1 Petrus 1:18-19

1:18 You know that from your empty way of life inherited from your ancestors you were ransomed – not by perishable things like silver or gold, 1:19 but by precious blood like that of an unblemished and spotless lamb, namely Christ.

1 Petrus 1:23

1:23 You have been born anew, not from perishable but from imperishable seed, through the living and enduring word of God.