but the word of the Lord remains forever. 1 Peter 1:25 NABRE Peter references a passage in scripture from Isaiah 40:6-8. Isaiah is speaking to the Hebrew people who have been in exile in Babylon for more than fifty years. God uses the Babylonians to punish the Hebrew people for…
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realizing that you were ransomed from your futile conduct, handed on by your ancestors, not with perishable things like silver or gold but with the precious blood of Christ as of a spotless unblemished lamb. 1 Peter 1:18-19 NABRE Peter in this section of the letter to the communities in…
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You have been born anew, not from perishable but from imperishable seed, through the living and abiding word of God, 1 Peter 1:23 NABRE Peter is writing to the communities in Asia Minor, new Christians who are growing and becoming disciples. Peter in the section with the quoted verse has…
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like newborn infants, long for pure spiritual milk so that through it you may grow into salvation, for you have tasted that the Lord is good. 1 Peter 2:2-3 NABRE Peter opens this second chapter of his letter to the Christian communities with a naming of five things that all…
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As each one has received a gift, use it to serve one another as good stewards of God’s varied grace. 1 Peter 4:10 NABRE Peter is writing to Christians and in the section of the letter with the quoted verse he is instructing them on how to act. Peter names…
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