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1 Peter 1:19

King James Version (KJV)

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— D.L. Moody

1 Peter 1:19

Verse 19 of 25

Scripture focus

But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:

1 Peter 1:19 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on 1 Peter 1:19

Theological / Devotional

But with. The Greek makes a strongly pointed contrast between vs. 18 and 19 — between “corruptible things” and “the precious blood of Christ.”

Precious blood of Christ. Christ’s “precious blood” is without peer, and makes His redemption immeasurably greater than any other could be (see on Rom. 3:25). Indeed, only Christ’s blood is able to redeem us from sin.

Lamb. For a discussion of Christ as the Lamb provided by God for the redemption of men see on John 1:29.

Without blemish. Gr. amomos. See on Eph. 1:4, where the plural form, amomoi, is translated “without blame.”

Without spot. Gr. aspilos, “without moral blemish” (see James 1:27; see on 1 Tim. 6:14). While the physical perfection of the sacrificial lamb is spoken of in the OT (see Lev. 22:19-21; see on Ex. 12:5), that condition was stressed as a type of the moral perfection of Christ that fitted Him to be the sacrificial Lamb of God, worthy and able to atone for the human race.

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