1 Peter 1:23

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Because you have had a new birth, not from the seed of man, but from eternal seed, through the word of a living and unchanging God.

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Referenced Verses

  • Heb 4:12 : 12 For the word of God is living and full of power, and is sharper than any two-edged sword, cutting through and making a division even of the soul and the spirit, the bones and the muscles, and quick to see the thoughts and purposes of the heart.
  • 1 Pet 1:3 : 3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who through his great mercy has given us a new birth and a living hope by the coming again of Jesus Christ from the dead,
  • John 3:3 : 3 Jesus said to him, Truly, I say to you, Without a new birth no man is able to see the kingdom of God.
  • John 1:13 : 13 Whose birth was from God and not from blood, or from an impulse of the flesh and man's desire.
  • John 3:5 : 5 Jesus said in answer, Truly, I say to you, If a man's birth is not from water and from the Spirit, it is not possible for him to go into the kingdom of God.
  • 1 Cor 15:53-54 : 53 For this body which comes to destruction will be made free from the power of death, and the man who is under the power of death will put on eternal life. 54 But when this has taken place, then that which was said in the Writings will come true, Death is overcome by life.
  • John 6:63 : 63 The spirit is the life giver; the flesh is of no value: the words which I have said to you are spirit and they are life.
  • 1 Pet 1:25 : 25 But the word of the Lord is eternal. And this is the word of the good news which was given to you.
  • 1 John 3:9 : 9 Anyone who is a child of God does no sin, because he still has God's seed in him; he is not able to be a sinner, because God is his Father.
  • Jas 1:18 : 18 Of his purpose he gave us being, by his true word, so that we might be, in a sense, the first-fruits of all the things which he had made.
  • 1 John 5:18 : 18 We are certain that one who is a child of God will do no sin, but the Son of God keeps him so that he is not touched by the Evil One.
  • Rom 1:23 : 23 And by them the glory of the eternal God was changed and made into the image of man who is not eternal, and of birds and beasts and things which go on the earth.
  • Matt 24:35 : 35 Heaven and earth will come to an end, but my words will not come to an end.
  • John 1:3 : 3 All things came into existence through him, and without him nothing was.

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  • Jas 1:18
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    18Of his purpose he gave us being, by his true word, so that we might be, in a sense, the first-fruits of all the things which he had made.

  • 1 Pet 1:24-25
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    24For it is said, All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flower of the grass. The grass becomes dry and the flower dead:

    25But the word of the Lord is eternal. And this is the word of the good news which was given to you.

  • John 1:13
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    13Whose birth was from God and not from blood, or from an impulse of the flesh and man's desire.

  • 1 Pet 1:2-8
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    2Who, through the purpose of God, have been made holy by the Spirit, disciples of Jesus, made clean by his blood: May you have grace and peace in full measure.

    3Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who through his great mercy has given us a new birth and a living hope by the coming again of Jesus Christ from the dead,

    4And a heritage fair, holy and for ever new, waiting in heaven for you,

    5Who, by the power of God are kept, through faith, for that salvation, which will be seen at the last day.

    6You have cause for great joy in this, though it may have been necessary for you to be troubled for a little time, being tested in all sorts of ways,

    7So that the true metal of your faith, being of much greater value than gold (which, though it comes to an end, is tested by fire), may come to light in praise and glory and honour, at the revelation of Jesus Christ:

    8To whom your love is given, though you have not seen him; and the faith which you have in him, though you do not see him now, gives you joy greater than words and full of glory:

  • 1 Pet 1:18-22
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    18Being conscious that you have been made free from that foolish way of life which was your heritage from your fathers, not through a payment of things like silver or gold which come to destruction,

    19But through holy blood, like that of a clean and unmarked lamb, even the blood of Christ:

    20Who was marked out by God before the making of the world, but was caused to be seen in these last times for you,

    21Who through him have faith in God who took him up again from the dead into glory; so that your faith and hope might be in God.

    22And as you have made your souls clean, being ruled by what is true, and loving one another without deceit, see that your love is warm and from the heart:

  • John 3:3-8
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    3Jesus said to him, Truly, I say to you, Without a new birth no man is able to see the kingdom of God.

    4Nicodemus said to him, How is it possible for a man to be given birth when he is old? Is he able to go into his mother's body a second time and come to birth again?

