1 Peter 1:18 meaning and explanation
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 you inherited from your forefathers,
1 Peter 1:18, Berean Standard Bible
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Peter is writing to believers scattered across Asia Minor, reminding them what their rescue cost. The Greek word behind redeemed, lytroō, means to set free by paying a price, language drawn from the slave market and from Israel's release from Egypt.
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