Bible Strands
1 Peter 1:19
but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or spot.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Peter addresses dispersed believers, contrasting their past futile inheritance with their new redemption. He frames this explanation as a direct response to their understanding of how they were bought out of their former way of life.
The words — ἀμώμου (amōmou) and ἀσπίλου (aspilou) literally mean without blemish and without spot. The text explicitly applies these terms to Christ as a lamb, establishing the exact physical and moral purity required for the sacrifice.
The thread — This purity language runs through John 1:29 identifying Jesus as the Lamb who takes away sin, and 1 Peter 2:22 confirming no deceit was found in His mouth. The text anchors these references in the same sacrificial framework Peter introduces here.
Why it lands — The text states redemption cost the precious blood of a perfect lamb rather than silver or gold. It requires the reader to abandon reliance on perishable currency or human effort and rest solely on Christ’s unrepeatable, costly substitution.
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The Greek words
King James Version
But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:
Cross-references
- 1 John 1:7 But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.
- 1 Peter 2:22 “He committed no sin, and no deceit was found in His mouth.”
- John 1:29 The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!
- Hebrews 9:12 He did not enter by the blood of goats and calves, but He entered the Most Holy Place once for all by His own blood, thus securing eternal redemption.
- Revelation 5:9 And they sang a new song: “Worthy are You to take the scroll and open its seals, because You were slain, and by Your blood You purchased for God those from every tribe and tongue and people and nation.
- Exodus 12:5 Your lamb must be an unblemished year-old male, and you may take it from the sheep or the goats.
- John 1:36 When he saw Jesus walking by, he said, “Look, the Lamb of God!”
- Colossians 1:14 in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.
- Ephesians 1:7 In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace
- Revelation 1:5 and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and has released us from our sins by His blood,