1 Peter 1:18 in Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
Forasmuch 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;
American Standard Version (ASV)
knowing that ye were redeemed, not with corruptible things, with silver or gold, from your vain manner of life handed down from your fathers;
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
Being conscious that you have been made free from that foolish way of life which was your heritage from your fathers, not through a payment of things like silver or gold which come to destruction,
Darby English Bible (DBY)
knowing that ye have been redeemed, not by corruptible [things, as] silver or gold, from your vain conversation handed down from [your] fathers,
World English Bible (WEB)
knowing that you were redeemed, not with corruptible things, with silver or gold, from the useless way of life handed down from your fathers,
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
having known that, not with corruptible things -- silver or gold -- were ye redeemed from your foolish behaviour delivered by fathers,
| received as Forasmuch as | εἰδότες | eidotes | ee-THOH-tase |
| ye | ὅτι | hoti | OH-tee |
| know that not | οὐ | ou | oo |
| corruptible | φθαρτοῖς | phthartois | fthahr-TOOS |
| with things, silver | ἀργυρίῳ | argyriō | ar-gyoo-REE-oh |
| and gold, | ἢ | ē | ay |
| redeemed | χρυσίῳ | chrysiō | hryoo-SEE-oh |
| were | ἐλυτρώθητε | elytrōthēte | ay-lyoo-TROH-thay-tay |
| ye | ἐκ | ek | ake |
| from | τῆς | tēs | tase |
| ματαίας | mataias | ma-TAY-as | |
| vain | ὑμῶν | hymōn | yoo-MONE |
| your | ἀναστροφῆς | anastrophēs | ah-na-stroh-FASE |
| conversation by tradition from your fathers; | πατροπαραδότου | patroparadotou | pa-troh-pa-ra-THOH-too |