to an incorruptible and undefiled inheritance that doesn't fade away, reserved in heaven for you,
and undefiled: In its very nature, it is "undefiled" (amiantos), that is, "free from contamination" (Vine, Vol. IV 168). The same word is used of our "pure" and "undefiled" religion (James 1:27) and of Christ (Hebrews 7:26). This inheritance is far superior to the fleshly inheritance of the Israelite nation, the land of Canaan. Peter here speaks of spiritual Canaan, the heavenly Jerusalem, where "there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth ..." (Revelation 21:27).