1 Peter 1:18

Translations

Modern

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,

Traditional

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;

Literal

…knowing that were you redeemed from your futile conduct handed down from your fathers, not with perishable things—with silver or with gold—

Latin

Scientes quod non corruptibilibus, auro vel argento, redempti estis de vana vestra conversatione paternæ traditionis:

Original

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English

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,

Notes

1 Peter 1:18

A ransom is a payment made to set a captive free. In the ancient world, slaves could sometimes pay a ransom and gain their freedom. Christ’s death is the ransom that God used to set people free from sin (1:19).

1 Peter 1:13–21

New birth and the hope of salvation call Christians to live as God’s people. They must turn away from the values of the world and follow the holiness of God, who redeemed them.

Theme notes and profiles

Simon Peter The Holiness of God’s People

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