1 Peter 1:19

“but with the precious blood of the Messiah, as of a lamb without defect and unstained,”
1 Peter 1:19 · direct translation from the Greek

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We were ransomed with something more precious than silver or goldGrace

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butἀλλὰwith the preciousτιμίῳbloodαἵματιof the Messiah,Χριστοῦasὡςof a lambἀμνοῦwithout defectἀμώμουandκαὶunstained,ἀσπίλου

Allusion · Exodus 12:5

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Both texts speak of a lamb “without defect”: in Exodus 12:5, the Passover lamb; in 1 Peter 1:19, the lamb to which the Messiah is compared.

They share words that are rare in the original, without a quotation.

ἀμνοῦamnouG286שֶׂהseH7716“lamb”
ἀμώμουamōmouG299תָמִיםtamimH8549“without blemish, without defect”

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שֶׂה / ἀμνός

Peter says that they were ransomed with the blood of the Messiah, “as of a lamb without defect and unstained.”

1 Peter 1:19, word by word

with the preciousτιμίῳtimiōi

precious

Of great value.

Where else “timiōi” appears

bloodαἵματιhaimati

blood

The red fluid that runs through the bodies of people and animals.

Where else “haimati” appears

of the MessiahΧριστοῦChristou

Messiah

Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.

Where else “Christou” appears

of a lambἀμνοῦamnou

lamb

Lamb.

Where else “amnou” appears

without defectἀμώμουamōmou

blameless, without blemish

Without blemish, without defect, like an animal fit to be offered to God; blameless.

Where else “amōmou” appears

unstainedἀσπίλουaspilou

spotless

Spotless, without blemish.

Where else “aspilou” appears

Translation note

“Without defect”: the same word as “without blemish” in Hebrews 9:14; here it is distinguished from the next word, “unstained.” Recalls the sacrificial animals without defect (Exodus 12:5).

The context

18knowing that you were redeemed not with perishable things, silver or gold, from your futile conduct inherited from your fathers,

19 · This verse (above)

20He was foreknown before the foundation of the world, but was revealed at the end of the times for the sake of you,

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