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# the precious blood of Christ
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Here "blood" stands for Christ's death on the cross. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])
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# like a lamb without blemish or spot
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Jesus died as a sacrifice so that God would forgive people's sins. Alternate translation: "like the lambs without blemish or spot that the Jewish priests sacrificed" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-simile]])
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# without blemish or spot
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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]])
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