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1 Peter 1:19 KJV (With Strong’s)

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But
alla (Greek #235)
properly, other things, i.e. (adverbially) contrariwise (in many relations)
KJV usage: and, but (even), howbeit, indeed, nay, nevertheless, no, notwithstanding, save, therefore, yea, yet.
Pronounce: al-lah'
Origin: neuter plural of 243
with the precious
timios (Greek #5093)
valuable, i.e. (objectively) costly, or (subjectively) honored, esteemed, or (figuratively) beloved
KJV usage: dear, honourable, (more, most) precious, had in reputation.
Pronounce: tim'-ee-os
Origin: τιμιώτερος (tim-ee-o'-ter-os), and the superlative τιμιώτατος (tim-ee-o'-tat-os) from 5092
blood
haima (Greek #129)
blood, literally (of men or animals), figuratively (the juice of grapes) or specially (the atoning blood of Christ); by implication, bloodshed, also kindred
KJV usage: blood.
Pronounce: hah'-ee-mah
Origin: of uncertain derivation
of Christ
Christos (Greek #5547)
anointed, i.e. the Messiah, an epithet of Jesus
KJV usage: Christ.
Pronounce: khris-tos'
Origin: from 5548
, as
hos (Greek #5613)
which how, i.e. in that manner (very variously used, as follows)
KJV usage: about, after (that), (according) as (it had been, it were), as soon (as), even as (like), for, how (greatly), like (as, unto), since, so (that), that, to wit, unto, when(-soever), while, X with all speed.
Pronounce: hoce
Origin: probably adverb of comparative from 3739
of a lamb
amnos (Greek #286)
a lamb
KJV usage: lamb.
Pronounce: am-nos'
Origin: apparently a primary word
h without blemish
amomos (Greek #299)
unblemished (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: without blame (blemish, fault, spot), faultless, unblamable.
Pronounce: am'-o-mos
Origin: from 1 (as a negative particle) and 3470
and
kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
without spot
aspilos (Greek #784)
unblemished (physically or morally)
KJV usage: without spot, unspotted.
Pronounce: as'-pee-los
Origin: from 1 (as a negative particle) and 4695
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John 1:29,36• 29On the morrow he seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold, the Lamb of God that taketh away the sin of the world!
 36and, looking at Jesus as he walked, he saith, Behold, the Lamb of God! (John 1:29,36)
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Rev. 7:14• 14And I said to him, My lord, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they that come out of the great tribulation, and they washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. (Rev. 7:14)

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Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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1 Peter 2:22‑24• 22who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth;
 23who when reviled did not again revile, when suffering did not threaten, but gave over to him that judgeth righteously;
 24who himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live to righteousness; by whose stripes ye were healed. (1 Peter 2:22‑24)
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1 Peter 3:18• 18Because even Christ once suffered for sins, just for unjust, that he might bring us to God, put to death indeed in flesh, but made alive in [the] Spirit, (1 Peter 3:18)
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Dan. 9:24•  (Dan. 9:24)
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Zech. 13:7•  (Zech. 13:7)
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Matt. 20:28• 28{i}as indeed the Son of man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life a ransom for many.{/i} (Matt. 20:28)
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Matt. 26:28• 28{i}For this is my blood, that of the [new] covenant, that shed for many for remission of sins.{/i} (Matt. 26:28)
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Acts 20:28• 28Take heed to yourselves and to all the flock in which the Holy Spirit set you overseers to tend the assembly of God, which he purchased with his own blood. (Acts 20:28)
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Eph. 1:7• 7in whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of offences, according to the riches of his grace, (Eph. 1:7)
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Col. 1:14• 14in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins; (Col. 1:14)
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Heb. 9:12‑14• 12neither by blood of goats and calves but by his own blood, entered once for all into the holies, having found an everlasting redemption.
 13For if the blood of goats and bulls and a heifer's ashes sprinkling the defiled sanctifieth for the purity of the flesh,
 14by how much rather shall the blood of the Christ, who by [the] eternal Spirit offered himself spotless to God, purify your conscience from dead works to serve a living God? (Heb. 9:12‑14)
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1 John 1:7• 7But if we walk in the light as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus [Christ] his Son cleanseth us from all sin. (1 John 1:7)
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1 John 2:2• 2and he is [the] propitiation for our sins, and not only for ours, but also for the whole world. (1 John 2:2)
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Rev. 1:5• 5and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the first-born of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. To him that loveth us and washed us from our sins in his blood, (Rev. 1:5)
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Rev. 5:9• 9And they sing a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain and hast bought [us] to God by thy blood out of every tribe and tongue and people and nation; (Rev. 5:9)
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Ex. 12:5•  (Ex. 12:5)
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Isa. 53:7•  (Isa. 53:7)
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John 1:29,36• 29On the morrow he seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold, the Lamb of God that taketh away the sin of the world!
 36and, looking at Jesus as he walked, he saith, Behold, the Lamb of God! (John 1:29,36)
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Acts 8:32‑35• 32Now the passage of the Scripture which he was reading was this(
 33In his humiliation his judgment was taken away.
 34And the eunuch answering Philip said, I pray thee, of whom speaketh the prophet this? Of himself or of some other?
 35And Philip opened his mouth, and beginning from this scripture, preached to him Jesus. (Acts 8:32‑35)
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1 Cor. 5:7‑8• 7Purge out the old leaven that ye may be a new lump, according as ye are unleavened. For also our Passover, Christ, was sacrificed.
 8Wherefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, nor with leaven of malice and wickedness, but with unleavened [bread] of sincerity and truth. (1 Cor. 5:7‑8)
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Rev. 5:6• 6And I saw in the midst of the throne and of the four living creatures, and in the midst of the elders, a Lamb standing as slain, having seven horns and seven eyes which are the [seven] Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth. (Rev. 5:6)
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Rev. 7:14• 14And I said to him, My lord, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they that come out of the great tribulation, and they washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. (Rev. 7:14)
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Rev. 14:1• 1And I saw, and, behold, the Lamb standing upon the mount Sion, and with him an hundred forty {i}and{/i} four thousand, having his name and his Father's name written on their foreheads. (Rev. 14:1)
• In Christ we have redemption through it, not yet of the body, but the remission of offenses (Eph. 1:7). Nor was there forgiveness only but peace through the blood of His cross (Col. 1:20), and justification in virtue of it (Rom. 5:9). For indeed as He loves us, so He washed us from our sins in His blood (Rev. 1:6). As we now drink the cup of the new covenant in His blood, so in heaven the new song is of the Lamb slain Who bought to God by His blood out of every tribe and tongue and people and nation. Is it not indeed precious blood? (“1 Peter 1:18-19” by W. Kelly)
• The immense price, the infinite value of the means employed for our redemption-namely, the blood of the Lamb, without blemish and without spot-is the motive for fearing God during our pilgrimage. (“1 Peter 1” by J.N. Darby)

J. N. Darby Translation

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but by precious blood, as of a lamb without blemish and without spotl, the blood of Christ,

JND Translation Notes

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Or "by precious blood, as of Christ, a lamb, etc."; or "by [the] precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb, etc."

W. Kelly Translation

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but by precious blooda of Christ, as of a lamb unblemished and spotless,

WK Translation Notes

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a
The order of the Greek, which some prefer in English also, is "by precious blood as of a Lamb.... Christ," followed closely by "fore-known" etc. in vs. 20. The truth in substance remains the same.