1 Peter 1:22-2:3

Called to Be Holy

22 Having purified your souls by your obedience to the truth for b a sincere brotherly love, c love one another earnestly from a pure heart, 23 d since you have been born again, e not of perishable seed but of imperishable, through f the living and abiding word of God;

24 for
g "All flesh is like grass
and all its glory like the flower of grass.
The grass withers,
and the flower falls,

25 h but the word of the Lord remains forever."
And this word i is the good news that was preached to you.

1 Peter 2

A Living Stone and a Holy People

1 j So put away all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander. 2 k Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual l milk, that by it you may grow up into salvation - 3 if indeed you have m tasted that the Lord is good.

  1. Cross References
    Romans 12:9
    Let love be genuine. Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good.
    Hebrews 13:1
    Let brotherly love continue.
  2. Cross References
    1 Timothy 1:5
    The aim of our charge is love that issues from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith.
  3. Cross References
    1 Peter 1:3
    Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.
    John 3:3
    Jesus answered him, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.
    James 1:18
    Of his own will he brought us forth by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.
  4. Cross References
    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.
  5. Cross References
    Hebrews 4:12
    For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
  6. Cross References
    James 1:10 - 11
    And the rich in his humiliation, because like a flower of the grass he will pass away.
    Isaiah 40:6
    A voice says, "Cry!" And I said, "What shall I cry?" All flesh is grass, and all its beauty is like the flower of the field.
    Isaiah 40:8
    The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God will stand forever.
  7. Cross References
    Isaiah 40:6
    A voice says, "Cry!" And I said, "What shall I cry?" All flesh is grass, and all its beauty is like the flower of the field.
    Isaiah 40:8
    The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God will stand forever.
  8. Cross References
    Matthew 24:35
    Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.
  9. Cross References
    Isaiah 40:9
    Get you up to a high mountain, O Zion, herald of good news; lift up your voice with strength, O Jerusalem, herald of good news; lift it up, fear not; say to the cities of Judah, "Behold your God!
  10. Cross References
    Ephesians 4:22
    To put off your old self, which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through deceitful desires.
    Ephesians 4:25
    Therefore, having put away falsehood, let each one of you speak the truth with his neighbor, for we are members one of another.
    Ephesians 4:31
    Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice.
    Colossians 3:8
    But now you must put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and obscene talk from your mouth.
  11. Cross References
    Matthew 18:3
    And said, "Truly, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
  12. Cross References
    1 Corinthians 3:2
    I fed you with milk, not solid food, for you were not ready for it. And even now you are not yet ready.
    Hebrews 5:12 - 13
    For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again the basic principles of the oracles of God. You need milk, not solid food.
  13. Cross References
    Psalms 34:8
    Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good! Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him!
    Hebrews 6:5
    And have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the age to come.
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