1 Peter 1:24

Inasmuch as—All flesh, is as grass, and, all the glory thereof, as the flower of grass,—The grass hath withered, and the flower hath fallen out,

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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

23Having been regenerated—Not out of corruptible seed, but incorruptible—through means of the word of a Living and Abiding God;

25But the declaration of the Lord age-abidingly remaineth; And, this, is a declaration which in the joyful message hath been announced unto you.

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Cross References

Psalms 37:2For, like grass, soon shall they wither, and, like green herbage, shall they fade.

Psalms 92:7When the lawless do thrive like grass, And all the workers of iniquity have blossomed, It is that they may be destroyed for ever.

Psalms 103:15As for man, like grass, are his days, Like the blossom of the field, so, doth he blossom;

Isaiah 40:6A voice saying Cry! And one said—What should I cry? All flesh, is grass, And, all the grace thereof, like the flower of the field:

James 4:14Men who are not versed in the morrow—of what sort your life [will be]; for ye are, a vapour—for a little, appearing, then, just disappearing!

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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