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 for you have been born again not of seed which is perishable but imperishable , that is, through the living and enduring word of God .