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18 For you know that it was not with perishable things like silver or gold that you have been ransomed from the worthless way of life handed down to you by your ancestors, 19 but with the precious blood of the Messiah, like that of a lamb without blemish or defect. 20 On the one hand, he was foreknown before the creation of the world, but on the other hand, he was revealed at the end of time for your sake. 21 Through him you believe in God, who raised him from the dead and gave him glory, so that your faith and hope might be in God. 22 Now that you have obeyed the truth and have purified your souls to love your brothers sincerely, you must love one another intensely and with a pure heart. 23 For you have been born again, not by a seed that perishes but by one that cannot perish—by the living and everlasting word of God. 24 For |All human life is like grass, and all its glory is like a flower in the grass. The grass dries up and the flower drops off, 25 but the word of the Lord lasts forever.| Now this word is the good news that was announced to you. 1 Peter 1:18-25, Intl. Standard Version. Copyright © 1995-2014 by ISV Foundation.
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