1 Peter 1:21-23
New King James Version
21 who through Him believe in God, (A)who raised Him from the dead and (B)gave Him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God.
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22 Since you (C)have purified your souls in obeying the truth [a]through the Spirit in [b]sincere (D)love of the brethren, love one another fervently with a pure heart, 23 (E)having been born again, not of [c]corruptible seed but [d]incorruptible, (F)through the word of God which lives and abides [e]forever,
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- 1 Peter 1:22 NU omits through the Spirit
- 1 Peter 1:22 Lit. unhypocritical
- 1 Peter 1:23 perishable
- 1 Peter 1:23 imperishable
- 1 Peter 1:23 NU omits forever
1 Peter 1:21-23
English Standard Version
21 (A)who through him are believers in God, (B)who raised him from the dead and (C)gave him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God.
22 Having purified your souls by your obedience to the truth for (D)a sincere brotherly love, (E)love one another earnestly from a pure heart, 23 (F)since you have been born again, (G)not of perishable seed but of imperishable, through (H)the living and abiding word of God;
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1 Peter 1:21-23
New American Standard Bible
21 who through Him are (A)believers in God, who raised Him from the dead and (B)gave Him glory, so that your faith and (C)hope are in God.
22 Since you have (D)purified your souls (E)in obedience to the truth for a (F)sincere love of the brothers and sisters, fervently love one another from [a]the heart, 23 for you have been (G)born again (H)not of seed which is perishable, but imperishable, that is, through the living and enduring (I)word of God.
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- 1 Peter 1:22 Two early mss a pure heart
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