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.

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Footnotes

||Or, For that. Gk. as ver. 16. James 4:3.
sCited from Isai. 40:6, 8, which see. Cited also James 1:11.
tSee 1 Cor. 7:31.
xComp. Acts 10:36, 37 in the Gk. with ver. 23, 25.
xComp. Acts 10:36, 37 in the Gk. with ver. 23, 25.

Cross references

u Ps. 102:12, 26. & 111:8. & 119:89. Matt. 5:18. & 24:35. Luke 16:17. & 21:33.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

for

“All flesh is like grass

and all its glory like the flower of grass.

The grass withers,

and the flower falls,

but the word of the Lord remains forever.”

And this word is the good news that was preached to you.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

For,

“All people are like grass,

and all their glory is like the flowers of the field;

the grass withers and the flowers fall,

but the word of the Lord endures forever.”

And this is the word that was preached to you.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

For

All flesh is like grass,

and all its glory like a flower of the grass.

The grass withers, and the flower falls,

but the word of the Lord endures forever.

And this word is the gospel that was proclaimed to you.

NLTNew Living Translation

As the Scriptures say,

“People are like grass;

their beauty is like a flower in the field.

The grass withers and the flower fades.

But the word of the Lord remains forever.”

And that word is the Good News that was preached to you.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

For

“all flesh is like grass,

and all its glory like the flower of the grass.

The grass withers and the flower falls off,

but the word of the Lord endures forever.”

And this is the word that has been proclaimed to you.