²³ having been born again, not of corruptible seed but incorruptible, through the word of God which lives and abides forever, [1]

²³ having been born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, through the word of God, which lives and remains forever.

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