinthians 15:53For the perishable must put on the imperishable, and the 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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