1 Peter 1:23

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

You have been born again. This new life did not come from something that dies. It came from something that cannot die. You were born again through God’s life-giving message that lasts forever.

Cross References

1 Peter 1:3

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. God has great mercy, and because of his mercy he gave us a new life. This new life brings us a living hope through Jesus Christ’s resurrection from death.

Hebrews 4:12

God’s word is alive and working. It is sharper than the sharpest sword and cuts all the way into us. It cuts deep to the place where the soul and the spirit are joined. God’s word cuts to the center of our joints and our bones. It judges the thoughts and feelings in our hearts.

John 3:3

Jesus answered, “I assure you, everyone must be born again. Anyone who is not born again cannot be in God’s kingdom.”

John 1:13

They became God’s children, but not in the way babies are usually born. It was not because of any human desire or plan. They were born from God himself.

John 6:63

It is the Spirit that gives life. The body is of no value for that. But the things I have told you are from the Spirit, so they give life.

1 John 5:18

We know that those who have been made God’s children do not continue to sin. The Son of God keeps them safe. The Evil One cannot hurt them.

James 1:18

God decided to give us life through the true message he sent to us. He wanted us to be the most important of all that he created.

John 3:5

Jesus answered, “Believe me when I say that everyone must be born from water and the Spirit. Anyone who is not born from water and the Spirit cannot enter God’s kingdom.

Matthew 24:35

The whole world, earth and sky, will be destroyed, but my words will last forever.

1 John 3:9

Those who are God’s children do not continue to sin, because the new life God gave them stays in them. They cannot keep sinning, because they have become children of God.

1 Peter 1:25

But the word of the Lord lasts forever.” Isaiah 40:6-8 And that word is the Good News that was told to you.

John 1:3

Everything was made through him, and nothing was made without him.

Jeremiah 23:28

Straw is not the same as wheat! In the same way, the dreams of those prophets are not messages from me. If people want to tell about their dreams, let them. But those who hear my message must speak it truthfully.” This is what the Lord says.

Romans 1:23

Instead of honoring the divine greatness of God, who lives forever, they traded it for the worship of idols—things made to look like humans, who get sick and die, or like birds, animals, and snakes.

Malachi 2:3

“Look, I will punish your descendants. During the festivals, you priests offer sacrifices to me. You take the dung and inside parts from the dead animals and throw them away. But I will smear the dung on your faces, and you will be thrown away with it!

Luke 8:11

“This is what the story means: The seed is God’s teaching.

Leviticus 11:37

If any part of a dead, unclean animal falls on seed that is to be planted, that seed is still clean.