1 Peter 1:24

22 Since you have purified your souls by obedience to the truth so that you have a genuine love for your brothers, love one another deeply, from a pure heart.

23 For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God.

For, “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall,

25 but the word of the Lord stands forever.” And this is the word that was proclaimed to you.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
For, “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall,
KJV
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:
WEB
For, “All flesh is like grass, and all of man’s glory like the flower in the grass. The grass withers, and its flower falls;
ASV
For, All flesh is as grass, And all the glory thereof as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower falleth:
DARBY
Because all flesh [is] as grass, and all its glory as [the] flower of grass. The grass has withered and [its] flower has fallen;
BLB
because, “All flesh [is] like grass, and all the glory of it like a flower of grass. The grass withered, and the flower fell off,
ÅB
For alt kjød er som gress, og all dets herlighet som blomst på gress: gresset visnet, og blomsten på det falt av,
OTB
For,
“All menneskehet er som gress,
Og all dens prakt er som gressets blomst.
Gresset visner,
Og blomsten faller av,
B1930
For alt kjød er som gress, og all dets herlighet som blomst på gress: gresset visnet, og blomsten på det falt av,

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Isaiah 40:6–8

    A voice says, “Cry out!” And I asked, “What should I cry out?” “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flowers of the field.

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  • Psalms 103:15

    As for man, his days are like grass— he blooms like a flower of the field;

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  • James 4:14

    You do not even know what will happen tomorrow! What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.

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  • James 1:10–11

    But the one who is rich should exult in his low position, because he will pass away like a flower of the field.

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  • Psalms 37:2

    For they wither quickly like grass and wilt like tender plants.

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  • 2 Kings 19:26

    Therefore their inhabitants, devoid of power, are dismayed and ashamed. They are like plants in the field, tender green shoots, grass on the rooftops, scorched before it is grown.

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  • Psalms 129:6

    May they be like grass on the rooftops, which withers before it can grow,

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  • 1 John 2:17

    The world is passing away, along with its desires; but whoever does the will of God remains forever.

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