1 Peter 1:18 — Bible Verse (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;”

1 Peter 1:18 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Peter 1:18 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Peter 1:18 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“knowing that you were redeemed, not with corruptible things like silver or gold, from the useless way of life handed down from your fathers,”

1 Peter 1:18 — World English Bible

1 Peter 1:18 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“knowing that ye were redeemed, not with corruptible things, with silver or gold, from your vain manner of life handed down from your fathers;”

1 Peter 1:18 — American Standard Version

1 Peter 1:18 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“having known that, not with corruptible things--silver or gold--were ye redeemed from your foolish behaviour delivered by fathers,”

1 Peter 1:18 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Peter 1:18 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“knowing that ye have been redeemed, not by corruptible [things, as] silver or gold, from your vain conversation handed down from [your] fathers,”

1 Peter 1:18 — Darby Translation

1 Peter 1:18 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Knowing that yee were not redeemed with corruptible things, as siluer and golde, from your vaine conuersation, receiued by the traditions of the fathers,”

1 Peter 1:18 — Geneva Bible

1 Peter 1:18 in Context — 1 Peter 1

16 selon qu’il est écrit: Vous serez saints, car je suis saint.

17 Et si vous invoquez comme Père celui qui juge selon l’œuvre de chacun, sans acception de personnes, conduisez-vous avec crainte pendant le temps de votre pèlerinage,

18 sachant que ce n’est pas par des choses périssables, par de l’argent ou de l’or, que vous avez été rachetés de la vaine manière de vivre que vous aviez héritée de vos pères,

19 mais par le sang précieux de Christ, comme d’un agneau sans défaut et sans tache,

20 prédestiné avant la fondation du monde, et manifesté à la fin des temps, à cause de vous,

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What Does 1 Peter 1:18 Mean?

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