You have been born again by means of the living word of God. His word lasts forever. You were not born again from a seed that will die. You were born from a seed that can’t die.

你们蒙了重生，不是由于能坏的种子，乃是由于不能坏的种子，是藉着神活泼常存的道。

你们蒙了重生，不是由于会朽坏的种子，而是由于不会朽坏的种子，是藉着上帝永活常存的道。

你们蒙了重生，不是由于会朽坏的种子，而是由于不会朽坏的种子，是藉着神永活常存的道。

你们获得重生，不是借着会腐烂的种子，而是借着不会腐烂的种子——上帝活泼永存的道。

你们得了重生，并不是由于能坏的种子，却是由于不能朽坏的，就是藉着神永活长存的道。

你们得以重生，不是出于会朽坏的种子，而是出于不朽坏的种子，是藉着神永活长存的话语，

你們蒙了重生，不是由於能壞的種子，乃是由於不能壞的種子，是藉着神活潑常存的道。

你們蒙了重生，不是由於會朽壞的種子，而是由於不會朽壞的種子，是藉着上帝永活常存的道。

你們蒙了重生，不是由於會朽壞的種子，而是由於不會朽壞的種子，是藉着神永活常存的道。

你們獲得重生，不是藉著會腐爛的種子，而是藉著不會腐爛的種子——上帝活潑永存的道。

你們得了重生，並不是由於能壞的種子，卻是由於不能朽壞的，就是藉著神永活長存的道。

因為你們藉着上帝活活而長存之道得了重新之生，不是由於能朽壞的種、乃是由於不能朽壞的種。

你們得以重生，不是出於會朽壞的種子，而是出於不朽壞的種子，是藉著神永活長存的話語，

以爾重生、非由可壞之種、乃於不可壞者、即上帝之道、生而恆存者也、

爾所托以重生者、非可敝之道、乃永生上帝常存不敝之道、

爾曹重生、非由可壞之種、乃由不可壞之種、即賴永生天主恆存之道、

蓋爾之新生、非萌自可朽之種子、乃藉永生天主之聖道、而萌於不朽之種子也。

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

since you have been born again, not of perishable seed but of imperishable, through the living and abiding word of God;

For you have been born again, but not to a life that will quickly end. Your new life will last forever because it comes from the eternal, living word of God.

because you have been born again— not of perishable seed but of imperishable— through the living and enduring word of God.

for you have been born again not of seed which is perishable, but imperishable, that is, through the living and enduring word of God.

having been born again, not of corruptible seed but incorruptible, through the word of God which lives and abides forever,

having been begotten again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, through the word of God, which liveth and abideth.

since you have been born again— not of perishable seed but of imperishable— through the living and enduring word of God.

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

You have been born anew, not from perishable but from imperishable seed, through the living and enduring word of God.

having been born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, through the word of God, which lives and remains forever.

Give praise to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. In his great mercy he has given us a new birth and a living hope. This hope is living because Jesus Christ rose from the dead.

The word of God is alive and active. It is sharper than any sword that has two edges. It cuts deep enough to separate soul from spirit. It can separate bones from joints. It judges the thoughts and purposes of the heart.

Our natural bodies don’t last forever. They must be dressed with what does last forever. What dies must be dressed with what does not die.In fact, that is going to happen. What does not last will be dressed with what lasts forever. What dies will be dressed with what does not die. Then what is written will come true. It says,“ Death has been swallowed up. It has lost the battle.”( Isaiah 25:8)

To be a child of God has nothing to do with human parents. Children of God are not born because of human choice or because a husband wants them to be born. They are born because of what God does.

Jesus replied,“ What I’m about to tell you is true. No one can see God’s kingdom unless they are born again.”

Jesus answered,“ What I’m about to tell you is true. No one can enter God’s kingdom unless they are born with water and the Holy Spirit.

The Holy Spirit gives life. The body means nothing at all. The words I have spoken to you are full of the Spirit. They give life.

But the word of the Lord lasts forever.”( Isaiah 40:6–8) And this is the word that was preached to you.

We know that those who are children of God do not keep on sinning. The Son of God keeps them safe. The evil one can’t harm them.

Heaven and earth will pass away. But my words will never pass away.

God chose to give us new birth through the message of truth. He wanted us to be the first harvest of his new creation.

All things were made through him. Nothing that has been made was made without him.

They would rather have statues of gods than the glorious God who lives forever. Their statues of gods are made to look like people, birds, animals and reptiles.

Let the prophet who has a dream describe the dream. But let the one who has my message speak it faithfully. Your prophets have given you straw to eat instead of grain,” announces the Lord.

“ Because of what you have done, I will punish your children. I will smear the waste from your sacrifices on your faces. And you will be carried off to the dump along with it.