1 Peter 1:23

Spurgeon's Verse Expositions of the Bible - 1 Peter 1:23-25

The New Nature A Sermon (No. 398) Delivered on Sunday Morning, June the 30th, 1861 by the Rev. C. H. SPURGEON, At the Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington "Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for over. For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away: but the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel is... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - 1 Peter 1:1-25

Tonight let's turn to First Peter chapter one. Of the many disciples that were following Jesus, He chose twelve to be apostles. One of the twelve that was chosen as an apostle was Simon Peter. Simon Peter was by profession a fisherman. He was called by the Lord from fishing for those Saint Peter's fish in the Sea of Galilee to become a fisher of men, and was a very impulsive person by nature, according to tradition, a very big man physically. He became one of the leaders in the church. And now... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - 1 Peter 1:1-25

1 Peter 1:1 . Peter an apostle of Jesus Christ. These are his credentials from him who is Prince of the kings of the earth. To the strangers scattered abroad, of whose tragic dispersion we have spoken on Acts 8:1-5. They travelled everywhere preaching Christ, and every family became the germ of a christian church. Throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia. These rich provinces comprised, or nearly so, the seven churches of Asia. Bithynia was on the southern shore of the... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - 1 Peter 1:22-23

1 Peter 1:22-23Seeing ye have purified your souls The individual and social influence of religionI.The individual influence of religion. “Ye have purified your souls.” This implies that personal corruption is an obstacle to beneficial influence over society, and that, in order to benefit others, we must first become pure ourselves. This purifying process is brought about-First, by the influence of “the truth.” Sanctify them through Thy truth. The Word of God is like the sun, showing everything... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - 1 Peter 1:23

23 Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever. Ver. 23. Born again ] A man shall never have occasion to curse the day of his new birth. By the word of God ] Made prolific and generative by the Spirit, 1 John 3:9 . It is the Father that regenerateth us originally, Titus 3:5 , the Son meritoriously and effectively, John 14:19 ; Ephesians 5:26 ; the Holy Ghost consummately and applicatorily, through faith wrought and... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - 1 Peter 1:23

born: 1 Peter 1:3, John 1:3, John 3:5 not: Malachi 2:3, Romans 1:23, 1 Corinthians 15:53, 1 Corinthians 15:54 but: 1 John 3:9, 1 John 5:18 by: 1 Peter 1:25, Jeremiah 23:28, Matthew 24:35, John 6:63, Hebrews 4:12, James 1:18 Reciprocal: Leviticus 11:37 - sowing seed Psalms 87:5 - of Zion Psalms 119:93 - will never Psalms 119:144 - righteousness Proverbs 21:8 - but Isaiah 55:11 - shall my Matthew 13:24 - good Matthew 13:38 - the good Mark 4:14 - the word Mark 4:26 - as Luke 8:11 - The seed... read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - 1 Peter 1:23

Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.Which liveth — Is full of divine virtue. And abideth the same for ever. read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Peter 1:23

23. Born again Mutual brotherly love among Christians has its foundation and reason in the common spiritual birth by which they become sons and daughters together in the family of God. Not of corruptible seed As in the way of ordinary human generation; but of incorruptible seed, namely, by the power of the Holy Spirit imparting the divine nature, through the medium of the word or doctrine of God, (parallel to truth, in 1 Peter 1:22,) preached and believed. And this word liveth and... read more

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