1 Peter 1:24 (DRB)

Passage

For all flesh is as grass and all the glory thereof as the flower of grass. The grass is withered and the flower thereof is fallen away.

Nearby Context

1 Peter 1:22 Purifying your souls in the obedience of charity, with a brotherly love, from a sincere heart love one another earnestly:

1 Peter 1:23 Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but incorruptible, by the word of God who liveth and remaineth for ever.

1 Peter 1:24 For all flesh is as grass and all the glory thereof as the flower of grass. The grass is withered and the flower thereof is fallen away.

1 Peter 1:25 But the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel hath been preached unto you.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "flesh", "grass", "glory", "thereof", "flower", and "withered". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "flesh" and "grass", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 23's "Being born again not of corruptible seed..." into verse 25's "But the word of the Lord endureth...", so "flesh" and "grass" 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 "flesh" and "grass" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.