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1 Peter 1:18 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Forasmuch as ye know
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
eido (Greek #1492)
used only in certain past tenses, the others being borrowed from the equivalent 3700 and 3708; properly, to see (literally or figuratively); by implication, (in the perfect tense only) to know
KJV usage: be aware, behold, X can (+ not tell), consider, (have) know(-ledge), look (on), perceive, see, be sure, tell, understand, wish, wot. Compare 3700.
Pronounce: i'-do
Origin: a primary verb
that
hoti (Greek #3754)
demonstrative, that (sometimes redundant); causative, because
KJV usage: as concerning that, as though, because (that), for (that), how (that), (in) that, though, why.
Pronounce: hot'-ee
Origin: neuter of 3748 as conjunction
ye were
lutroo (Greek #3084)
to ransom (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: redeem.
Pronounce: loo-tro'-o
Origin: from 3083
not
ou (Greek #3756)
the absolute negative (compare 3361) adverb; no or not
KJV usage: + long, nay, neither, never, no (X man), none, (can-)not, + nothing, + special, un(-worthy), when, + without, + yet but. See also 3364, 3372.
Pronounce: oo
Origin: οὐκ (ook), and (before an aspirate) οὐχ (ookh) a primary word
redeemed
lutroo (Greek #3084)
to ransom (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: redeem.
Pronounce: loo-tro'-o
Origin: from 3083
with corruptible things
phthartos (Greek #5349)
decayed, i.e. (by implication) perishable
KJV usage: corruptible.
Pronounce: fthar-tos'
Origin: from 5351
, as silver
argurion (Greek #694)
silvery, i.e. (by implication) cash; specially, a silverling (i.e. drachma or shekel)
KJV usage: money, (piece of) silver (piece).
Pronounce: ar-goo'-ree-on
Origin: neuter of a presumed derivative of 696
and
e (Greek #2228)
disjunctive, or; comparative, than
KJV usage: and, but (either), (n-)either, except it be, (n-)or (else), rather, save, than, that, what, yea. Often used in connection with other particles. Compare especially 2235, 2260, 2273.
Pronounce: ay
Origin: a primary particle of distinction between two connected terms
gold
chrusion (Greek #5553)
a golden article, i.e. gold plating, ornament, or coin
KJV usage: gold.
Pronounce: khroo-see'-on
Origin: diminutive of 5557
, from
ek (Greek #1537)
or ἐξ (ex) a primary preposition denoting origin (the point whence action or motion proceeds), from, out (of place, time, or cause; literal or figurative; direct or remote)
KJV usage: after, among, X are, at, betwixt(-yond), by (the means of), exceedingly, (+ abundantly above), for(- th), from (among, forth, up), + grudgingly, + heartily, X heavenly, X hereby, + very highly, in, ...ly, (because, by reason) of, off (from), on, out among (from, of), over, since, X thenceforth, through, X unto, X vehemently, with(-out). Often used in composition, with the same general import; often of completion.
Pronounce: ek
your
humon (Greek #5216)
of (from or concerning) you
KJV usage: ye, you, your (own, -selves).
Pronounce: hoo-mone'
Origin: genitive case of 5210
vain
mataios (Greek #3152)
empty, i.e. (literally) profitless, or (specially), an idol
KJV usage: vain, vanity.
Pronounce: mat'-ah-yos
Origin: from the base of 3155
conversation
anastrophe (Greek #391)
behavior
KJV usage: conversation.
Pronounce: an-as-trof-ay'
Origin: from 390
received by tradition from your fathers
patroparadotos (Greek #3970)
traditionary
KJV usage: received by tradition from fathers.
Pronounce: pat-rop-ar-ad'-ot-os
Origin: from 3962 and a derivative of 3860 (in the sense of handing over or down)
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Conversation,
Fathers,
Gold,
Redeem,
Silver,
Tradition

