³⁷ And what would a man give in exchange for his life?

⁷ Truly, no man may get back his soul for a price, or give to God the payment for himself;

⁸ (Because it takes a great price to keep his soul from death, and man is not able to give it.)

¹⁸ 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,

¹⁹ But through holy blood, like that of a clean and unmarked lamb, even the blood of Christ: