^1:22You have purified⁴⁰ your souls by obeying the truth⁴¹ in order to show sincere mutual love.⁴² So⁴³ love one another earnestly from a pure heart.⁴⁴^1:23You have been born anew, not from perishable but from imperishable seed, through the living and enduring word of God.

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1 Peter 1:23: …since you have been born again, not of perishable seed but of imperishable, through the living and abiding word of God…

Footnotes

40 Grk “having purified,” as the preparation for the love described in the second half of the verse.
41 Most later (P 𝔐) have διὰ πνεύματος (dia pneumatos, “through the spirit”) after ἀληθείας (ajlētheias, “truth”), while the words are lacking in a broad spectrum of early and important witnesses (𝔓72 א A B C Ψ 33 81 323 945 1241 1739 vg sy co). On external grounds, the shorter reading cannot be easily explained if it were not original. The longer reading is clearly secondary, added to show more strongly God’s part in man’s obedience to the truth. But the addition ignores the force that the author gives to “purified” and ruins the balance between v. 22 and v. 23 (for in v. 23 the emphasis is on God’s part; here, on man’s part).
42 Grk “for sincere brotherly love.”
43 Verses 22–23 are a single sentence in the Greek text. To improve clarity (and because contemporary English tends to use shorter sentences) these verses have been divided into three sentences in the translation. In addition, “So” has been supplied at the beginning of the second English sentence (v. 22b) to indicate the relationship with the preceding statement.
44 A few (A B 1852 ) lack καθαρᾶς (katharas, “pure”) and read simply καρδίας (kardias, “from the heart”), but there is excellent support (𝔓72 א* C P Ψ 33 1739 𝔐 co) for the word. The omission may have been accidental. In the uncial script (ΚΑΘΑΡΑΣ ΚΑΡΔΙΑΣ) an accidental omission could have happened via homoioteleuton or homoioarcton. καθαρᾶς should be considered original.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Having purified your souls by your obedience to the truth for a sincere brotherly love, love one another earnestly from a pure heart, since you have been born again, not of perishable seed but of imperishable, through the living and abiding word of God;

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Now that you have purified yourselves by obeying the truth so that you have sincere love for each other, love one another deeply, from the heart. For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Since you have purified yourselves by your obedience to the truth, so that you show sincere brotherly love for each other, from a pure heart love one another constantly, because you have been born again—not of perishable seed but of imperishable—through the living and enduring word of God.

NLTNew Living Translation

You were cleansed from your sins when you obeyed the truth, so now you must show sincere love to each other as brothers and sisters. Love each other deeply with all your heart.

For you have been born again, but not to a life that will quickly end. Your new life will last forever because it comes from the eternal, living word of God.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Having purified your souls by your obedience to the truth for sincere brotherly love, love one another fervently from the heart, because you have been born again, not from perishable seed but imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God.

KJV 1900King James Version

Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently: Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.

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