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1 Peter 1:24
For, “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall,
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Peter writes to scattered Gentile believers, quoting Isaiah 40:6–8 to bracket his argument: the imperishable word of God (v. 23) stands against the perishable life of humanity (v. 24), so that the Lord's word endures (v. 25).
The words — δόξα (doxa) is the same word the New Testament uses for the glory of God; here it is applied to human splendor and then stripped of it. σάρξ (sarx) carries the full embodied, mortal person, not merely the physical body.
The thread — The verse is a direct quotation of Isaiah 40:6; Psalm 103:15 and James 4:14 develop the same image of human life as brief vegetation.
Why it lands — It forces the reader to identify what they have been calling "glory" and acknowledge it as grass. The contrast with v. 25 then reorients trust from the self to the word that stands.
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The Greek words
King James Version
For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away:
Cross-references
- Isaiah 40:6 A voice says, “Cry out!” And I asked, “What should I cry out?” “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flowers of the field.
- Psalms 103:15 As for man, his days are like grass—he blooms like a flower of the field;
- James 4:14 You do not even know what will happen tomorrow! What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.
- James 1:10 But the one who is rich should exult in his low position, because he will pass away like a flower of the field.
- Psalms 37:2 For they wither quickly like grass and wilt like tender plants.
- 2 Kings 19:26 Therefore their inhabitants, devoid of power, are dismayed and ashamed. They are like plants in the field, tender green shoots, grass on the rooftops, scorched before it is grown.
- Psalms 92:7 that though the wicked sprout like grass, and all evildoers flourish, they will be forever destroyed.
- Psalms 129:6 May they be like grass on the rooftops, which withers before it can grow,
- 1 John 2:17 The world is passing away, along with its desires; but whoever does the will of God remains forever.
- Psalms 90:5 You sweep them away in their sleep; they are like the new grass of the morning—