11 translations · Greek
1 Peter 1:18
knowing that you were redeemed, not with corruptible things, with silver or gold, from the useless way of life handed down from your fathers,
1 Peter 1:18 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- knowing that you were redeemed, not with corruptible things, with silver or gold, from the useless way of life handed down from your fathers,
- KJV King 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;
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- 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,
- ASV American Standard Version
- knowing that ye were redeemed, not with corruptible things, with silver or gold, from your vain manner of life handed down from your fathers;
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- having known that, not with corruptible things—silver or gold—were you redeemed from your foolish behavior inherited from our forefathers,
- FBV Free Bible Version
- You already know that you were not set free from your pointless way of living that you inherited from your forefathers by things that don't have lasting value, like silver or gold.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- having known that, not with corruptible things — silver or gold — were ye redeemed from your foolish behaviour delivered by fathers,
- DBY Darby Translation
- knowing that ye have been redeemed, not by corruptible [things, as] silver or gold, from your vain conversation handed down from [your] fathers,
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain course of life received by tradition from your fathers;
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- knowing that you were redeemed, not with corruptible things like silver or gold, from the useless way of life handed down from your fathers,
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- Knowing that you were not redeemed with corruptible things as gold or silver, from your vain conversation of the tradition of your fathers:
The Greek words
Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| εἰδότες | eidotes | [For] you know | G1492 εἴδω to perceive: understand |
| ὅτι | hoti | that | G3754 ὅτι that/since: that |
| οὐ | ou | — | G3756 οὐ no |
| φθαρτοῖς | phthartois | it was not with perishable things | G5349 φθαρτός perishable |
| ἀργυρίῳ | argyriō | [such as] silver | G694 ἀργύριον money |
| ἢ | ē | or | G2228 ἤ or |
| χρυσίῳ | chrysiō | gold | G5553 χρυσίον gold |
| ἐλυτρώθητε | elytrōthēte | that you were redeemed | G3084 λυτρόω to ransom |
| ἐκ | ek | from | G1537 ἐκ out from |
| τῆς | tēs | the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| ματαίας | mataias | empty | G3152 μάταιος futile |
| ὑμῶν | hymōn | you | G4771 σύ you |
| ἀναστροφῆς | anastrophēs | way of life | G391 ἀναστροφή behaviour |
| πατροπαραδότου | patroparadotou | inherited from your forefathers | G3970 πατροπαράδοτος from forefathers |
Related verses
- 1 Corinthians 6:20
for you were bought with a price. Therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s.
- Titus 2:14
who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify for himself a people for his own possession, zealous for good works.
- Psalm 49:7–8
none of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give God a ransom for him. For the redemption of their life is costly, no payment is ever enough,
- 1 Corinthians 7:23
You were bought with a price. Don’t become bondservants of men.
- Galatians 1:4
who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us out of this present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father—
- Ephesians 4:17
This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that you no longer walk as the rest of the Gentiles also walk, in the futility of their mind,
- Romans 1:21
Because, knowing God, they didn’t glorify him as God, neither gave thanks, but became vain in their reasoning, and their senseless heart was darkened.
- 1 Peter 1:7
that the proof of your faith, which is more precious than gold that perishes even though it is tested by fire, may be found to result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ—
- 1 Peter 4:3
For we have spent enough of our past time doing the desire of the Gentiles, and having walked in lewdness, lusts, drunken binges, orgies, carousings, and abominable idolatries.
- Acts 19:34–35
But when they perceived that he was a Jew, all with one voice for a time of about two hours cried out, “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!” When the town clerk had quieted the multitude, he said, “You men of Ephesus, what man is there who doesn’t know that the city of the Ephesians is temple keeper of the great goddess Artemis, and of the image which fell down from Zeus?
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In context
16 because it is written, “You shall be holy; for I am holy.”
17 If you call on him as Father, who without respect of persons judges according to each man’s work, pass the time of your living as foreigners here in reverent fear:
18 knowing that you were redeemed, not with corruptible things, with silver or gold, from the useless way of life handed down from your fathers,
19 but with precious blood, as of a lamb without blemish or spot, the blood of Christ;
20 who was foreknown indeed before the foundation of the world, but was revealed in this last age for your sake,
Read all of 1 Peter 1 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
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Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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