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NASB | 1 Peter 1:23 for you have been born again not of seed which is perishable but imperishable, that is, through the living and enduring word of God. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Peter 1:23 for you have been born again [that is, reborn from above--spiritually transformed, renewed, and set apart for His purpose] not of seed which is perishable but [from that which is] imperishable and immortal, that is, through the living and everlasting word of God. |
Subject: New Birth - Event or Process? |
Bible Note: John gives us glimpses of Nicodemus's changed character (compare 7:50,51; 19:39-42) after his encounter with Jesus that night! "'born again': The Greek word 'anothen' translated here as 'again' could also be rendered "from above". The birth that Jesus spoke of was either a new birth or a heavenly birth- or both. It seems that Jesus was speaking of a heavenly birth because He later used the analogy of the wind, coming from some unknown, heavenly source, to depict the spiritual birth. But Nicodemus clearly understood Jesus to be speaking of a second birth- being born again. Jesus explains this new or heavenly birth in 3:6-8, contrasting being born of the flesh with being born of the Spirit." Nelson's NKJV Study Bible, pg. 1763 |
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