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but with precious blood, as of a lamb without spot, the blood of Christ;
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An Infinitely Costly Price
Commentators stress that the word "precious" signifies something of infinite cost and value. Unlike perishable silver and gold mentioned in the previous verse, the blood of Christ was a price of immeasurable worth, accomplishing a redemption that no worldly wealth could ever buy. This highlights the supreme value God placed on our salvation.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
But with the precious blood of Christ. On the use of the word blood, and the reason why the efficacy of the atonement is said to …
But with precious blood (αλλα τιμιω αιματ). Instrumental case of αιμα after ελυτρωθητε (repeated from verse 18). Peter here applie…
19th Century
Anglican
With the precious blood of Christ.—“Precious” means, not “much prized by us,” but costly, precious in itself, as opposed to the p…
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Baptist
Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition f…
The logic of this verse is “Live... because you know!” That is, the Christian life is lived out of knowledge of the redemption that Christ has acco…
16th Century
Protestant
As of a lamb—by this likeness, he means that we have in Christ whatever had been foreshadowed by the ancient sacrifices, though he especia…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
But with the precious blood of Christ Christ was prophesied of as a Redeemer under the Old Testament, ([Reference Isaiah 59:20…
Holy confidence in God as a Father and awe-filled fear of Him as a Judge harmonize; and to regard God always as a Judge endears Him to us as a Fath…
