1 Peter 1:22-25
New American Standard Bible
22 Since you have (A)purified your souls (B)in obedience to the truth for a (C)sincere love of the brothers and sisters, fervently love one another from [a]the heart, 23 for you have been (D)born again (E)not of seed which is perishable, but imperishable, that is, through the living and enduring (F)word of God. 24 For,
“(G)All flesh is like grass,
And all its glory is like the flower of grass.
The grass withers,
And the flower falls off,
25 (H)But the word of the Lord endures forever.”
And this is (I)the word which was [b]preached to you.
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- 1 Peter 1:22 Two early mss a pure heart
- 1 Peter 1:25 Lit preached as good news to you
1 Peter 1:22-25
International Standard Version
Love One Another
22 Now that you have obeyed the truth[a] and have purified your souls to love your brothers sincerely, you must love one another intensely and with a pure heart. 23 For you have been born again, not by a seed that perishes but by one that cannot perish—by the living and everlasting word of God.[b] 24 For
“All human life[c] is like grass,
and all its glory is like a flower in the grass.
The grass dries up and the flower drops off,
25 but the word of the Lord[d] lasts forever.”[e]
Now this word is the good news that was announced to you.
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- 1 Peter 1:22 Other mss. read the truth through the Spirit
- 1 Peter 1:23 Or by the word of the living and everlasting God
- 1 Peter 1:24 Lit. all flesh
- 1 Peter 1:25 MT source citation reads Lord
- 1 Peter 1:25 Cf. Isa 40:6-8
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