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1 Peter 1:18–20

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18forasmuch as ye know that tye were not redeemed uwith corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain nconversation vreceived by tradition from your fathers; 19but wwith the precious blood of Christ, as of xa lamb ywithout blemish and without spot: 20zwho verily was foreordained abefore the foundation of the world, but was manifest bin these last times for you,

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1 Peter 1:18–19: …you were ransomed from the futile ways inherited from your forefathers, not with perishable things such as silver or gold, but with the precious blood of Christ, like that of a lamb without blemish or spot.

Cross references

  1. tSee Rom. 3. 24.
  2. uSo Rom. 8. 21. See 1 Cor. 6. 20.
  3. nver. 18. See Gal. 1. 13.
  4. vEzek. 20. 18. Gal. 3. 13. & 4. 5.
  5. wSee Acts 20. 28. Also Matt. 20. 28.
  6. xSee John 1. 29. So 1 Cor. 5. 7.
  7. yHeb. 9. 14.
  8. zSo Acts 2. 23. Rom. 3. 25. Eph. 3. 11. 2 Tim. 1. 10. Comp. Rev. 13. 8.
  9. aJohn 17. 24. So Eph. 1. 4.
  10. bSee Heb. 1. 2. Comp. 2 Tim. 1. 9. Tit. 1. 2.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

knowing that you were ransomed from the futile ways inherited from your forefathers, not with perishable things such as silver or gold, but with the precious blood of Christ, like that of a lamb without blemish or spot. He was foreknown before the foundation of the world but was made manifest in the last times for the sake of you

NIVNew International Version (2011)

For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life handed down to you from your ancestors, but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect. He was chosen before the creation of the world, but was revealed in these last times for your sake.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

For you know that you were redeemed from your empty way of life inherited from your ancestors, not with perishable things like silver or gold, but with the precious blood of Christ, like that of an unblemished and spotless lamb. He was foreknown before the foundation of the world but was revealed in these last times for you.

NLTNew Living Translation

For you know that God paid a ransom to save you from the empty life you inherited from your ancestors. And it was not paid with mere gold or silver, which lose their value. It was the precious blood of Christ, the sinless, spotless Lamb of God. God chose him as your ransom long before the world began, but now in these last days he has been revealed for your sake.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

because you know that you were redeemed from your futile way of life inherited from your ancestors not with perishable things like silver or gold, but with the precious blood of Christ, like that of an unblemished and spotless lamb who was foreknown before the foundation of the world, but has been revealed in these last times for you

KJV 1900King James Version

Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers; But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot: Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you,