1 Peter 1:18

16 Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.

17 And if ye call on the Father, who without respect of persons judgeth according to every man’s work, pass the time of your sojourning here in fear:

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;

19 But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:

20 Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you,

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,

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • 1 Corinthians 6:20

    For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.

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  • Titus 2:14

    Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.

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  • Psalms 49:7–8

    None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him:

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  • 1 Corinthians 7:23

    Ye are bought with a price; be not ye the servants of men.

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  • Galatians 1:4

    Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of God and our Father:

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  • Ephesians 4:17

    This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind,

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  • Romans 1:21

    Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.

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  • 1 Peter 4:3

    For the time past of our life may suffice us to have wrought the will of the Gentiles, when we walked in lasciviousness, lusts, excess of wine, revellings, banquetings, and abominable idolatries:

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