1 Peter 1:19 (DRB)

Passage

But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb unspotted and undefiled

Nearby Context

1 Peter 1:17 And if you invoke as Father him who, without respect of persons, judgeth according to every one's work: converse in fear during the time of your sojourning here.

1 Peter 1:18 Knowing that you were not redeemed with corruptible things, as gold or silver, from your vain conversation of the tradition of your fathers:

1 Peter 1:19 But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb unspotted and undefiled

1 Peter 1:20 Foreknown indeed before the foundation of the world, but manifested in the last times for you:

1 Peter 1:21 Who through him are faithful in God who raised him up from the dead and hath given him glory, that your faith and hope might be in God.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "precious", "blood", "christ", "lamb", "unspotted", and "undefiled". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "precious" and "blood", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 18's "Knowing that you were not redeemed with..." into verse 20's "Foreknown indeed before the foundation of the...", so "precious" and "blood" belong inside that flow. In 1 Peter context, the local focus is hope in suffering, holy conduct, submission, and grace.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "precious" and "blood" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.