having been born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, through the word of God, which lives and remains forever.
not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible: "Corruptible" means "corruptible, perishable" (Thayer 652-1-5349). "Incorruptible" (aphthartos) means "not liable to corrupt or decay, imperishable" (Thayer 88-2-862).