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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Psa. 49:7‑8• 7In no wise can a man redeem a brother,{HR}He giveth not to God a ransom for him
 8(But the redemption-price of their soul [is] precious,{HR}And it hath ceased forever), (Psa. 49:7‑8)
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1 Cor. 6:20• 20For ye were bought with a price: do then glorify God in your body. (1 Cor. 6:20)
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1 Cor. 7:23• 23Ye were bought with a price; become not bondmen of men. (1 Cor. 7:23)
corruptible.
1 Peter 1:7• 7that the proof of your faith, much more precious than gold that perisheth though proved by fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at [the] revelation of Jesus Christ: (1 Peter 1:7)
vain.
Psa. 39:6• 6Surely in an image doth man walk;{HR}Surely in vain are they disquieted:{HR}He hoardeth, and knoweth not who shall gather them. (Psa. 39:6)
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Psa. 62:10• 10Confide not in oppression,{HR}And in robbery be not vain;{HR}If riches increase,{HR}Set not [your] heart [on them]. (Psa. 62:10)
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Jer. 4:11• 11{i}At that time shall it be said to this people and to Jerusalem, A hot wind cometh from the heights in the wilderness, on the way of the daughter of my people, not for fanning, nor for cleansing.{/i} (Jer. 4:11)
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Rom. 1:21• 21Because, having known God, they glorified him not as God nor were thankful, but became vain in their thoughts, and their heart void of understanding was darkened. (Rom. 1:21)
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1 Cor. 3:20• 20and again, [The] Lord knoweth the reasonings of the wise that they are vain. (1 Cor. 3:20)
received.
1 Peter 4:3• 3For the past time [is] sufficient to have wrought out the will of the Gentiles, walking as ye had done in lasciviousness, lusts, wine-bibbings, revels, carousings, and unhallowed idolatries; (1 Peter 4:3)
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Jer. 9:14• 14{i}but have walked after the stubbornness of their own heart, and after the Baals, as their fathers taught them;{/i} (Jer. 9:14)
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Jer. 16:19• 19Jehovah, my strength, and my fortress, and my refuge in the day of affliction, the Gentiles shall come unto thee from the ends of the earth, and shall say, Surely our fathers have inherited lies, vanity, and things wherein there is no profit. (Jer. 16:19)
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Jer. 44:17• 17But we will certainly do whatsoever thing goeth forth out of our own mouth, to burn incense unto the queen of heaven , and to pour out drink offerings unto her, as we have done, we, and our fathers, our kings, and our princes, in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem: for then had we plenty of victuals, and were well, and saw no evil. (Jer. 44:17)
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Ezek. 20:18• 18But I said unto their children in the wilderness, Walk ye not in the statutes of your fathers, neither observe their judgments, nor defile yourselves with their idols; (Ezek. 20:18)
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Amos 2:4• 4{i}Thus saith Jehovah:{/i} For three transgressions of Judah, and for four, I will not turn back; {i}because they have despised the law of Jehovah, and have not kept his statutes; and their lies have caused them to err, after which their fathers walked.{/i} (Amos 2:4)
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Zech. 1:4‑6• 4{i}Be ye not as your fathers, unto whom the former prophets cried, saying, Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: Turn ye now from your evil ways, and from your evil doings; but{/i} they did not hear, nor hearken unto me, saith Jehovah.
 5Your fathers, where are they? and the prophets, do they live forever?
 6But my words and my statutes, which I commanded my servants the prophets, did they not take hold of your fathers? and they returned and said, Like as Jehovah of hosts thought to do unto us, according to our ways, and according to our doings, so hath he dealt with us. (Zech. 1:4‑6)
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Matt. 15:2‑3• 2{i}Why do thy disciples transgress what has been delivered by the ancients? for they do not wash their hands when they eat bread.{/i}
 3{i}But he answering said to them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God on account of your traditional teaching?{/i} (Matt. 15:2‑3)
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Acts 7:51‑52• 51Stiffnecked and uncircumcised in hearts and ears, ye do always resist the Holy Spirit; as your fathers so ye.
 52Which of the prophets did not your fathers persecute? And they slew those that announced beforehand of the coming of the Righteous One, of whom now ye became betrayers and murderers, (Acts 7:51‑52)
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Acts 19:34‑35• 34But when they came to know he was a Jew, one shout arose from all, crying for about two hours, Great [is] Artemis of [the] Ephesians.
 35And the town clerk after stilling the crowd, says, Ephesians, which of men is he who knoweth not that the city of [the] Ephesians is temple-keeper of the great Artemis, and of what fell from the sky? (Acts 19:34‑35)
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Gal. 1:4• 4that gave himself for our sins, so that he might deliver us out of the present evil age according to the will of our God and Father, (Gal. 1:4)
• Peter speaks when he tells the saints that they "were redeemed," and that they knew it consciously (εἰδότες). It was no longer a simply objective fact: this they had at first to apprehend by faith; it was now part of their inward realization by the Holy Spirit. (“1 Peter 1:18-19” by W. Kelly)
• Fore-fathers, of whom scripture gave a reliable and sad account, were their trust, not the living God. (“1 Peter 1:18-19” by W. Kelly)
• Silver and gold are the least corruptible of metals, yet they are corruptible. The price of our redemption was incorruptible and precious. (“1 Peter 1” by F.B. Hole)

J. N. Darby Translation

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knowing that ye have been redeemed, not by corruptible things, as silver or gold, from your vain conversation handed down from your fathers,

W. Kelly Translation

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knowing that not by corruptibles, silver or gold, ye were redeemed, from your vain course ancestrally handed down,