1 Peter 1:17–25

17 And if ye call on the Father, who pwithout respect of persons qjudgeth according to every man’s work, pass the time of your rsojourning here in sfear: 18 Forasmuch as ye know that tye were not redeemed uwith corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain nconversation vreceived by tradition from your fathers; 19 But wwith the precious blood of Christ, as of xa lamb ywithout blemish and without spot: 20 zWho verily was foreordained abefore the foundation of the world, but was manifest bin these last times for you, 21 cWho by him do believe in God, dthat raised him up from the dead, and egave him glory; fthat your faith and hope might be in God. 22 Seeing ye have gpurified your souls in hobeying the truth through the Spirit iunto jlunfeigned klove of the brethren, see that ye love one another lwith a pure heart mfervently: 23 nBeing born again, onot of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, pby xthe word of God, qwhich liveth and rabideth for ever. 24 ||For sall flesh is as grass, and tall the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away: 25 uBut xthe word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is xthe word which by the gospel is preached unto you.