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.
KJV
τὸ δὲ ῥῆμα κυρίου μένει εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα. τοῦτο δέ ἐστιν τὸ ῥῆμα τὸ εὐαγγελισθὲν εἰς ὑμᾶς.
Greek NT
Verbum autem Domini manet in æternum : hoc est autem verbum, quod evangelizatum est in vos.
Vulgate
But the word of the Lord abideth for ever. And this is the word of good tidings which was preached unto you.
ASV
But the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel hath been preached unto you.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
11 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
αἰών
aion
noun · 124×
δέ
de
conjunction · 2781×
εἰμί
eimi
verb · 2461×
εἰς
eis
preposition · 1769×
εὐαγγελίζω
euaggelizo
verb · 54×
κύριος
kurios
noun · 717×
μένω
meno
verb · 117×
οὗτος
outos
demonstrative · 1380×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
ὑμεῖς
umeis
pronoun · 1828×
ῥῆμα
rema
noun · 67×
Themes
Historic Christian voices
6 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God. This chapter begins the great consolatory section of Isaiah. The voice crying in the wilderness — prepare ye the way of the Lord — is identified in the Gospels with John the Baptist. All flesh is grass, but the word of our God shall stand forever. The incomparable majesty of God is displayed in his power over creation: he measur…
Q. It is by faith alone that we share in Christ and all his blessings: where then does that faith come from? A. The Holy Spirit produces it in our hearts by the preaching of the holy gospel, and confirms it through our use of the holy sacraments.
We affirm that a confession of the full authority, infallibility, and inerrancy of Scripture is vital to a sound understanding of the whole of the Christian faith. We deny that such confession is necessary for salvation. However, we further deny that inerrancy can be rejected without grave consequences both to the individual and to the Church.
Cross-references
- 1Cor 15:1 — Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand;
- 1John 1:1 — That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life;
- 1Pet 1:12 — Unto whom it was revealed, that not unto themselves, but unto us they did minister the things, which are now reported unto you by them that have preached the gospel unto you with the Holy Ghost sent d
- 1Pet 1:23 — Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.
- 1Thess 2:13 — For this cause also thank we God without ceasing, because, when ye received the word of God which ye heard of us, ye received it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which e
- 2Pet 1:19 — We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts:
- Isa 40:8 — The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever.
- Isa 40:8 — The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever.
- John 1:1 — In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
- John 1:14 — And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
- Luke 16:17 — And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass, than one tittle of the law to fail.
- Luke 16:17 — And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass, than one tittle of the law to fail.
- Luke 21:33 — Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away.
- Matt 5:18 — For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.
- Matt 5:18 — For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.
- Matt 24:35 — Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.
- Ps 102:12 — But thou, O LORD, shalt endure for ever; and thy remembrance unto all generations.
- Ps 119:89 — For ever, O LORD, thy word is settled in heaven.
- Ps 119:89 — For ever, O LORD, thy word is settled in heaven.
- Rom 10:8 — But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach;