# 1 Peter 1.18 **Book:** [1 Peter](/codex/1-peter/) · NASB95 ## Immediate context (±2 verses) **ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/)) > 16. because it is written, Ye shall be holy; for I am holy. 17. And if ye call on him as Father, who without respect of persons judgeth according to each man's work, pass the time of your sojourning in fear: > > **18. knowing that ye were redeemed, not with corruptible things, with silver or gold, from your vain manner of life handed down from your fathers;** > > 19. but with precious blood, as of a lamb without spot, even the blood of Christ: 20. who was foreknown indeed before the foundation of the world, but was manifested at the end of times for your sake, (1 Peter 1:16-20, ASV) **WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/)) > 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, (1 Peter 1:16-20, WEB) **KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/)) > 16. Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy. 17. And if ye call on the Father, who without respect of persons judgeth according to every man's work, pass the time of your sojourning here in fear: > > **18. 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;** > > 19. But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot: 20. Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you, (1 Peter 1:16-20, KJV) **YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/)) > 16. because it hath been written, 'Become ye holy, because I am holy;' 17. and if on the Father ye do call, who without acceptance of persons is judging according to the work of each, in fear the time of your sojourn pass ye, > > **18. having known that, not with corruptible things, silver or gold, were ye redeemed from your foolish behaviour delivered by fathers,** > > 19. but with precious blood, as of a lamb unblemished and unspotted, Christ's 20. foreknown, indeed, before the foundation of the world, and manifested in the last times because of you, (1 Peter 1:16-20, YLT) ## Setting - **Speaker:** _TBD_ - **Audience:** _TBD_ - **Location:** _TBD_ - **Time period:** _TBD_ ## Theological reading _Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._ ## Key words _Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word._ - [G1492 - oida](/codex/g1492-oida/), *oida*, Strong's G1492 ## Quoted in **Arguments and defeaters:** - [Jesus Didnt Know the Hour Objection Defeater](/codex/jesus-didnt-know-the-hour-objection-defeater/), via [1 Peter 1.18-19](/codex/1-peter-1-18-19/) - [Jesus is Not a Human Sacrifice (Defeater)](/codex/jesus-is-not-a-human-sacrifice-defeater/), via [1 Peter 1.18-19](/codex/1-peter-1-18-19/) **Concepts:** - [Akedah](/codex/akedah/), via [1 Peter 1.18-19](/codex/1-peter-1-18-19/) - [God and the Killing of Children](/codex/god-and-the-killing-of-children/), via [1 Peter 1.18-19](/codex/1-peter-1-18-19/) - [Human Sacrifice in the Old Testament](/codex/human-sacrifice-in-the-old-testament/), via [1 Peter 1.18-19](/codex/1-peter-1-18-19/) - [Penal Substitutionary Atonement](/codex/penal-substitutionary-atonement/), via [1 Peter 1.18-19](/codex/1-peter-1-18-19/) - [Redemption](/codex/redemption/), via [1 Peter 1.18-19](/codex/1-peter-1-18-19/) **Lexicon:** - [G0487 - antallagma](/codex/g0487-antallagma/), via [1 Peter 1.18-19](/codex/1-peter-1-18-19/) - [G3083 - lytron](/codex/g3083-lytron/), via [1 Peter 1.18-19](/codex/1-peter-1-18-19/) - [H1350 - goel](/codex/h1350-goel/), via [1 Peter 1.18-19](/codex/1-peter-1-18-19/) - [H1818 - dam](/codex/h1818-dam/), via [1 Peter 1.18-19](/codex/1-peter-1-18-19/) - [H3724 - kopher](/codex/h3724-kopher/), via [1 Peter 1.18-19](/codex/1-peter-1-18-19/) **Passages:** - [1 Peter 1](/codex/1-peter-1/) - [1 Peter 1.11](/codex/1-peter-1-11/) - [1 Peter 1.13-21](/codex/1-peter-1-13-21/) - [1 Peter 1.15-16](/codex/1-peter-1-15-16/) - [1 Peter 1.16](/codex/1-peter-1-16/) - [1 Peter 1.21](/codex/1-peter-1-21/) - [1 Peter 1.23-25](/codex/1-peter-1-23-25/) - [1 Peter 1.6-7](/codex/1-peter-1-6-7/) - [1 Peter 1.6-9](/codex/1-peter-1-6-9/) - [1 Peter 1.8](/codex/1-peter-1-8/) - [1 Peter 2.10](/codex/1-peter-2-10/) - [1 Peter 2.13](/codex/1-peter-2-13/) - [1 Peter 2.13-17](/codex/1-peter-2-13-17/) - [1 Peter 2.15](/codex/1-peter-2-15/) - [1 Peter 2.21-22](/codex/1-peter-2-21-22/) - [1 Peter 2.21-23](/codex/1-peter-2-21-23/) - [1 Peter 2.22](/codex/1-peter-2-22/) - [1 Peter 2.22-24](/codex/1-peter-2-22-24/) - [1 Peter 2.22-25](/codex/1-peter-2-22-25/) - [1 Peter 2.4-5](/codex/1-peter-2-4-5/) - [1 Peter 2.4-8](/codex/1-peter-2-4-8/) - [1 Peter 2.5](/codex/1-peter-2-5/) - [1 Peter 2.6-8](/codex/1-peter-2-6-8/) - [1 Peter 3.13](/codex/1-peter-3-13/) - [1 Peter 3.13-17](/codex/1-peter-3-13-17/) - [1 Peter 3.19](/codex/1-peter-3-19/) - [1 Peter 5.1](/codex/1-peter-5-1/) - [1 Peter 5.3](/codex/1-peter-5-3/) - [1 Peter 5.4](/codex/1-peter-5-4/) - [1 Peter 5.5](/codex/1-peter-5-5/) ## Notes _Your annotations._ ## Why these four translations ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance. The four: - **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition. - **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English. - **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base. - **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff. See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.