1 PET 1:23 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=small word differences Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal (All still tentative.)

Key: khaki:verbs, pink:genitive/possessor, red:negative.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT having been born again, not from perishable seed, but from imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God.

UST Do this because God has caused you to experience the new birth. You did not experience this new birth by means of something that will perish. Rather, you experienced it by means of something that will never perish: the message about Jesus that came from God and truly lasts forever.

BSB For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through [the] living and enduring word of God.
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MSB For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through [the] living and forever enduring word of God.
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BLB having been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, by the living and abiding word of God,

AICNT Having been born again, not from perishable seed but imperishable, through the living and word of God, enduring [[forever]],[fn]

1:23, forever: Later manuscripts add. BYZ TR ‖ The Greek word αἰών can mean (1) a long period of time, without ref. to beginning or end, eternity (2) a segment of time as a particular unit of history, age (3) the world as a spatial concept, the world. (BDAG, αἰών)

OEB since your new life has come, not from perishable, but imperishable, seed, through the message of the Everliving God.

WEBBE having been born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, through the word of God, which lives and remains forever.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET You have been born anew, not from perishable but from imperishable seed, through the living and enduring word of God.

LSV being begotten again, not out of corruptible seed, but incorruptible, through a word of God—living and remaining—throughout the age;

FBV You've been born again, not the product of a mortal “seed,”[fn] but immortal, through the living, eternal word of God.

1:23 The emphasis here is that different “seeds” produce different kinds of “life.”

TCNT For you have been born again, not of perishable seed but of imperishable, through the [fn]word of God that lives and abides forever.

1:23 word of God that lives and abides forever 90.1% ¦ living and abiding word of God CT 6%

T4T I ask you to do this, because you now have a new life [MET]. It was not by means of something that will perish that you received this new life. Instead, it was by means of something that will last forever; that is, by believing the life-giving and enduring message of God.

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BBE 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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Wymth For you have been begotten again by God's ever-living and enduring word from a germ not of perishable, but of imperishable life.

ASV having been begotten again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, through the word of God, which liveth and abideth.

DRA Being born again not of corruptible seed, but incorruptible, by the word of God who liveth and remaineth for ever.

YLT being begotten again, not out of seed corruptible, but incorruptible, through a word of God — living and remaining — to the age;

Drby being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by [the] living and abiding word of [fn]God.

1.23 Elohim

RV having been begotten again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, through the word of God, which liveth and abideth.
(having been begotten again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, through the word of God, which liveth/lives and abideth/abides. )

SLT Begotten again, not of corrupted seed, but uncorrupted, by the word of God, living and remaining forever.

Wbstr Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.

KJB-1769 Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.
(Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth/lives and abideth/abides forever. )

KJB-1611 Being borne againe, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God which liueth and abideth for euer.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

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Gnva Being borne anewe, not of mortall seede, but of immortall, by the woorde of God, who liueth and endureth for euer.
(Being born anewe, not of mortall seed, but of immortall, by the word of God, who liveth/lives and endureth forever. )

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TNT for ye are borne a newe not of mortall seed but of immortall by the worde of god which liveth and lasteth for ever.
(for ye/you_all are born a new not of mortall seed but of immortall by the word of god which liveth/lives and lasteth forever. )

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ClVg renati non ex semine corruptibili, sed incorruptibili per verbum Dei vivi, et permanentis in æternum:
(renati not/no from semine corruptibili, but incorruptibili through the_word/saying of_God vivi, and permanentis in/into/on eternal: )

UGNT ἀναγεγεννημένοι, οὐκ ἐκ σπορᾶς φθαρτῆς, ἀλλὰ ἀφθάρτου, διὰ λόγου ζῶντος Θεοῦ, καὶ μένοντος.
(anagegennaʸmenoi, ouk ek sporas fthartaʸs, alla afthartou, dia logou zōntos Theou, kai menontos.)

SBL-GNT ἀναγεγεννημένοι οὐκ ἐκ σπορᾶς φθαρτῆς ἀλλὰ ἀφθάρτου, διὰ λόγου ζῶντος θεοῦ καὶ ⸀μένοντος·
(anagegennaʸmenoi ouk ek sporas fthartaʸs alla afthartou, dia logou zōntos theou kai ⸀menontos;)

RP-GNT ἀναγεγεννημένοι οὐκ ἐκ σπορᾶς φθαρτῆς, ἀλλὰ ἀφθάρτου, διὰ λόγου ζῶντος θεοῦ καὶ μένοντος εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα.
(anagegennaʸmenoi ouk ek sporas fthartaʸs, alla afthartou, dia logou zōntos theou kai menontos eis ton aiōna.)

TC-GNT ἀναγεγεννημένοι οὐκ ἐκ σπορᾶς φθαρτῆς, [fn]ἀλλὰ ἀφθάρτου, διὰ λόγου ζῶντος Θεοῦ καὶ μένοντος [fn]εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα.
(anagegennaʸmenoi ouk ek sporas fthartaʸs, alla afthartou, dia logou zōntos Theou kai menontos eis ton aiōna. )

1:23 αλλα ¦ αλλ ECM NA²⁸ PCK

1:23 εις τον αιωνα 90.1% ¦ — CT 6%

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ἀναγεγεννημένοι

˓having_been˒_born_again

See how you translated born again in [1:3](../01/03.md).

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

οὐκ ἐκ σπορᾶς φθαρτῆς

not of seed perishable

The word seed usually refers to either the seed of a plant or the sperm cell of a man, which is used to produce a baby. However, here Peter uses seed as a metaphor. It could refer to: (1) the word of God mentioned later in the verse. In this case, Peter is saying what the word of God is not. Alternate translation: [not by means of a human message that can perish] (2) physical human birth, in which case the meaning is similar to the idea expressed in [John 1:13](../jhn/01/13.md). Alternate translation: [not by means of mortal physical birth]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

ἀφθάρτου

˱of˲_indestructible

Peter is leaving out a word that a phrase would need in many languages to be complete. If it would be helpful in your language, you could supply the word from the previous phrase. Alternate translation: [from imperishable seed]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

λόγου ζῶντος Θεοῦ, καὶ μένοντος

˓the˒_word living ˱of˲_God and remaining

Here Peter uses word to describe the gospel message that came from God and was proclaimed to Peter’s readers by using words. If this might confuse your readers, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [God’s living and enduring message about Jesus]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

ζῶντος & καὶ μένοντος

living & and remaining

Here, living and enduring mean basically the same thing. The repetition is used to emphasize that God’s word is permanent. If your language does not use repetition to do this, you can use one phrase and provide emphasis in another way. Alternate translation: [perpetually enduring]

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