1 Peter 1:19
But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:
Study Note
Study Note
'The precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot' applies Exodus 12's Passover lamb imagery directly to Christ's sacrifice. The qualifier 'foreordained before the foundation of the world' (verse 20) insists that the crucifixion was not an emergency measure but the eternal plan of God — a point Paul makes in Ephesians 1:4 and Revelation 13:8 reinforces. The cultic purity language ('without blemish and without spot') from Leviticus 22:17-25 signals that Christ fulfills the entire sacrificial system, not merely the Passover — a reading developed extensively in Hebrews.
Other Translations
but with precious blood, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot, even the blood of Christ:
but with precious blood, as of a lamb unblemished and unspotted--Christ's--
But through holy blood, like that of a clean and unmarked lamb, even the blood of Christ:
Cross References
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For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.
The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the …
And looking upon Jesus as he walked, he saith, Behold the Lamb of God!
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Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same scripture, and preached unto him Jesus.