1 Peter 1:15

Contextual Overview

¹³Therefore, prepare your minds for action; be self-controlled; set your hope fully on the grace to be given you when Jesus Christ is revealed. ¹³ Therefore, with minds that are alert and fully sober, set your hope on the grace to be brought to you when Jesus Christ is revealed at his coming. ¹³ Therefore, prepare your minds for action, keep sober in spirit, fix your hope completely on the grace to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ. ¹³Get your minds wrapped around being a servant because that's what you've been called to be. Be self-controlled and ride with hope in the grace that is yours when Jesus comes riding back to get us. ¹³ So make your minds ready, and keep on the watch, hoping with all your power for the grace which is to come to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ; ¹³ Wherefore, having girded up the loins of your mind, [be] sober [and] hope with perfect stedfastness in the grace [which will be] brought to you at [the] revelation of Jesus Christ; ¹³ Therefore, prepare your minds for action, be sober and set your hope perfectly on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ -- ¹³ Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be watchful and hope perfectly for the grace that is brought you by the revelation of Jesus Christ. ¹³ Therefore gird up your minds and fix your hopes calmly and unfalteringly upon the boon that is soon to be yours, at the re-appearing of Jesus Christ. ¹³ Wherefore gird vp the loynes of your minde, bee sober, and hope to the end, for the grace that is to bee brought vnto you at the reuelation of Iesus Christ:

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as: 1 Peter 2:9, 1 Peter 5:10, Romans 8:28-30, Romans 9:24, Philippians 3:14, 1 Thessalonians 2:12, 1 Thessalonians 4:7, 2 Timothy 1:9, 2 Peter 1:3, 2 Peter 1:10

is: Isaiah 6:3, Revelation 3:7, Revelation 4:8, Revelation 6:10

so: Matthew 5:48, Luke 1:74, Luke 1:75, 2 Corinthians 7:1, Ephesians 5:1, Ephesians 5:2, Philippians 1:27, Philippians 2:15, Philippians 2:16, 1 Thessalonians 4:3-7, Titus 2:11-14, Titus 3:8, Titus 3:14, Hebrews 12:14, 2 Peter 1:4-10

in: 1 Peter 2:12, 1 Peter 3:16, Philippians 3:20, 1 Timothy 4:12, Hebrews 13:5, James 3:13, 2 Peter 3:11-14

Reciprocal: Exodus 15:11 - glorious Exodus 19:6 - and an Exodus 22:31 - holy Exodus 28:36 - HOLINESS Leviticus 11:44 - ye shall Leviticus 14:14 - General Leviticus 19:2 - Ye shall Leviticus 20:7 - General Leviticus 20:26 - the Lord Numbers 15:40 - be holy Deuteronomy 10:12 - to walk Psalms 50:23 - ordereth his conversation Psalms 99:9 - for the Isaiah 35:8 - The way Habakkuk 1:13 - of Luke 6:36 - General John 17:11 - Holy Acts 17:30 - but Romans 1:7 - called 1 Corinthians 1:2 - called 2 Corinthians 5:15 - henceforth 2 Corinthians 10:5 - the obedience Galatians 1:6 - that called Colossians 3:10 - after Hebrews 12:10 - partakers 1 Peter 3:2 - behold 1 John 2:1 - that 1 John 3:7 - even

Gill's Notes on the Bible

But as he which hath called you is holy,.... Which is a periphrasis of God the Father, who had called them, not merely in an external way, by the outward ministry of the word; but internally, powerfully, and efficaciously, by his Spirit and grace; and who had called them to holiness of life and conversation, as well as in calling had implanted principles of holiness in them, and therefore is said to call them with an holy calling; and who himself is holy, naturally, perfectly, and originally, and in such sense as no creature is, angels or men; and is glorious in holiness, and is the source and fountain of holiness in others: therefore

[so] be ye holy in all manner of conversation; which respects not internal holiness, but supposes it; for that is God's work, and not the creature's act; it is the sanctification of the Spirit, of which he is the author; this they were chosen unto from the beginning, and made partakers of in regeneration; but external holiness, holiness of life and conversation, in all the parts and branches of it, both with respect to God and men, in matters both of religion and civil life: and to be holy in this sense is an imitating of God, a copying after him, though he is far from being equalled by a sinful creature, or even by an angel in heaven; however, the arguments to it, taken from the nature of God, and of his effectual calling to grace and holiness, are very strong and powerful; for it is walking worthy of him, who has called us to his kingdom and glory; and walking worthy of that calling wherein we are called; and a following of God, as dear and obedient children; and what is according to his will, and what he directs unto, and requires, as appears from what follows.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

But as he which hath called you is holy - On the word called, see the notes at Ephesians 4:1. The meaning here is, that the model or example in accordance with which they were to frame their lives, should be the character of that God who had called them into his kingdom. They were to be like him. Compare the notes at Matthew 5:48.

So be ye holy in all manner of conversation - In all your conduct. On the word “conversation,” see the notes at Philippians 1:27. The meaning is, that since God is holy, and we profess to be his followers, we also ought to be holy.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 15. But as he which hath called you — Heathenism scarcely produced a god whose example was not the most abominable; their greatest gods, especially, were paragons of impurity; none of their philosophers could propose the objects of their adoration as objects of imitation. Here Christianity has an infinite advantage over heathenism. God is holy, and he calls upon all who believe in him to imitate his holiness; and the reason why they should be holy is, that God who has called them is holy, 1 Peter 1:15.