1 Peter 1:18 - Good News Bible (Catholic edition in Septuagint order)For you know what was paid to set you free from the worthless manner of life handed down by your ancestors. It was not something that can be destroyed, such as silver or gold; See the chapterMore versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers; See the chapterAmplified Bible - Classic EditionYou must know (recognize) that you were redeemed (ransomed) from the useless (fruitless) way of living inherited by tradition from [your] forefathers, not with corruptible things [such as] silver and gold, See the chapterAmerican Standard Version (1901)knowing that ye were redeemed, not with corruptible things, with silver or gold, from your vain manner of life handed down from your fathers; See the chapterCommon English BibleLive in this way, knowing that you were not liberated by perishable things like silver or gold from the empty lifestyle you inherited from your ancestors. See the chapterCatholic Public Domain VersionFor you know that it was not with corruptible gold or silver that you were redeemed away from your useless behavior in the traditions of your fathers, See the chapter |