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Listen to 1 Peter 1:18-23
18Forasmuch 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;
19But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:
20Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you,
21Who by him do believe in God, that raised him up from the dead, and gave him glory; that your faith and hope might be in God.
22Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:
23Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.
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18knowing that you were not redeemed with [a]corruptible things, like silver or gold, from your aimless conduct received by tradition from your fathers, 19but (A)with the precious blood of Christ, (B)as of a lamb without blemish and without spot. 20(C)He indeed was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was [b]manifest (D)in these last times for you 21who through Him believe in God, (E)who raised Him from the dead and (F)gave Him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God.
The Enduring Word
22Since you (G)have purified your souls in obeying the truth [c]through the Spirit in [d]sincere (H)love of the brethren, love one another fervently with a pure heart, 23(I)having been born again, not of [e]corruptible seed but [f]incorruptible, (J)through the word of God which lives and abides [g]forever,
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Footnotes
- 1 Peter 1:18 perishable
- 1 Peter 1:20 revealed
- 1 Peter 1:22 NU omits through the Spirit
- 1 Peter 1:22 Lit. unhypocritical
- 1 Peter 1:23 perishable
- 1 Peter 1:23 imperishable
- 1 Peter 1:23 NU omits forever
Cross references
- 1 Peter 1:19 : Acts 20:28; 1 Pet. 1:2
- 1 Peter 1:19 : Ex. 12:5; Is. 53:7
- 1 Peter 1:20 : Rom. 3:25
- 1 Peter 1:20 : Gal. 4:4
- 1 Peter 1:21 : Acts 2:24
- 1 Peter 1:21 : Acts 2:33
- 1 Peter 1:22 : Acts 15:9
- 1 Peter 1:22 : John 13:34; Rom. 12:10; Heb. 13:1; 1 Pet. 2:17; 3:8
- 1 Peter 1:23 : John 1:13
- 1 Peter 1:23 : 1 Thess. 2:13; James 1:18
18For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed(A) from the empty way of life(B) handed down to you from your ancestors, 19but with the precious blood(C) of Christ, a lamb(D) without blemish or defect.(E) 20He was chosen before the creation of the world,(F) but was revealed in these last times(G) for your sake. 21Through him you believe in God,(H) who raised him from the dead(I) and glorified him,(J) and so your faith and hope(K) are in God.
22Now that you have purified(L) yourselves by obeying(M) the truth so that you have sincere love for each other, love one another deeply,(N) from the heart.[a] 23For you have been born again,(O) not of perishable seed, but of imperishable,(P) through the living and enduring word of God.(Q)
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Footnotes
- 1 Peter 1:22 Some early manuscripts from a pure heart
Cross references
- 1 Peter 1:18 : S Mt 20:28; S 1Co 6:20
- 1 Peter 1:18 : Gal 4:3
- 1 Peter 1:19 : S Ro 3:25
- 1 Peter 1:19 : S Jn 1:29
- 1 Peter 1:19 : Ex 12:5
- 1 Peter 1:20 : Eph 1:4; S Mt 25:34
- 1 Peter 1:20 : Heb 9:26
- 1 Peter 1:21 : Ro 4:24; 10:9
- 1 Peter 1:21 : S Ac 2:24
- 1 Peter 1:21 : Php 2:7-9; Heb 2:9
- 1 Peter 1:21 : ver 3, 13; S Heb 3:6
- 1 Peter 1:22 : Jas 4:8
- 1 Peter 1:22 : ver 2, 14
- 1 Peter 1:22 : S Jn 13:34; S Ro 12:10
- 1 Peter 1:23 : ver 3; S Jn 1:13
- 1 Peter 1:23 : Jn 1:13
- 1 Peter 1:23 : S Heb 4:12
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