1 Peter 1:18

18For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life handed down to you from your ancestors,

18knowing that you were not 1:18 Or ransomedredeemed with perishable things like silver or gold from your futile way of life inherited from your forefathers,

18knowing that you were not redeemed with perishable things like silver or gold from your futile way of life inherited from your forefathers,

18For you know that you were not redeemed from your useless [spiritually unproductive] way of life inherited [by tradition] from your forefathers with perishable things like silver and gold,

18For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life you inherited from your forefathers,

18You were set free from an empty way of life. This way of life was handed down to you by your own people of long ago. You know that you were not bought with things that can pass away, like silver or gold.