1 Peter 1:23

Translations

Modern

For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God.

Traditional

Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.

Literal

…having been born again, not of perishable seed but of imperishable, by the word of God, living and abiding,

Latin

…renati non ex semine corruptibili, sed incorruptibili per verbum Dei vivi, et permanentis in æternum:

Original

Greek

English

For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God.

Notes

1 Peter 1:22–2:3

After calling believers to live holy lives (1:13–21), Peter explains how they must show love to one another as fellow Christians.

Theme notes and profiles

Simon Peter The New Community The Resurrection of the Dead

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