1 Peter 1:18

while you know that not with silver which wasteth away, nor with gold, you have been redeemed from your vain works which you received from your fathers,

The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge

In The 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;

In Context

17And if you call him Father before whom there is no respect of persons, and who judgeth every man according to his works, with fear conduct you in this time of your sojourn;

19but with the precious blood of the Lamb spotless and unblemished, who is the Meshiha;

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Cross References

Matthew 15:2Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders, and wash not their hands when they eat bread?

Matthew Henry on 1 Peter 1:14-24

Sobriety and Holiness; Exhortation to Brotherly Love. ( a. d. 66.) 13 Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ; 14 As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance: 15 But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation; 16 Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy. 17 And if ye call on the Father, who without respect of… Read the whole commentary →

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