1 Peter 1:24-25

New International Reader's Version

²⁴It is written,

“All people are like grass.
All their glory is like the flowers in the field.
The grass dries up. The flowers fall to the ground.
²⁵ But the word of the Lord lasts forever.” (Isaiah 40:6–8)

And this is the word that was preached to you.

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1 Peter 1:24-25

King James Version

²⁴For 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:

²⁵But the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you.

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1 Peter 1:24-25

New International Version

²⁴For,

“All people are like grass,
and all their glory is like the flowers of the field;
the grass withers and the flowers fall,
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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Footnotes

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

1 Peter 1:24-25

New King James Version

²⁴because

^(A)“All flesh is as grass,
And all ^[a]the glory of man as the flower of the grass.
The grass withers,
And its flower falls away,
²⁵^(B)But the ^[b]word of the Lord endures forever.”