What does "Redemption" mean in the Bible?
The purchase back of something that had been lost, by the payment of a ransom. Redemption appears in 8 verses across 5 books of the Bible.
What does the Bible say about Redemption?
The purchase back of something that had been lost, by the payment of a ransom. The Greek word so rendered is apolutrosis, a word occurring nine times in Scripture, and always with the idea of a ransom or price paid, i.e., redemption by a lutron (see Matt. 20:28; Mark 10:45). There are instances in the LXX. Version of the Old Testament of the use of lutron in man’s relation to man (Lev. 19:20; 25:51; Ex. 21:30; Num. 35:31, 32; Isa. 45:13; Prov. 6:35), and in the same sense of man’s relation to God (Num. 3:49; 18:15). There are many passages in the New Testament which represent Christ’s sufferings under the idea of a ransom or price, and the result thereby secured is a purchase or redemption (comp. Acts 20:28; 1 Cor. 6:19, 20; Gal. 3:13; 4:4, 5; Eph. 1:7; Col. 1:14; 1 Tim. 2:5, 6; Titus 2:14; Heb. 9:12; 1 Pet. 1:18, 19; Rev. 5:9). The idea running through all these texts, however various their reference, is that of payment made for our redemption. The debt against us is not viewed as simply cancelled, but is fully paid. Christ’s blood or life, which he surrendered for them, is the “ransom” by which the deliverance of his people from the servitude of sin and from its penal consequences is secured. It is the plain doctrine of Scripture that “Christ saves us neither by the mere exercise of power, nor by his doctrine, nor by his example, nor by the moral influence which he exerted, nor by any subjective influence on his people, whether natural or mystical, but as a satisfaction to divine justice, as an expiation for sin, and as a ransom from the curse and authority of the law, thus reconciling us to God by making it consistent with his perfection to exercise mercy toward sinners” (Hodge’s Systematic Theology).
Definition text: Easton's Bible Dictionary · 1897. Public domain.
Compiled by Protos: the verse list on this page. Where one name belongs to more than one person or place, each of them gets a separate entry.
What is the Greek word for Redemption?
Greek · G629
ἀπολύτρωσις
apolutrōsis
redemption
TBESG, from Abbott-Smith (1922). Public domain.
Where does Redemption appear in the Bible?
Redemption is referenced in 8 verses across 5 books. Every passage below is about this one, not just every verse the word turns up in.
- 1 Corinthians 1:30
- Colossians 1:14
- Ephesians 1:7
- Ephesians 1:14
- Ephesians 4:30
- Luke 21:28
- Romans 3:24
- Romans 8:23
What else appears in these passages?
These turn up in the same passages as Redemption.
Common questions
How many times does the Bible mention Redemption?
Redemption appears in 8 verses across 5 books, most often in Ephesians, which accounts for 3 of them.
Which books of the Bible mention Redemption?
Ephesians, Romans, 1 Corinthians, Colossians, Luke.
Where can I read every verse about Redemption?
This page lists 8 of them. Protos carries all 8, and opens this entry on the verse you are reading rather than in a separate tab.
