1 Peter 1:23 Parallel Translations

You have been born again, not from a seed that can be destroyed, but through God's everlasting word that can't be destroyed. That's why Scripture says,(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

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

ASV:

having been begotten again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, through the word of God, which liveth and abideth.

BBE:

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.

DBY:

being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the living and abiding word of God.

ERV:

having been begotten again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, through the word of God, which liveth and abideth.

WEY:

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

WBS:

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

WEB:

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

YLT:

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

1 Peter 1:23 Cross References

XREF:

John 1:13 who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.

John 3:3 Jesus answered and said to him, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God."

Hebrews 4:12 For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart.

1 Peter 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His great mercy has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

PNT:

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.

WES:

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

MHC:

1:17-25 Holy confidence in God as a Father, and awful fear of him as a Judge, agree together; and to regard God always as a Judge, makes him dear to us as a Father. If believers do evil, God will visit them with corrections. Then, let Christians not doubt God's faithfulness to his promises, nor give way to enslaving dread of his wrath, but let them reverence his holiness. The fearless professor is defenceless, and Satan takes him captive at his will; the desponding professor has no heart to avail himself of his advantages, and is easily brought to surrender. The price paid for man's redemption was the precious blood of Christ. Not only openly wicked, but unprofitable conversation is highly dangerous, though it may plead custom. It is folly to resolve, I will live and die in such a way, because my forefathers did so. God had purposes of special favour toward his people, long before he made manifest such grace unto them. But the clearness of light, the supports of faith, the power of ordinances, are all much greater since Christ came upon earth, than they were before. The comfort is, that being by faith made one with Christ, his present glory is an assurance that where he is we shall be also, Joh 14:3. The soul must be purified, before it can give up its own desires and indulgences. And the word of God planted in the heart by the Holy Ghost, is a means of spiritual life, stirring up to our duty, working a total change in the dispositions and affections of the soul, till it brings to eternal life. In contrast with the excellence of the renewed spiritual man, as born again, observe the vanity of the natural man. In his life, and in his fall, he is like grass, the flower of grass, which soon withers and dies away. We should hear, and thus receive and love, the holy, living word, and rather hazard all than lose it; and we must banish all other things from the place due to it. We should lodge it in our hearts as our only treasures here, and the certain pledge of the treasure of glory laid up for believers in heaven.

CONC:

Abideth Abiding Age Anew Begotten Birth Born Corruptible Enduring Eternal Ever-living Forever Germ God's Imperishable Incorruptible Perishable Remaining Remains Seed Unchanging

Abideth Age Anew Begotten Birth Born Corruptible Enduring Eternal Ever-Living Forever Germ God's Imperishable Incorruptible Life New Perishable Remaining Seed Unchanging Word

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