13 Bible Verses About Redemption
In him we have our redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses (Ephesians 1:7). Redemption is a purchase - a price paid to set captives free. These verses trace what it cost, what it bought, and why those he bought belong to him forever.
In him and through his blood we have redemption, the forgiveness of our wrongdoing. We have it because God’s grace is so rich,
He has rescued us from the power of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves. In him we have redemption, which is the forgiveness of our sins.
He gave himself for us to set us free from all lawlessness and to purify for himself a people that belongs to him, eager to do what is good.
For you know the price of your release from the useless way of living you inherited from your forefathers. That price was not silver or gold, things that decay, but the precious blood of Christ, who was like a lamb without flaw or stain.
Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse on our behalf, for it is written, “A curse is on everyone who is hung on a tree.”
Yet they are declared righteous as a free gift, by his grace, through the redemption found in Christ Jesus.
You were bought, and a price was paid for you. So bring glory to God in your body.
and by means not of the blood of goats and calves but of his own blood, he entered the sanctuary once for all and obtained an eternal redemption.
And not creation alone. We ourselves, who have the Spirit as the first share of the harvest, also groan within ourselves while we long for our adoption as children, when our body will be redeemed.
“Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, for he has come to help his people and set them free.
They sing a new song: “Worthy are you to receive the scroll and to break open its seals, for you were slaughtered, and at the cost of your blood you bought for God those from every tribe and language and people and nation.
Israel, wait in hope for the LORD! For loyal love is found with the LORD, and with him is redemption in full measure.
It is God who has placed you in Christ Jesus, and he has become God’s wisdom for us, which means our righteousness, our holiness and our redemption.
Common questions
What does redemption mean in the Bible?
Redemption is a purchase that sets captives free: “In Him and through His blood we have redemption, the forgiveness of our wrongdoing” (Ephesians 1:7). God “has rescued us from the power of darkness” and brought us into the kingdom of his Son (Colossians 1:13–14).
Which Bible verses are about redemption?
Ephesians 1:7, Colossians 1:13–14, Titus 2:14, and 1 Peter 1:18–19 are foundational. They describe the price Christ paid — his own blood — to free and forgive his people.
What price was paid for our redemption?
1 Peter 1:18–19 says the price of our release “was not silver or gold, things that decay, but the precious blood of Christ, who was like a lamb without flaw or stain.” Redemption cost God his Son, and those he bought belong to him forever.