1 Peter

1 Peter 1:23–24

²³For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God. ²⁴For,

“All flesh is like grass,

and all its glory like the flowers of the field;

the grass withers and the flowers fall,

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1 Peter 1:23

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For you have been born again	ἀναγεγεννημένοι	anagegennēmenoi	Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural	G313 I beget again, beget into a new life
not	οὐκ	ouk	Adverb	G3756 no, not
of	ἐκ	ek	Preposition	G1537 from out, out from among, from
perishable	φθαρτῆς	phthartēs	Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular	G5349 corruptible, perishable
seed	σπορᾶς	sporas	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G4701 seed
but	ἀλλὰ	alla	Conjunction	G235 but, except
of imperishable	ἀφθάρτου	aphthartou	Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular	G862 imperishable, incorruptible
through	διὰ	dia	Preposition	G1223 through, on account of
living	ζῶντος	zōntos	Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2198 I live
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
enduring	μένοντος	menontos	Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singular	G3306 I remain, abide
word	λόγου	logou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G3056 a word, speech, divine utterance, analogy
of God	Θεοῦ	Theou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2316 God, a god

1 Peter 1:24

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	διότι	dioti	Conjunction	G1360 on this account, because, for
All	Πᾶσα	Pasa	Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular	G3956 all, the whole, every kind of
flesh	σὰρξ	sarx	Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G4561 flesh, body
like	ὡς	hōs	Adverb	G5613 as, like as, how, while, so that
grass	χόρτος	chortos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G5528 grass, hay
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
all	πᾶσα	pasa	Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular	G3956 all, the whole, every kind of
its	αὐτῆς	autēs	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Feminine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
glory	δόξα	doxa	Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G1391 honor, renown, glory splendor
like	ὡς	hōs	Adverb	G5613 as, like as, how, while, so that
flowers	ἄνθος	anthos	Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular	G438 bloom, flower
of the field	χόρτου	chortou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G5528 grass, hay
the	ὁ	ho	Article - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
grass	χόρτος	chortos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G5528 grass, hay
withers	ἐξηράνθη	exēranthē	Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular	G3583 I dry up, parch, ripen
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
the	τὸ	to	Article - Nominative Neuter Singular	G3588 the
flowers	ἄνθος	anthos	Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular	G438 bloom, flower
fall	ἐξέπεσεν	exepesen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1601 I fall out, fall off, fall away, fade away, wither away

Cross-references

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1 Peter 1:23 1 Peter 1:3 · Hebrews 4:12 · John 1:13 · John 6:63 · John 3:3 · 1 Corinthians 15:53–54 · 1 John 5:18 · James 1:18 · 1 John 3:9 · Matthew 24:35 · John 3:5 · 1 Peter 1:25

1 Peter 1:24 Isaiah 40:6–8 · Psalm 103:15 · James 4:14 · James 1:10–11 · Psalm 37:2 · 2 Kings 19:26 · Psalm 129:6 · 1 John 2:17 · Psalm 92:7 · Psalm 90:5 · Psalm 102:4

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.