Parallel Verses
Weymouth New Testament
For you have been begotten again by God's ever-living and enduring word from a germ not of perishable, but of imperishable life.
New American Standard Bible
for you have been
King James Version
Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.
Holman Bible
since you have been born again
International Standard Version
For you have been born again, not by a seed that perishes but by one that cannot perish by the living and everlasting word of God.
A Conservative Version
begotten again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, through the word of God that lives and remains into the age.
American Standard Version
having been begotten again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, through the word of God, which liveth and abideth.
Amplified
for you have been born again [that is, reborn from above—spiritually transformed, renewed, and set apart for His purpose] not of seed which is perishable but [from that which is] imperishable and immortal, that is, through the living and everlasting word of God.
An Understandable Version
You have experienced new birth, not from seed that can decay, but from seed that cannot decay, through the living and enduring word of God.
Anderson New Testament
having been begotten again, not with corruptible seed, but with incorruptible, by the word of God, which lives and abides forever.
Bible in Basic English
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.
Common New Testament
For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God.
Daniel Mace New Testament
since your regeneration is not owing to any corruptible principles, but to the unchangeable word of the immortal God.
Darby Translation
being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the living and abiding word of God.
Emphatic Diaglott Bible
having been regenerated, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, through the word of the living God, which remains.
Godbey New Testament
having been begotten again, not of corruptible seed, but incorruptible, through the word of God, who lives and abides.
Goodspeed New Testament
for you have been born anew from a germ not perishable, but imperishable, through the message of the living, everlasting God.
John Wesley New Testament
Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God which liveth and abideth for ever.
Julia Smith Translation
Begotten again, not of corrupted seed, but uncorrupted, by the word of God, living and remaining forever.
King James 2000
Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which lives and abides forever.
Lexham Expanded Bible
[because you] have been born again, not from perishable seed but imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God.
Modern King James verseion
having been born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, through the living Word of God, and abiding forever.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
for ye are born anew, not of mortal seed, but of immortal seed, by the word of God which liveth, and lasteth forever.
Moffatt New Testament
You are born anew of immortal, not of mortal seed, by the living, lasting word of God;
Montgomery New Testament
For you have been born anew, not of perishable, but of imperishable seed, by the living, lasting word of God.
NET Bible
You have been born anew, not from perishable but from imperishable seed, through the living and enduring word of God.
New Heart English Bible
having been born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, through the living and abiding Word of God.
Noyes New Testament
being born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the word of God, which liveth and abideth.
Sawyer New Testament
having been born again, not from destructible seed but from indestructible, through the word of God which lives and endures.
The Emphasized Bible
Having been regenerated - Not out of corruptible seed, but incorruptible - through means of the word of a Living and Abiding God;
Thomas Haweis New Testament
born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the quickening word of God, and which abideth for ever.
Twentieth Century New Testament
since your new Life has come, not from perishable, but imperishable, seed, through the Message of the Everliving God.
Webster
Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.
Williams New Testament
because you have been born anew, not from a germ that perishes but from one that does not perish, by the word of the living and everlasting God.
World English Bible
having been born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, through the word of God, which lives and remains forever.
Worrell New Testament
having been begotten again, not of corruptible seed, but incorruptible, through the word of God, that lives and abides.
Worsley New Testament
being regenerated not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God which liveth and abideth for ever.
Youngs Literal Translation
being begotten again, not out of seed corruptible, but incorruptible, through a word of God -- living and remaining -- to the age;
Themes
Holy spirit » Regenerating » By the word of God
New » Birth » By the word of God
New Birth » Through the instrumentality of » The word of God
Purity » Who purifies their soul
Regeneration » The teaching concerning » By the word of God
The scriptures » Designed for » Regenerating
Topics
Interlinear
Aphthartos
Dia
Devotionals
Devotionals about 1 Peter 1:23
Devotionals containing 1 Peter 1:23
References
Word Count of 38 Translations in 1 Peter 1:23
Images 1 Peter 1:23
Prayers for 1 Peter 1:23
Verse Info
Context Readings
Be Holy In All Your Conduct
22 Now that, through your obedience to the truth, you have purified your souls for cherishing sincere brotherly love, you must love another heartily and fervently. 23 For you have been begotten again by God's ever-living and enduring word from a germ not of perishable, but of imperishable life. 24 "All mankind resemble the herbage, and all their beauty is like its flowers. The herbage dries up, and its flowers drop off;
Cross References
Hebrews 4:12
For God's Message is full of life and power, and is keener than the sharpest two-edged sword. It pierces even to the severance of soul from spirit, and penetrates between the joints and the marrow, and it can discern the secret thoughts and purposes of the heart.
1 Peter 1:3
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who in His great mercy has begotten us anew to an ever-living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
John 1:13
who were begotten as such not by human descent, nor through an impulse of their own nature, nor through the will of a human father, but from God.
John 3:3
"In most solemn truth I tell you," answered Jesus, "that unless a man is born anew he cannot see the Kingdom of God."
James 1:18
In accordance with His will He made us His children through the Message of the truth, so that we might, in a sense, be the Firstfruits of the things which He has created.
James 1:18
In accordance with His will He made us His children through the Message of the truth, so that we might, in a sense, be the Firstfruits of the things which He has created.
James 1:18
In accordance with His will He made us His children through the Message of the truth, so that we might, in a sense, be the Firstfruits of the things which He has created.
Matthew 24:35
Earth and sky will pass away, but it is certain that my words will not pass away.
John 1:3
All things came into being through Him, and apart from Him nothing that exists came into being.
John 3:5
"In most solemn truth I tell you," replied Jesus, "that unless a man is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the Kingdom of God.
John 6:63
It is the spirit which gives Life. The flesh confers no benefit whatever. The words I have spoken to you are spirit and are Life.
Romans 1:23
and, instead of worshipping the imperishable God, they worshipped images resembling perishable man or resembling birds or beasts or reptiles.
1 Corinthians 15:53-54
For so it must be: this perishable nature must clothe itself with what is imperishable, and this mortality must clothe itself with immortality.
1 Peter 1:25
But the word of the Lord remains for ever." And that means the Message which has been proclaimed among you in the Good News.
1 John 3:9
No one who is a child of God is habitually guilty of sin. A God-given germ of life remains in him, and he cannot habitually sin--because he is a child of God.
1 John 5:18
We know that no one who is a child of God lives in sin, but He who is God's Child keeps him, and the Evil one cannot touch him.