1 Petrus 1:24

1:24 For

all flesh ¹  is like grass

and all its glory like the flower of the grass; ² 

the grass withers and the flower falls off,

1 Petrus 2:3

2:3 if you have experienced ³  the Lord’s kindness. ⁴ 

[1:24]  ¹ sn Here all flesh is a metaphor for humanity – human beings as both frail and temporary.

[1:24]  ² tn Or “a wildflower.”

[2:3]  ³ tn Grk “have tasted that the Lord is kind.”

[2:3]  ⁴ sn A quotation from Ps 34:8.