1 Peter 1:23

1 Peter 1:23 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.
• New International Version (NIV)For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God.
• English Standard Version (ESV)since you have been born again, not of perishable seed but of imperishable, through the living and abiding word of God;
• New King James Version (NKJV)having been born again, not of corruptible seed but incorruptible, through the word of God which lives and abides forever,

Context of 1 Peter 1:23

21who by him do believe on God, who has raised him from among [the] dead and given him glory, that your faith and hope should be in God. 22Having purified your souls by obedience to the truth to unfeigned brotherly love, love one another out of a pure heart fervently; being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by [the] living and abiding word of God. 24Because all flesh [is] as grass, and all its glory as [the] flower of grass. The grass has withered and [its] flower has fallen; 25but the word of [the] Lord abides for eternity. But this is the word which in the glad tidings [is] preached to you.

1 Peter 1:23 word by word

ἀναγεγεννημένοι οὐκ ἐκ σπορᾶς φθαρτῆς ἀλλ᾽ ἀφθάρτου διὰ λόγου ζῶντος θεοῦ καὶ μένοντοςRead the interlinear

• againἀναγεννάωanagennaō · to begetG313
• livingζάωzaō · to liveG2198
• abidingμένωmenō · to stayG3306
• wordλόγοςlogos · wordG3056
• Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316

Cross-references for 1 Peter 1:23

• 1 Peter 1:3Blessed [be] the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who, according to his great mercy, has begotten us again to a living hope through [the] resurrection of Jesus Christ from among [the] dead,
• John 1:3All things received being through him, and without him not one [thing] received being which has received being.
• John 3:5Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except any one be born of water and of Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
• Malachi 2:3Behold, I will rebuke your seed, and spread dung upon your faces, the dung of your feasts; and they shall take you away with it.
• Romans 1:23and changed the glory of the incorruptible God into [the] likeness of an image of corruptible man and of birds and quadrupeds and reptiles.
• 1 Corinthians 15:53For this corruptible must needs put on incorruptibility, and this mortal put on immortality.
• 1 John 3:9Whoever has been begotten of God does not practise sin, because his seed abides in him, and he cannot sin, because he has been begotten of God.
• 1 John 5:18We know that every one begotten of God does not sin, but he that has been begotten of God keeps himself, and the wicked [one] does not touch him.
• 1 Peter 1:25but the word of [the] Lord abides for eternity. But this is the word which in the glad tidings [is] preached to you.
• Jeremiah 23:28The prophet that hath a dream, let him tell the dream; and he that hath my word, let him speak my word faithfully. What is the chaff to the wheat? saith Jehovah.
• Matthew 24:35The heaven and the earth shall pass away, but my words shall in no wise pass away.
• John 6:63It is the Spirit which quickens, the flesh profits nothing: the words which I have spoken unto you are spirit and are life.
• Hebrews 4:12For the word of God [is] living and operative, and sharper than any two-edged sword, and penetrating to [the] division of soul and spirit, both of joints and marrow, and a discerner of the thoughts and intents of [the] heart.
• James 1:18According to his own will begat he us by the word of truth, that we should be a certain first-fruits of his creatures.

Commentaries on 1 Peter 1:23

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 23Being born again - For being born of Abraham's seed will not avail to the entering of the kingdom of heaven. Not of corruptible seed - By no human generation, or earthly means; but of incorruptible - a Divine and heavenly principle which is not liable to decay, nor to be affected by the changes and chances to which all sublunary things are exposed. By the word of God - · By the doctrine of the living God, which remaineth for ever; which doctrine shall…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 23Being born again - See the notes at John 3:3. Not of corruptible seed - “Not by virtue of any descent from human parents” - Doddridge. The result of such a birth, or of being begotten in this way - for so the word rendered “born again” more properly signifies - is only corruption and decay. We are begotten only to die. There is no permanent, enduring life produced by that. It is in this sense that this is spoken of as, “corruptible seed,” because it…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 17-25Verses 17-25 Holy confidence in God as a Father, and awful fear of him as a Judge, agree together; and to regard God always as a Judge, makes him dear to us as a Father. If believers do evil, God will visit them with corrections. Then, let Christians not doubt God's faithfulness to his promises, nor give way to enslaving dread of his wrath, but let them reverence his holiness. The fearless professor is defenceless, and Satan takes him captive at his will…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 22-25After calling believers to live holy lives (1:13–21), Peter explains how they must show love to one another as fellow Christians.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2323. Christian brotherhood flows from our new birth of an imperishable seed, the abiding word of God. This is the consideration urged here to lead us to exercise brotherly love. As natural relationship gives rise to natural affection, so spiritual relationship gives rise to spiritual, and therefore abiding love, even as the seed from which it springs is abiding, not transitory as earthly things. of ... of ... by--"The word of God" is not the material of…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Peter 1:23

• Gospel
• Regeneration
• Word of God

In the dictionaries

• God
• Word of God
• Born Again
• Conversation
• Fade
• Heaviness
• Holy
• Hope
• Look
• Respect

Commentaries on 1 Peter 1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings