1 Peter 1:23

“Being borne againe, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God which liueth and abideth for euer.”

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Other Translations for 1 Peter 1:23

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

for you have been born again not of seed which is perishable but imperishable, {that is,} through the living and enduring word of God.
- New American Standard Version (1995)

having been begotten again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, through the word of God, which liveth and abideth.
- American Standard Version (1901)

Because you have had a new birth, not from the seed of man, but from eternal seed, through the word of a living and unchanging God.
- Basic English Bible

being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by [the] living and abiding word of God.
- Darby Bible

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

For you have been begotten again by God's ever-living and enduring word from a germ not of perishable, but of imperishable life.
- Weymouth Bible

having been born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, through the word of God, which lives and remains forever.
- World English Bible

And be ye borun ayen, not of corruptible seed, `but vncorruptible, bi the word of lyuynge God, and dwellynge in to with outen ende.
- Wycliffe Bible

being begotten again, not out of seed corruptible, but incorruptible, through a word of God -- living and remaining -- to the age;
- Youngs Literal Bible

Commentary for 1 Peter 1:23

Wesley's Notes for 1 Peter 1:23

1:23 Which liveth - Is full of divine virtue. And abideth the same for ever.


People's Bible Notes for 1 Peter 1:23


1Pe 1:23 Being born again. At conversion. See Joh 3:1-6. Not of corruptible seed. A birth always implies a moving cause. In this birth the new life is planted by "incorruptible" seed, even by the word of God. See also Ac 10:36 Jas 1:18. The gospel preached and lodged in the heart, "the power of God to salvation" (Ro 1:16), is the power that moves the soul to a new life. Which liveth and abideth forever. God's word is living and eternal. It has life in it and hence communicates life. See Heb 4:12.

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