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.
• 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,
• New Living Translation (NLT)For you have been born again, but not to a life that will quickly end. Your new life will last forever because it comes from the eternal, living word of God.

Context of 1 Peter 1:23

21Through him you believe in God, who raised him from the dead and glorified him, and so your faith and hope are in God. 22Now that you have purified yourselves by obeying the truth so that you have sincere love for each other, love one another deeply, from the heart. For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God. 24For, “All people are like grass, and all their glory is like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall, 25but the word of the Lord endures forever.” And this is the word that was 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Being born againἀναγεννάωanagennaō · to begetG313
• notοὐou · noG3756
• ofἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• corruptibleφθαρτόςphthartos · perishableG5349
• seedσποράspora · seedG4701
• butἀλλάalla · butG235
• of incorruptibleἄφθαρτοςaphthartos · incorruptibleG862
• byδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
• the wordλόγοςlogos · wordG3056
• of Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• which livethζάωzaō · to liveG2198
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• abidethμένωmenō · to stayG3306
• forεἰςeis · towardG1519
• everὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• everαἰώνaiōn · an age: ageG165

Cross-references for 1 Peter 1:23

• 1 Peter 1:3Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
• John 1:3Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made.
• John 3:5Jesus answered, “Very truly I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless they are born of water and the Spirit.
• Malachi 2:3“Because of you I will rebuke your descendants; I will smear on your faces the dung from your festival sacrifices, and you will be carried off with it.
• Romans 1:23and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images made to look like a mortal human being and birds and animals and reptiles.
• 1 Corinthians 15:53For the perishable must clothe itself with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality.
• 1 John 3:9No one who is born of God will continue to sin, because God’s seed remains in them; they cannot go on sinning, because they have been born of God.
• 1 John 5:18We know that anyone born of God does not continue to sin; the One who was born of God keeps them safe, and the evil one cannot harm them.
• 1 Peter 1:25but the word of the Lord endures forever.” And this is the word that was preached to you.
• Jeremiah 23:28Let the prophet who has a dream recount the dream, but let the one who has my word speak it faithfully. For what has straw to do with grain?” declares the Lord.
• Matthew 24:35Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.
• John 6:63The Spirit gives life; the flesh counts for nothing. The words I have spoken to you—they are full of the Spirit and life.
• Hebrews 4:12For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.
• James 1:18He chose to give us birth through the word of truth, that we might be a kind of firstfruits of all he created.

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

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• 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