1 Peter 1:23-25 NIV

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Peter 1:24

Verse 24 24For all flesh He aptly quotes the passage from Isaiah to prove both clauses; that is, to make it evident how fading and miserable is the first birth of man, and how great is the grace of the new birth. For as the Prophet there speaks of the restoration of the Church, to prepare the way for it, he reduces men to nothing lest they should flatter themselves. I know that the words are wrongly turned by some to another sense; for some explain them of the Assyrians, as though the Prophet... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Peter 1:25

Verse 25 25But the word of God The Prophet does not shew what the word of God is in itself, but what we ought to think of it; for since man is vanity in himself, it remains that he ought to seek life elsewhere. Hence Peter ascribes power and efficacy to God’s word, according to the authority of the Prophet, so that it can confer on us what is real, solid, and eternal. For this was what the Prophet had in view, that there is no permanent life but in God, and that this is communicated to us by... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Peter 1:23

Being born again ; rather, having been begotten again . St. Peter repeats the verb used already in 1 Peter 1:3 . It is the highest argument for brotherly love; the children of the one Father are all brethren; they should "love as brethren" ( 1 Peter 3:8 ). Not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the Word of God, which liveth and abideth forever. The word used here ( σπορά ) means, properly, "sowing;" but, like σπόρος ( Luke 8:11 ), it stands also for the seed; and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Peter 1:24

For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away. St. Peter quotes Isaiah 40:6-8 , in illustration of his assertion that the Word of God abideth forever. The quotation is from the Septuagint. St. Peter follows that version in omitting part of Isaiah 40:7 ; but he slightly varies the words, writing (according to the most ancient manuscripts), "all the glory thereof," instead of "all the glory of man;" and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Peter 1:25

But the Word of the Lord endureth forever . And this is the Word which by the gospel is preached unto you. In this verse, both in the quotation and in the apostle's comment, the Greek equivalent for "word" is not λόγος , as in 1 Peter 1:23 , but ῥῆμα . ̔Ρῆμα is "an utterance, the word uttered," more concrete than λόγος ; yet in some pus-sages, as Ephesians 6:18 ; Hebrews 6:4 and Hebrews 11:3 , it seems to be used as equivalent to λόγος , and the variation here may... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Peter 1:23

Being born again - See the notes at John 3:3.Not of corruptible seed - “Not by virtue of any descent from human parents” - Doddridge. The result of such a birth, or of being begotten in this way - for so the word rendered “born again” more properly signifies - is only corruption and decay. We are begotten only to die. There is no permanent, enduring life produced by that. It is in this sense that this is spoken of as, “corruptible seed,” because it results in decay and death. The word here... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Peter 1:24

For all flesh is as grass - That is, all human beings, all men. The connection here is this: The apostle, in the previous verse, had been contrasting that which is begotten by man with that which is begotten by God, in reference to its permanency. The forher was corruptible and decaying; the latter abiding. The latter was produced by God, who lives forever; the former by the agency of man, who is himself corruptible and dying. It was not unnatural, then, to dwell upon the feeble, frail,... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Peter 1:25

But the word of the Lord - In Isaiah Isaiah 40:8 “the word of our God.” The sense is not materially varied.Endureth forever - Is unmoved, fixed, permanent. Amidst all the revolutions on earth, the fading glories of natural objects, and the wasting strength of man, his truth remains unaffected. Its beauty never fades; its power is never enfeebled. The gospel system is as lovely now as it was when it was first revealed to man, and it has as much power to save as it had when first applied to a... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Peter 1:22-23

1 Peter 1:22-23. Seeing you have purified your souls By applying to this fountain which God has opened for sin and for uncleanness, and by believing and obeying the truth, which God hath appointed to be the grand means of sanctification, delivering such as obey it from the power, and purifying them from the defilement of sin, John 8:32; John 17:17; through the Spirit working by the word, unto the unfeigned love of the brethren For the fruit of the Spirit is love to the children of... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Peter 1:24-25

1 Peter 1:24-25. For all flesh Every human creature, is transient and withering as grass The word χορτος , here rendered grass, denotes not only what we generally call grass, but all kinds of herbs; and among the rest, those which have stalks and flowers. And all the glory of man His learning, wisdom, wealth, power, dignity, authority, dominion; as the flower of grass Which is yet more frail than the grass itself. The grass withereth of itself, if not cut down by the scythe of... read more

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Peter 1:24

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Peter 1:25

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Peter 1:23

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Peter 1:24

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Peter 1:25

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Peter 1:23

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Peter 1:24

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Peter 1:25

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Peter 1:22-23

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Peter 1:24-25

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