1 Peter

1 Peter 1:23

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

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EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
For you have been born againἀναγεγεννημένοιanagegennēmenoiVerb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine PluralG313 I beget again, beget into a new life
notοὐκoukAdverbG3756 no, not
ofἐκekPrepositionG1537 from out, out from among, from
perishableφθαρτῆςphthartēsAdjective - Genitive Feminine SingularG5349 corruptible, perishable
seedσπορᾶςsporasNoun - Genitive Feminine SingularG4701 seed
butἀλλὰallaConjunctionG235 but, except
of imperishableἀφθάρτουaphthartouAdjective - Genitive Feminine SingularG862 imperishable, incorruptible
throughδιὰdiaPrepositionG1223 through, on account of
livingζῶντοςzōntosVerb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine SingularG2198 I live
andκαὶkaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
enduringμένοντοςmenontosVerb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine SingularG3306 I remain, abide
wordλόγουlogouNoun - Genitive Masculine SingularG3056 a word, speech, divine utterance, analogy
of GodΘεοῦTheouNoun - Genitive Masculine SingularG2316 God, a god

Cross-references

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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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.