25 (A)But the [a]word of the Lord endures forever.”

(B)Now this is the word which by the gospel was preached to you.

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  1. 1 Peter 1:25 spoken word

25 
But the word of the Lord endures forever.”

And this is the word [the good news of salvation] which was preached to you.(A)

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25     but the word of the Lord endures forever.”[a](A)

And this is the word that was preached to you.

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  1. 1 Peter 1:25 Isaiah 40:6-8 (see Septuagint)

22-25 Now that you’ve cleaned up your lives by following the truth, love one another as if your lives depended on it. Your new life is not like your old life. Your old birth came from mortal sperm; your new birth comes from God’s living Word. Just think: a life conceived by God himself! That’s why the prophet said,

The old life is a grass life,
    its beauty as short-lived as wildflowers;
Grass dries up, flowers wilt,
    God’s Word goes on and on forever.

This is the Word that conceived the new life in you.

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