1 Peter 1:20-24

He was chosen before the world was created, but he was revealed in these last days for your benefit.

Through him you trust in God who raised him from the dead, and glorified him, so that you could have confidence and hope in God.

Now that you've dedicated yourselves by following the truth, love each other sincerely like a true family.

You've been born again, not the product of a mortal “seed,” but immortal, through the living, eternal word of God.

For: “All people are like grass, and all their glory like wildflowers. The grass withers and the flowers fall.