1 Peter 1:23 (KJV)

Passage

Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.

Nearby Context

1 Peter 1:21 Who by him do believe in God, that raised him up from the dead, and gave him glory; that your faith and hope might be in God.

1 Peter 1:22 Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:

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.

1 Peter 1:24 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:

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.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "born", "again", "corruptible", "seed", "incorruptible", "word", "liveth", and "abideth". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "born" and "again", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 22's "Seeing ye have purified your souls in..." into verse 24's "For all flesh is as grass and...", so "born" and "again" belong inside that flow. In 1 Peter context, the local focus is hope in suffering, holy conduct, submission, and grace.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "born" and "again" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.