But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:
Precious - of inestimable value. Greek order, 'With precious blood, as of a lamb without blemish (in itself) and without spot (contracted from others), [even the blood] of Christ.' Though very man, He remained pure in Himself ("without blemish"), and uninfected by any impression of sin from without ("without spot"), which would have unfitted Him for being our atoning Redeemer: so the Passover lamb; so too, the Church, the Bride, by union with Him. As Israel's redemption from Egypt required the blood of the paschal lamb, so our redemption from the curse required the blood of Christ; "foreordained." (1 Peter 1:20) from eternity, as the Passover lamb was taken up on the tenth day of the month.