1 Peter 1:18

1 Peter 1:18 in other versions

• King James Version (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;
• New International Version (NIV)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 handed down to you from your ancestors,
• English Standard Version (ESV)knowing that you were ransomed from the futile ways inherited from your forefathers, not with perishable things such as silver or gold,
• New King James Version (NKJV)knowing that you were not redeemed with corruptible things, like silver or gold, from your aimless conduct received by tradition from your fathers,

Context of 1 Peter 1:18

16for it is written, Be holy, because I am holy. 17If you appeal to the Father who judges impartially according to each one’s work, you are to conduct yourselves in reverence during your time living as strangers. For you know that you were redeemed from your empty way of life inherited from your ancestors, not with perishable things like silver or gold, 19but with the precious blood of Christ, like that of an unblemished and spotless lamb. 20He was foreknown before the foundation of the world but was revealed in these last times for you.

1 Peter 1:18 word by word

εἰδότες ὅτι οὐ φθαρτοῖς, ἀργυρίῳ ἢ χρυσίῳ, ἐλυτρώθητε ἐκ τῆς ματαίας ὑμῶν ἀναστροφῆς πατροπαραδότου,Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Forasmuch as ye knowεἴδωeidō · to perceive: understandG1492
• thatὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• ye wereλυτρόωlutroō · to ransomG3084
• notοὐou · noG3756
• with corruptible thingsφθαρτόςphthartos · perishableG5349
• silverἀργύριονargurion · moneyG694
• andἤē · orG2228
• goldχρυσίονchrusion · goldG5553
• fromἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• yourσύsu · youG4771
• vainμάταιοςmataios · futileG3152
• conversationἀναστροφήanastrophē · behaviourG391
• by tradition from your fathersπατροπαράδοτοςpatroparadotos · from forefathersG3970

Cross-references for 1 Peter 1:18

• Psalms 49:7Yet these cannot redeem a person or pay his ransom to God —
• 1 Corinthians 6:20for you were bought at a price. So glorify God with your body.
• 1 Corinthians 7:23You were bought at a price; do not become slaves of people.
• 1 Peter 1:7so that the proven character of your faith — more valuable than gold which, though perishable, is refined by fire — may result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
• Psalms 39:6Yes, a person goes about like a mere shadow. Indeed, they rush around in vain, gathering possessions without knowing who will get them.
• Psalms 62:10Place no trust in oppression or false hope in robbery. If wealth increases, don’t set your heart on it.
• Jeremiah 4:11“At that time it will be said to this people and to Jerusalem, ‘A searing wind blows from the barren heights in the wilderness on the way to my dear people. It comes not to winnow or to sift;
• Romans 1:21For though they knew God, they did not glorify him as God or show gratitude. Instead, their thinking became worthless, and their senseless hearts were darkened.
• 1 Corinthians 3:20and again, The Lord knows that the reasonings of the wise are futile.
• 1 Peter 4:3For there has already been enough time spent in doing what the Gentiles choose to do: carrying on in unrestrained behavior, evil desires, drunkenness, orgies, carousing, and lawless idolatry.
• Jeremiah 9:14Instead, they followed the stubbornness of their hearts and followed the Baals as their ancestors taught them.”
• Jeremiah 16:19Lord, my strength and my stronghold, my refuge in a time of distress, the nations will come to you from the ends of the earth, and they will say, “Our ancestors inherited only lies, worthless idols of no benefit at all.”
• Jeremiah 44:17Instead, we will do everything we promised: we will burn incense to the queen of heaven and offer drink offerings to her just as we, our ancestors, our kings, and our officials did in Judah’s cities and in Jerusalem’s streets. Then we had enough food, we were well off, and we saw no disaster,
• Ezekiel 20:18“‘Then I said to their children in the wilderness, “Don’t follow the statutes of your fathers, defile yourselves with their idols, or keep their ordinances.
• Amos 2:4The Lord says: I will not relent from punishing Judah for three crimes, even four, because they have rejected the instruction of the Lord and have not kept his statutes. The lies that their ancestors followed have led them astray.
• Zechariah 1:4Do not be like your ancestors; the earlier prophets proclaimed to them: This is what the Lord of Armies says: Turn from your evil ways and your evil deeds. But they did not listen or pay attention to me — this is the Lord’s declaration.

Commentaries on 1 Peter 1:18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 18Ye were not redeemed with corruptible things - To redeem, , signifies to procure life for a captive or liberty for a slave by paying a price, and the precious blood of Christ is here stated to be the price at which the souls of both Jews and Gentiles were redeemed; is was a price paid down, and a price which God's righteousness required. Corruptible things mean here any thing that man usually gives in exchange for another; but the term necessarily…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 18Forasmuch as ye know - This is an argument for a holy life, derived from the fact that they were redeemed, and from the manner in which their redemption had been effected. There is no more effectual way to induce true Christians to consecrate themselves entirely to God, than to refer them to the fact that they are not their own, but have been purchased by the blood of Christ. That ye were not redeemed - On the word rendered “redeemed,” ( ́ lutroōsee the…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 17-25Verses 17-25 Holy confidence in God as a Father, and awful fear of him as a Judge, agree together; and to regard God always as a Judge, makes him dear to us as a Father. If believers do evil, God will visit them with corrections. Then, let Christians not doubt God's faithfulness to his promises, nor give way to enslaving dread of his wrath, but let them reverence his holiness. The fearless professor is defenceless, and Satan takes him captive at his will…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 18A 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).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1818. Another motive to reverential, vigilant fear (1Pe 1:17) of displeasing God, the consideration of the costly price of our redemption from sin. Observe, it is we who are bought by the blood of Christ, not heaven. The blood of Christ is not in Scripture said to buy heaven for us: heaven is the "inheritance" (1Pe 1:4) given to us as sons, by the promise of God. corruptible--Compare 1Pe 1:7, "gold that perisheth," 1Pe 1:23. silver and gold--Greek, "or."…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Peter 1:18

• Atonement
• Blood
• Depravity of Man
• Gold
• Jesus Continued
• Money
• Redemption
• Tradition
• Vanity

In the dictionaries

• Conversation
• Fade
• Heaviness
• Holy
• Hope
• Look
• Ransom
• Redemption
• Respect
• Resurrection

Commentaries on 1 Peter 1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings