1 Peter 1:18

16 for it is written: “Be holy, because I am holy.”

17 Since you call on a Father who judges each one’s work impartially, conduct yourselves in reverent fear during your stay as foreigners.

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 you inherited from your forefathers,

19 but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or spot.

20 He was known before the foundation of the world, but was revealed in the last times for your sake.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
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 you inherited from your forefathers,
KJV
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;
WEB
knowing that you were redeemed, not with corruptible things like silver or gold, from the useless way of life handed down from your fathers,
ASV
knowing that ye were redeemed, not with corruptible things, with silver or gold, from your vain manner of life handed down from your fathers;
DARBY
knowing that ye have been redeemed, not by corruptible [things, as] silver or gold, from your vain conversation handed down from [your] fathers,
BLB
knowing that were you⁺ redeemed from your⁺ futile conduct handed down from [your] fathers, not with perishable things—with silver or with gold—
ÅB
for dere vet at dere ikke med forgjengelige ting, sølv eller gull, ble løskjøpt fra deres dårlige ferd, som var arvet fra fedrene,
OTB
og innse at dere ikke ble forløst med forgjengelige ting som sølv eller gull fra deres fåfengte livsførsel arvet fra deres forfedre,
B1930
for I vet at I ikke med forgjengelige ting, sølv eller gull, blev løskjøpt fra eders dårlige ferd, som var arvet fra fedrene,

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