1 Peter 1:24

1 Peter 1:24 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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:
• New International Version (NIV)For, “All people are like grass, and all their glory is like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall,
• English Standard Version (ESV)for "All flesh is like grass and all its glory like the flower of grass. The grass withers, and the flower falls,
• New King James Version (NKJV)because “All flesh is as grass, And all the glory of man as the flower of the grass. The grass withers, And its flower falls away,

Context of 1 Peter 1:24

22You have obeyed God's true message. As a result, you have become clean inside, and now you can really love other believers. So continue to love each other very well, with honest thoughts. 23You now have a new life! It is not like a human life that quickly comes to an end. It is a new life that will never spoil. You received it because you believed God's message. That message continues for ever and it does not change. The Bible says: ‘All people are like grass. They may seem beautiful for a short time, like flowers that grow in the fields. But grass soon becomes dry and it dies. Flowers soon fall to the ground. 25But the Lord God's message will continue for ever.’ That message is the good news about Jesus Christ, which people have taught you.

1 Peter 1:24 word by word

διότι πᾶσα σὰρξ ὡς χόρτος, καὶ πᾶσα δόξα αὐτῆς ὡς ἄνθος χόρτου· ἐξηράνθη ὁ χόρτος, καὶ τὸ ἄνθος ἐξέπεσεν·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Forδιότιdioti · becauseG1360
• allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• fleshσάρξsarx · fleshG4561
• asὡςhōs · as/whenG5613
• grassχόρτοςchortos · grassG5528
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• the gloryδόξαdoxa · gloryG1391
• of manἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
• the flowerἄνθοςanthos · flowerG438
• The grassὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• witherethξηραίνωxērainō · to dryG3583
• thereofαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• falleth awayἐκπίπτωekpiptō · to fall outG1601

Cross-references for 1 Peter 1:24

• 2 Kings 19:26The people of those cities have no power. They are afraid and they are confused. They are like plants in a field, that cannot live for a long time. They are like fresh green grass, or grass that grows on the roof of a house. When a hot wind blows on them, it burns them and they die.
• Psalms 37:2Remember that they are soon gone! They are like grass that quickly becomes dry. They will soon die like green plants in hot weather.
• Psalms 90:5You cause people's lives to end, as a dream finishes when you wake up. People are like grass that appears in the morning.
• Psalms 92:7Wicked people may continue to grow, like green grass. Evil people may grow like weeds. But in the end you will destroy them and they will never grow again.
• Psalms 102:4I am very weak and upset, like dry grass that will soon die. I even forget to eat my food.
• Psalms 103:15A person's life is like grass that quickly dies. He is strong only for a short time, like wild flowers in a field.
• Psalms 129:6May they be useless, like grass that grows on a roof. It dies before it can grow tall!
• Isaiah 40:6A voice is saying, ‘Shout!’ But I say, ‘What should I shout?’ ‘Shout that all people are like grass. Their promises are like the flowers in a field.
• James 1:10And the believers who are rich should also be happy. Why? Because God has shown them that they are not so great. Rich people should remember that they will die, like a wild flower quickly dies.
• James 4:14You do not know what will happen tomorrow. Your life is like a cloud which appears for a short time and then it quickly goes away.
• 1 John 2:17One day, those people and the things that they want will not be there any longer. But those who continue to do what God wants will live for ever.

Commentaries on 1 Peter 1:24

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 24For all flesh is as grass - Earthly seeds, earthly productions, and earthly generations, shall fail and perish like as the grass and flowers of the field; for the grass withereth, and the flower falleth off, though, in the ensuing spring and summer, they may put forth new verdure and bloom.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 24For all flesh is as grass - That is, all human beings, all men. The connection here is this: The apostle, in the previous verse, had been contrasting that which is begotten by man with that which is begotten by God, in reference to its permanency. The forher was corruptible and decaying; the latter abiding. The latter was produced by God, who lives forever; the former by the agency of man, who is himself corruptible and dying. It was not unnatural, then…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. 2424. Scripture proof that the word of God lives for ever, in contrast to man's natural frailty. If ye were born again of flesh, corruptible seed, ye must also perish again as the grass; but now that from which you have derived life remains eternally, and so also will render you eternal. flesh--man in his mere earthly nature. as--omitted in some of the oldest manuscripts. of man--The oldest manuscripts read, "of it" (that is, of the flesh). "The glory" is…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Peter 1:24

• Death
• Glory
• Grass
• Life
• Quotations and Allusions
• Word of God
• Worldliness

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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