You have been born ·again [or anew], and this new life did not come from ·something that dies [^La perishable seed], but from ·something that cannot die [^Lan imperishable seed]. You were born ·again [or anew] through ·God’s living message that continues forever [^Lthe living and abiding/enduring word of God].

As newborn babies want milk, you should want the ·pure [sincere; unadulterated] and ·simple [or spiritual] ·teaching [^Lmilk; ^Cprobably referring to the word of God; see 1:23–25]. By it you can ·mature [grow; reach maturity] in your salvation,

·Also, he is [^LAnd] “a stone that causes people to stumble, a rock that ·makes them fall [trips them; snares them; causes them to sin; offends them; Is. 8:14; Rom. 9:32–33].” They stumble because they do not obey ·what God says [the message/word], which is what God ·planned to happen to [destined/appointed for] them.