New American Standard Bible 2020

1 Peter 1:18-25

18knowingG3609that you were notredeemedἐλυτρώθητεelutrōthēteG3084with perishableφθαρτοῖς,phthartoisG5349thingsG5349like silverἀργυρίῳarguriōG694orἢēG2228goldχρυσίῳ,chrusiōG5553from yourfutileματαίαςmataiasG3152wayG391ofG391lifeἀναστροφῆςanastrophēsG391inheritedG3970fromG3970your forefathersG3970,

19but with preciousτιμίῳtimiōG5093bloodαἵματιaimatiG129, as of alambἀμνοῦamnouG286unblemishedἀμώμουamōmouG299and spotlessἀσπίλουaspilouG784, the bloodof ChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547.

20For He wasforeknownπροεγνωσμένουproegnōsmenouG4267beforeπρὸproG4253the foundationκαταβολῆςkatabolēsG2602of the worldκόσμου,kosmouG2889, but hasappearedφανερωθέντοςphanerōthentosG5319in theseτῶνtōnG3588lastἐσχάτουeschatouG2078timesχρόνωνchronōnG5550for the sakeδι᾽di᾽G1223of you

21who throughδι᾽di᾽G1223Him arebelieversπιστοὺςpistousG4103in Godθεόν,theonG2316,who raisedἐγείρανταegeirantaG1453Him from the deadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498andgaveδόντα,dontaG1325Him gloryδόξανdoxanG1391,soὥστεhōsteG5620thatG5620your faithπίστινpistinG4102andhopeἐλπίδαelpidaG1680are in Godθεόν.¶theonG2316.

22Since you havepurifiedἡγνικότεςhēgnikotesG48your soulsψυχὰςpsuchasG5590in obedienceὑπακοῇhupakoēaG5218to the truthἀληθείαςalētheiasG225for asincereἀνυπόκριτονanupokritonG505loveφιλαδελφίανphiladelphianG5360ofG5360theG5360brothersG5360andsistersG5360,ferventlyἐκτενῶς·ektenōsG1619loveἀγαπήσατεagapēsateG25oneἀλλήλουςallēlousG240anotherG240fromthe heartκαρδίαςkardiasG2588,

23for you have beenbornG313againἀναγεγεννημένοιanagegennēmenoiG313not of seedσπορᾶςsporasG4701which is perishableφθαρτῆςphthartēsG5349,but imperishableἀφθάρτουaphthartouG862, that is,throughδιὰdiaG1223the livingζῶντοςzōntosG2198and enduringμένοντοςmenontosG3306wordλόγουlogouG3056of GodθεοῦtheouG2316.

24For, “AllπᾶσαpasaG3956fleshσὰρξsarxG4561is likeὡςhōsG5613grassχόρτος,chortosG5528,And allπᾶσαpasaG3956its gloryδόξαdoxaG1391is likeὡςhōsG5613the flowerἄνθοςanthosG438of grassχόρτου·chortouG5528.The grassχόρτος,chortosG5528withersἐξηράνθηexēranthēG3583,And the flowerἄνθοςanthosG438fallsG1601offG1601,

25But the wordῥῆμαrhēmaG4487of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962enduresμένειmeneiG3306foreverαἰῶνα.aiōnaG165.”And thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778isthe wordῥῆμαrhēmaG4487which waspreachedεὐαγγελισθὲνeuangelisthenG2097to you.

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