    5Jesus said in answer, Truly, I say to you, If a man's birth is not from water and from the Spirit, it is not possible for him to go into the kingdom of God.

    6That which has birth from the flesh is flesh, and that which has birth from the Spirit is spirit.

    7Do not be surprised that I say to you, It is necessary for you to have a second birth.

    8The wind goes where its pleasure takes it, and the sound of it comes to your ears, but you are unable to say where it comes from and where it goes: so it is with everyone whose birth is from the Spirit.

  • 1 John 3:9
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    9Anyone who is a child of God does no sin, because he still has God's seed in him; he is not able to be a sinner, because God is his Father.

  • 1 Pet 2:2
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    2Be full of desire for the true milk of the word, as babies at their mothers' breasts, so that you may go on to salvation;

  • Jas 1:21
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    21For this reason, putting away all dirty behaviour and the overweight of evil, take into your souls without pride the word which, being planted there, is able to give you salvation.

  • 2 Pet 1:3-4
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    3Because by his power he has given us everything necessary for life and righteousness, through the knowledge of him who has been our guide by his glory and virtue;

    4And through this he has given us the hope of great rewards highly to be valued; so that by them we might have our part in God's being, and be made free from the destruction which is in the world through the desires of the flesh.

  • 1 Cor 15:50
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    50Now I say this, my brothers, that it is not possible for flesh and blood to have a part in the kingdom of God; and death may not have a part in life.

  • 1 Pet 1:13-14
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    13So make your minds ready, and keep on the watch, hoping with all your power for the grace which is to come to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;

    14Like children ruled by God, do not go back to the old desires of the time when you were without knowledge:

  • 1 John 5:1
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    1Everyone who has faith that Jesus is the Christ is a child of God: and everyone who has love for the Father has love for his child.

  • 1 Cor 15:42
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    42So is it with the coming back from the dead. It is planted in death; it comes again in life:

  • 1 Cor 15:53
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    53For this body which comes to destruction will be made free from the power of death, and the man who is under the power of death will put on eternal life.

  • Titus 3:5
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    5Not by works of righteousness which we did ourselves, but in the measure of his mercy, he gave us salvation, through the washing of the new birth and the giving of new life in the Holy Spirit,

  • Gal 6:8
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    8Because he who puts in the seed of the flesh will of the flesh get the reward of death; but he who puts in the seed of the Spirit will of the Spirit get the reward of eternal life.

  • 1 John 5:4
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    4Anything which comes from God is able to overcome the world: and the power by which we have overcome the world is our faith.

  • Eph 4:23
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    23And be made new in the spirit of your mind,

  • Luke 8:11
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    11Now this is the point of the story: The seed is the word of God.

  • 1 Cor 15:36-37
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    36Foolish man, it is necessary for the seed which you put into the earth to undergo death in order that it may come to life again:

    37And when you put it into the earth, you do not put in the body which it will be, but only the seed, of grain or some other sort of plant;

  • 2 Pet 1:11
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    11For so the way will be open to you into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.

  • Eph 2:1
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    1And to you did he give life, when you were dead through your wrongdoing and sins,

  • 2 Tim 1:9-10
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    9Who gave us salvation, marking us out for his purpose, not on account of our works, but in the measure of his purpose and his grace, which was given to us in Christ Jesus before times eternal,

    10But has now been made clear by the revelation of our Saviour Christ Jesus, who put an end to death and made life unending come to light through the good news,

  • Rom 6:4
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    4We have been placed with him among the dead through baptism into death: so that as Christ came again from the dead by the glory of the Father, we, in the same way, might be living in new life.

  • 1 John 4:7
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    7My loved ones, let us have love for one another: because love is of God, and everyone who has love is a child of God and has knowledge of God.

  • Jas 1:15
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    15Then when its time comes, desire gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is of full growth, gives birth to death.

  • 1 Cor 15:44
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    44It is planted a natural body; it comes again as a body of the spirit. If there is a natural body, there is equally a body of the spirit.

  • 1 Pet 2:4
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    4To whom you come, as to a living stone, not honoured by men, but of great and special value to God;

  • 1 John 3:2
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    2My loved ones, now we are children of God, and at present it is not clear what we are to be. We are certain that at his revelation we will be like him; for we will see him as he is.