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1 Peter 1:24 KJV (With Strong’s)

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δFora 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:

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Isa. 40:6‑8• ⁶A voice saith, Cry. And he saith, What shall I cry?--All flesh is grass, and all the comeliness thereof as the flower of the field.
⁷The grass withereth, the flower fadeth, for the breath of Jehovah bloweth upon it: surely the people is grass.
⁸The grass withereth, the flower fadeth; but the word of our God abideth for ever. (Isa. 40:6‑8)

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2 Kings 19:26• ²⁶And their inhabitants were powerless, They were dismayed and put to shame; They were as the growing grass, and as the green herb, As the grass on the housetops, and grain blighted before it be grown up. (2 Kings 19:26)

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Psa. 37:2• ²for they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and fade as the green herb. (Psa. 37:2)

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Psa. 90:5• ⁵Thou carriest them away as with a flood; they are as a sleep: in the morning they are like grass that groweth up: (Psa. 90:5)

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Psa. 92:7• ⁷When the wicked spring as the grass, and when all the workers of iniquity flourish, it is that they may be destroyed for ever. (Psa. 92:7)

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Psa. 102:4• ⁴My heart is smitten and withered like grass; yea, I have forgotten to eat my bread. (Psa. 102:4)

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Psa. 103:15• ¹⁵As for man, his days are as grass; as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth: (Psa. 103:15)

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Psa. 129:6• ⁶Let them be as the grass upon the house-tops, which withereth before it is plucked up, (Psa. 129:6)

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Isa. 40:6‑8• ⁶A voice saith, Cry. And he saith, What shall I cry?--All flesh is grass, and all the comeliness thereof as the flower of the field.
⁷The grass withereth, the flower fadeth, for the breath of Jehovah bloweth upon it: surely the people is grass.
⁸The grass withereth, the flower fadeth; but the word of our God abideth for ever. (Isa. 40:6‑8)

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James 1:10‑11• ¹⁰and the rich in his humiliation, because as the grass's flower he will pass away.
¹¹For the sun has risen with its burning heat, and has withered the grass, and its flower has fallen, and the comeliness of its look has perished: thus the rich also shall wither in his goings. (James 1:10‑11)

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James 4:14• ¹⁴ye who do not know what will be on the morrow, ( for what is your life? It is even a vapour, appearing for a little while, and then disappearing,) (James 4:14)

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1 John 2:17• ¹⁷And the world is passing, and its lust, but he that does the will of God abides for eternity. (1 John 2:17)

• In setting forth the blessedness of being born again he makes it more felt by contrasting with it universal nature, and nature at its best. (“1 Peter 1:24-25” by W. Kelly)

• In human nature, fallen too as it is, there is no stability; its flower only and altogether evanescent. (“1 Peter 1:24-25” by W. Kelly)

• It is an eternal principle of blessing. The believer is not born after the flesh to enjoy temporary rights and blessings, as was the case with a Jew, but of an incorruptible seed, a principle of life as unchangeable as the Word of God Himself. (“1 Peter 1” by J.N. Darby)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Because all flesh is as grass, and all its glory as the flower of grass. The grass has withered and its flower has fallen;

W. Kelly Translation

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Because all flesh [is] as grass, and all itsa glory as a flower of grass. The grass withered and the flower fell away,

WK Translation Notes

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The addition, "of man" for "its" is without due warrant.