SEV Biblia, Chapter 1:23
siendo renacidos, no de simiente corruptible, sino de incorruptible, por la palabra del Dios, viviente y que permanece para siempre.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - 1 Peter 1:23
Verse 23. Being born again] For being born of Abraham's seed will not avail to the entering of the kingdom of heaven. Not of corruptible seed] By no human generation, or earthly means; but of incorruptible - a Divine and heavenly principle which is not liable to decay, nor to be affected by the changes and chances to which all sublunary things are exposed.
By the word of God] dia logou zwntov qeou? By the doctrine of the living God, which remaineth for ever; which doctrine shall never change, any more than the source shall whence it proceeds.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 23. Being born again , etc.] As they were of God, according to his abundant mercy, by the resurrection of Christ, to a lively hope of a glorious inheritance; as in ( 1 Peter 1:3) and therefore seeing they were brethren in a spiritual relation, they ought to love as brethren; being children of the same Father, belonging to the same family and household, having the same spirit, and the same nature and disposition, and being members one of another, and heirs of the same grace and glory; and not only so, but were taught of God their Father, in regeneration, to love one another: it became them highly, therefore, to exercise that grace, and particularly since they were born, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible ; referring not to seed cast into the earth, which first corrupts and dies, and then is quickened, and rises, and brings forth fruit; but to human seed, and which the Jews call hjwrs hpj , the filthy drop f38 ; which is in itself corrupt, and is corrupted, and whereby the corruption of human nature is propagated; for whatsoever is born of the flesh is carnal and corrupt; and so the apostle has reference to the first birth, or natural generation of men, in which they are polluted and depraved, and confirms what the evangelist says, ( John 1:13) that regenerate persons are not born of blood; or become new creatures, and holy men, by their natural descent, or first birth, be it from whom it will; for all men are of one blood originally, and that is tainted with sin; nor by the will of fallen creatures, of corruptible men, themselves or others; but of water, and of the Spirit, of the grace of the Spirit of God, which is seed pure and incorruptible, having no mixture or taint of sin, nor any degree of pollution in it, and which remains so; nor can it be corrupted by all the wickedness there is in man's heart; nor by all the pollutions of the world, or temptations of Satan; and this seed is conveyed into the heart by the Spirit of God, in regeneration, and it contains all grace in it; by the Word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever ; for the incorruptible seed, and the ever living and abiding word, are two distinct things; though interpreters generally confound them: and by the word of God is either meant the essential Word, the Lord Jesus Christ; who is concerned in regeneration as well as the Father and the Spirit; by whose resurrection, and in consequence of it, the elect of God are begotten again; and who, as the Word, is able to build up all the sanctified ones, and give them the inheritance they are born heirs unto: or the Gospel, the word of truth, which is made use of as a means of begetting souls again; and the rather, since it seems to be so interpreted, ( 1 Peter 1:25) the phrases, which liveth and abideth forever, may be either read in connection only with God, and as descriptive of him, who is the living God, is from everlasting to everlasting, in distinction from idols; and here added, to show that he can give power and efficacy to his word, to regenerate and quicken, and will continue to preserve and make it useful to all his saving purposes; so Jarchi explains the passage in ( Isaiah 40:8) after referred to, the word of our God shall stand for ever; because he lives and abides, and it is in his power to confirm it therefore it follows, O Zion, that bringeth good tidings, get thee up into the high mountain; for because he lives forever, this promise is published.
