1 Peter 1:18-25

18You know that from your empty way of life inherited from your ancestors you were ransomed – not by perishable things like silver or gold,

19but by precious blood like that of an unblemished and spotless lamb, namely Christ.

20He was foreknown before the foundation of the world but was manifested in these last times for your sake.

21Through him you now trust in God, who raised him from the dead and gave him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God.

22You have purified your souls by obeying the truth in order to show sincere mutual love. So love one another earnestly from a pure heart.

23You have been born anew, not from perishable but from imperishable seed, through the living and enduring word of God.

24For all flesh is like grass and all its glory like the flower of the grass; the grass withers and the flower falls off,

25but the word of the Lord endures forever. And this is the word that was proclaimed to you.