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

22Now that you have purified your souls in obedience to the truth, leading to sincere brotherly love, love one another fervently from a pure heart. 23You have been born again—not from perishable seed but imperishable—through the living and enduring word of God. For, “All humanity is like grass, And all its glory like a wildflower. The grass withers, and the flower falls off, 25But the word of the Lord endures forever.” And this is the word that was proclaimed as Good News to 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 19:26Their inhabitants are weak-handed, shattered and ashamed They are like the grass of the field and green herb, like grass on roofs, scorched before it is grown up.
• Psalms 37:2For like the grass they soon wither and fade like a green herb.
• Psalms 90:5You sweep them away in their sleep. In the morning they are like sprouting grass—
• Psalms 92:7A brutish man does not know, nor does a fool understand.
• Psalms 102:4For my days vanished like smoke, and my bones were burned like coals.
• Psalms 103:15As for man, his days are like grass— he flourishes like a flower of the field,
• Psalms 129:6Let them be like grass on the roofs, which withers before it springs up—
• Isaiah 40:6A voice is saying, “Cry out!” So I said, “What shall I cry out?” “All flesh is grass, and all its loveliness is like the flower of the field.
• James 1:10and the rich person in his humble position, because like the flower of the grass he will pass away.
• James 4:14Yet you do not know what your life will be like tomorrow. What is your life? For you are a vapor that appears for a little while and then vanishes.
• 1 John 2:17The world is passing away along with its desire, but the one who does the will of God abides forever.

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

In the dictionaries

• Conversation
• Fade
• Glory
• Heaviness
• Holy
• Hope
• Look
• Respect
• Resurrection
• Unspeakable

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