1 Peter 1:22-24
International Standard Version
Love One Another
22 Now that you have obeyed the truth[a] and have purified your souls to love your brothers sincerely, you must love one another intensely and with a pure heart. 23 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.[b] 24 For
“All human life[c] is like grass,
and all its glory is like a flower in the grass.
The grass dries up and the flower drops off,
Footnotes
- 1 Peter 1:22 Other mss. read the truth through the Spirit
- 1 Peter 1:23 Or by the word of the living and everlasting God
- 1 Peter 1:24 Lit. all flesh
1 Peter 1:22-24
New International Version
22 Now that you have purified(A) yourselves by obeying(B) the truth so that you have sincere love for each other, love one another deeply,(C) from the heart.[a] 23 For you have been born again,(D) not of perishable seed, but of imperishable,(E) through the living and enduring word of God.(F) 24 For,
“All people are like grass,
and all their glory is like the flowers of the field;
the grass withers and the flowers fall,
Footnotes
- 1 Peter 1:22 Some early manuscripts from a pure heart
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