diff --git a/1pe/01/19.md b/1pe/01/19.md index 120434ed74..f5221202db 100644 --- a/1pe/01/19.md +++ b/1pe/01/19.md @@ -1,12 +1,7 @@ -# the precious blood of Christ - -Here "blood" stands for Christ's death on the cross. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]]) - # like that of a lamb without blemish or spot -Jesus died as a sacrifice so that God would forgive people's sins. This phrase shows that Jesus was perfect by comparing his blood to the blood of a spotless lamb. Alternate translation: "like the blood of the spotless lambs that the Jewish priests sacrificed" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-simile]]) +This phrase shows that Jesus was perfect by comparing his blood to the blood of a spotless lamb. Alternate translation: "like the blood of the spotless lambs that the Jewish priests sacrificed" # without blemish or spot -Peter expresses the same idea in two different ways to emphasize Christ's purity. Alternate translation: "with no imperfections" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-doublet]]) - +"with no imperfections"