1 Peter 1:23-2:3

New International Version

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,

And this is the word that was preached to you.

2 Therefore, rid yourselves^(E) of all malice and all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander^(F) of every kind. ² Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk,^(G) so that by it you may grow up^(H) in your salvation, ³ now that you have tasted that the Lord is good.^(I)