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23 You have been born anew,(A) not from perishable but from imperishable seed, through the living and abiding word of God,[a] 24 for:

“All flesh is like grass,
    and all its glory like the flower of the field;
the grass withers,
    and the flower wilts;(B)
25 but the word of the Lord remains forever.”

This is the word that has been proclaimed to you.

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  1. 1:23 The living and abiding word of God: or, “the word of the living and abiding God.”

23 For you have been born again,(A) not of perishable seed, but of imperishable,(B) through the living and enduring word of God.(C) 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,
25     but the word of the Lord endures forever.”[a](D)

And this is the word that was preached to you.

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  1. 1 Peter 1:25 Isaiah 40:6-8 (see Septuagint)