1 Peter
1 Peter 1:24–25
24For,
“All flesh is like grass,
and all its glory like the flowers of the field;
the grass withers and the flowers fall,
25but the word of the Lord stands forever.”f
And this is the word that was proclaimed to you.
Footnotes
- f 1:25 Isaiah 40:6–8|ISA 40:6-8
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
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 |
1 Peter 1:25
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| but | δὲ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| the | τὸ | to | Article - Nominative Neuter Singular | G3588 the |
| word | ῥῆμα | rhēma | Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular | G4487 a thing spoken |
| of | Κυρίου | Kyriou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2962 lord, Lord, master, sir |
| stands | μένει | menei | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G3306 I remain, abide |
| forever | αἰῶνα | aiōna | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G165 an age, a cycle of time |
| And | δέ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| this | Τοῦτο | Touto | Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Singular | G3778 this, he, she, it |
| is | ἐστιν | estin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| the | τὸ | to | Article - Nominative Neuter Singular | G3588 the |
| word | ῥῆμα | rhēma | Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular | G4487 a thing spoken |
| that | τὸ | to | Article - Nominative Neuter Singular | G3588 the |
| was proclaimed | εὐαγγελισθὲν | euangelisthen | Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Neuter Singular | G2097 I bring good news, preach good tidings |
| to | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| you | ὑμᾶς | hymas | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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
1 Peter 1:25 Isaiah 40:8 · Matthew 5:18 · Psalm 119:89 · 1 Corinthians 15:1–4 · 1 John 1:1 · 2 Peter 1:19 · Psalm 102:12 · John 1:1 · Luke 16:17 · 1 Peter 1:23 · John 1:14
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.