1 Peter 1:25

But the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you.

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
But	δὲ de	G1161	but · conjunction
word	ῥῆμα rhēma	G4487	an utterance (individually · noun — nominative singular neuter
Lord	κυρίου kuriou	G2962	supreme in authority · noun — genitive singular masculine, a title
endureth	μένει menei	G3306	to stay (in a given place · verb — present active indicative, 3rd person singular
for	εἰς eis	G1519	to or into (indicating the point reached or entered) · preposition
ever	αἰῶνα. aiōna	G165	properly · noun — accusative singular masculine
And	δέ de	G1161	but · conjunction
this	τοῦτο toûto	G5124	that thing
is	ἐστί estí	G2076	he (she or it) is
word	ῥῆμα rhēma	G4487	an utterance (individually · noun — nominative singular neuter
which	τὸ to	G3588	the (sometimes to be supplied · article — nominative singular neuter
preached	εὐαγγελισθὲν euangelisthen	G2097	to announce good news ("evangelize") especially the gos… · verb — aorist passive participle, nominative singular neuter
unto	εἰς eis	G1519	to or into (indicating the point reached or entered) · preposition
you	ὑμᾶς hymâs	G5209	you (as the objective of a verb or preposition)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

Isaiah 40:8 The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever.
Matthew 5:18 For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.
Psalms 119:89 For ever, O LORD, thy word is settled in heaven.
1 Corinthians 15:1-4 Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand;
1 John 1:1 That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have hand…
2 Peter 1:19 We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the d…
Psalms 102:12 But thou, O LORD, shalt endure for ever; and thy remembrance unto all generations.
Luke 16:17 And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass, than one tittle of the law to fail.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Peter 1:24–end

The apostle having given an account of the excellency of the renewed spiritual man as born again, not of corruptible but incorruptible seed, he now sets before us the vanity of the natural man, taking him with all his ornaments and advantages about him: For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass; and nothing can make him a solid substantial being, but the being born again of the incorruptible seed, the word of God, which will transform him into a most excellent creature, whose glory will not fade like a flower, but shine like an angel; and this word is daily set before you in the preaching of the gospel. Learn, 1. Man, in his utmost flourish and glory, is stil…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Peter 1:25

(Psa 119:89.) this is the word . . . preached unto you--That is eternal which is born of incorruptible seed (Pe1 1:24): but ye have received the incorruptible seed, the word (Pe1 1:25); therefore ye are born for eternity, and so are bound now to live for eternity (Pe1 1:22-23). Ye have not far to look for the word; it is among you, even the joyful Gospel message which we preach. Doubt not that the Gospel preached to you by our brother Paul, and which ye have embraced, is the eternal truth. Thus the oneness of Paul's and Peter's creed appears. See my Introduction, showing Peter addresses some of the same churches as Paul labored among and wrote to. Next: 1 Peter Chapter 2

Adam Clarke on 1 Peter 1:25

But the word of the Lord - The doctrine delivered by God concerning Christ endureth for ever, having, at all times and in all seasons, the same excellence and the same efficacy. And this is the word - Το ῥημα, What is spoken, by the Gospel preached unto you. "This is a quotation from Isa 40:6-8, where the preaching of the Gospel is foretold; and recommended from the consideration that every thing which is merely human, and, among the rest, the noblest races of mankind, with all their glory and grandeur, their honor, riches, beauty, strength, and eloquence, as also the arts which men have invented, and the works they have executed, shall decay as the flowers of the field. But the Gospel, cal…

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The Church Fathers

"But the word of the Lord," he says, "endures for ever:" as well prophecy as divine doctrine.
— Clement of Alexandria ((as quoted by Cassiodorus)), From the Latin Translation of Cassiodorus

God foresaw and forewarned us about all the above, but although he sees our great disobedience, the Lord of all persists in guiding us toward salvation.
— Andreas of Caesarea, CATENA

The Church Fathers: public-domain translations (Ante-Nicene and Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers), verse-indexed by SermonIndex (CC BY 4.0).

Dictionary and topics

Gospel, The · Is everlasting — Is everlasting

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

1 Peter 1:25

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Peter 1:24–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Peter 1:25

Adam Clarke on 1 Peter 1:25

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

1 Peter 1:25

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Peter 1:24–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Peter 1:25

Adam Clarke on 1 Peter 1:25

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on 1 Peter 1:25

John Calvin on 1 Peter 1:23–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 1 Peter 1:22–end