Or else with the word of God, and is true both of Christ, and of the Gospel. Christ is the Word which lives; in him, as such, is life; he has life in himself as God, as man, and as Mediator; and is the author of life, natural, spiritual, and, eternal; and abides for ever in his person, without any change; and in his offices and grace, and righteousness; he abides a priest continually, has an unchangeable priesthood, and ever lives to make intercession, and of his kingdom there is no end: the same is said of the Memra, or Word of God, in the Chaldee paraphrase on ( Hosea 11:9) I am God, yrmym , my word abideth for ever: compare ( John 12:34). The Gospel also may be said to live, in opposition to the law, which is the killing letter; and because it points out the way of life and salvation to sinners; and is a means of quickening dead sinners, and of ingenerating that faith by which men live on Christ; and of revealing to them that righteousness which is unto justification of life; and of supporting and maintaining spiritual life in them; and of reviving drooping saints; the Syriac version renders it, the living Word of God: and it remains, and will abide; all its promises, blessings, doctrines, and ordinances, are lasting; it will continue in the world until all the elect of God are gathered in, until the second coming of Christ, and to the end of the world; notwithstanding all the persecutions of men, and cunning, craft of false teachers, and all the ridicule and contempt it is treated with by mockers and scoffers: and will abide in the effects of it, in the hearts of the saints, to all eternity.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 17-25 - Holy confidence in God as a Father, and awful fear of him as a Judge agree together; and to regard God always as a Judge, makes him dear to us as a Father. If believers do evil, God will visit them with corrections. Then, let Christians not doubt God's faithfulness to his promises, nor give way to enslaving dread of his wrath, but let the reverence his holiness. The fearless professor is defenceless, an Satan takes him captive at his will; the desponding professor has n heart to avail himself of his advantages, and is easily brought to surrender. The price paid for man's redemption was the precious bloo of Christ. Not only openly wicked, but unprofitable conversation i highly dangerous, though it may plead custom. It is folly to resolve, will live and die in such a way, because my forefathers did so. God ha purposes of special favour toward his people, long before he mad manifest such grace unto them. But the clearness of light, the support of faith, the power of ordinances, are all much greater since Chris came upon earth, than they were before. The comfort is, that being by faith made one with Christ, his present glory is an assurance tha where he is we shall be also, Joh 14:3. The soul must be purified before it can give up its own desires and indulgences. And the word of God planted in the heart by the Holy Ghost, is a means of spiritual life, stirring up to our duty, working a total change in the dispositions and affections of the soul, till it brings to eterna life. In contrast with the excellence of the renewed spiritual man, a born again, observe the vanity of the natural man. In his life, and in his fall, he is like grass, the flower of grass, which soon withers an dies away. We should hear, and thus receive and love, the holy, livin word, and rather hazard all than lose it; and we must banish all othe things from the place due to it. We should lodge it in our hearts a our only treasures here, and the certain pledge of the treasure of glory laid up for believers in heaven __________________________________________________________________
Greek Textus Receptus
αναγεγεννημενοι 313 5746 ουκ 3756 εκ 1537 σπορας 4701 φθαρτης 5349 αλλα 235 αφθαρτου 862 δια 1223 λογου 3056 ζωντος 2198 5723 θεου 2316 και 2532 μενοντος 3306 5723 εις 1519 τον 3588 αιωνα 165
Vincent's NT Word Studies
23. Being born again (anagegennhmenoi). Rev., having been begotten again. Compare Jas. i. 18.
Of (ek) seed - by (dia) the word. Note the difference in the prepositions; the former denoting the origin or source of life, the latter the medium through which it imparts itself to the nature.
Word of God (logou Qeou). The gospel of Christ. Compare ver. 25, and Peter's words, Acts x. 36. Also, Eph. i. 13; Col. i. 5; James i. 18. Not the personal Word, as the term is employed by John. Nevertheless, the connection and relation of the personal with the revealed word is distinctly recognized. "In the New Testament we trace a gradual ascent from (a) the concrete message as conveyed to man by personal agency through (b) the Word, the revelation of God to man which the message embodies, forming, as it were, its life and soul, to (c) THE WORD, who, being God, not only reveals but imparts himself to us, and is formed in us thereby" (Scott, on Jas. i. 18, "Speaker's Commentary").
Seed (sporav). Nowhere else in the New Testament. Primarily, the sowing of seed.
