1 Peter 1:23
For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God.
What it says
Believers have been born again through the imperishable seed of God's living and enduring word.
What it is doing
This verse grounds brotherly love in the reality of new birth.
In context
22Since you have purified your souls by obedience to the truth so that you have a genuine love for your brothers, love one another deeply, from a pure heart. 23For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God. 24For, 25but the word of the Lord stands forever.”