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 Here "blood" stands for Christ's death on the cross. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])
 
-# like a lamb without blemish or spot
+# like that of a lamb without blemish or spot
 
-Jesus died as a sacrifice so that God would forgive people's sins. Alternate translation: "like the lambs without blemish or spot that the Jewish priests sacrificed" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-simile]])
+Jesus died as a sacrifice so that God would forgive people's sins. This phrase shows that Jesus was perfect by comparing his blood to the blood of a spotless lamb. Alternate translation: "like the blood of the spotless lambs that the Jewish priests sacrificed" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-simile]])
 
 # without blemish or spot