1 Peter 1:22-25

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. 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!
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