that is, into an inheritance imperishable, undefiled, and unfading. It is reserved in heaven for you,

You have been born anew, not from perishable but from imperishable seed, through the living and enduring word of God.

and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for an image resembling mortal human beings or birds or four-footed animals or reptiles.

Each competitor must exercise self-control in everything. They do it to receive a perishable crown, but we an imperishable one.

Now to the eternal king, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever! Amen.

in a moment, in the blinking of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed.

but the inner person of the heart, the lasting beauty of a gentle and tranquil spirit, which is precious in God’s sight.

They went out and proclaimed everywhere, while the Lord worked with them and confirmed the word through the accompanying signs.]]