1 Peter 1:14

1 Peter 1:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance:
• New International Version (NIV)As obedient children, do not conform to the evil desires you had when you lived in ignorance.
• English Standard Version (ESV)As obedient children, do not be conformed to the passions of your former ignorance,
• New King James Version (NKJV)as obedient children, not conforming yourselves to the former lusts, as in your ignorance;

Context of 1 Peter 1:14

12It was revealed to them that their services [their prophecies regarding grace] were not [meant] for themselves and their time, but for you, in these things [the death, resurrection, and glorification of Jesus Christ] which have now been told to you by those who preached the gospel to you by the [power of the] Holy Spirit [who was] sent from heaven. Into these things even the angels long to look. 13So prepare your minds for action, be completely sober [in spirit—steadfast, self-disciplined, spiritually and morally alert], fix your hope completely on the grace [of God] that is coming to you when Jesus Christ is revealed. [Live] as obedient children [of God]; do not be conformed to the evil desires which governed you in your ignorance [before you knew the requirements and transforming power of the good news regarding salvation]. 15But like the Holy One who called you, be holy yourselves in all your conduct [be set apart from the world by your godly character and moral courage]; 16because it is written, “You shall be holy (set apart), for I am holy.”

1 Peter 1:14 word by word

ὡς τέκνα ὑπακοῆς μὴ συσχηματιζόμενοι ταῖς πρότερον ἐν τῇ ἀγνοίᾳ ὑμῶν ἐπιθυμίαις,Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Asὡςhōs · as/whenG5613
• obedientὑπακοήhupakoē · obedienceG5218
• childrenτέκνονteknon · childG5043
• notμήmē · notG3361
• fashioning yourselves according toσυσχηματίζωsuschēmatizō · to conform toG4964
• the formerπρότερονproteron · previouslyG4386
• lustsἐπιθυμίαepithumia · desireG1939
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• yourσύsu · youG4771
• ignoranceἄγνοιαagnoia · ignoranceG52

Cross-references for 1 Peter 1:14

• Ephesians 2:2in which you once walked. You were following the ways of this world [influenced by this present age], in accordance with the prince of the power of the air (Satan), the spirit who is now at work in the disobedient [the unbelieving, who fight against the purposes of God].
• Ephesians 5:6Let no one deceive you with empty arguments [that encourage you to sin], for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience [those who habitually sin].
• 1 Peter 4:2so that he can no longer spend the rest of his natural life living for human appetites and desires, but [lives] for the will and purpose of God.
• Romans 6:4We have therefore been buried with Him through baptism into death, so that just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory and power of the Father, we too might walk habitually in newness of life [abandoning our old ways].
• Romans 12:2And do not be conformed to this world [any longer with its superficial values and customs], but be transformed and progressively changed [as you mature spiritually] by the renewing of your mind [focusing on godly values and ethical attitudes], so that you may prove [for yourselves] what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect [in His plan and purpose for you].
• Ephesians 4:18for their [moral] understanding is darkened and their reasoning is clouded; [they are] alienated and self-banished from the life of God [with no share in it; this is] because of the [willful] ignorance and spiritual blindness that is [deep-seated] within them, because of the hardness and insensitivity of their heart.
• Colossians 3:5So put to death and deprive of power the evil longings of your earthly body [with its sensual, self-centered instincts] immorality, impurity, sinful passion, evil desire, and greed, which is [a kind of] idolatry [because it replaces your devotion to God].
• Acts 17:30Therefore God overlooked and disregarded the former ages of ignorance; but now He commands all people everywhere to repent [that is, to change their old way of thinking, to regret their past sins, and to seek God’s purpose for their lives],
• 1 Thessalonians 4:5not [to be used] in lustful passion, like the Gentiles who do not know God and are ignorant of His will;

Commentaries on 1 Peter 1:14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14Not fashioning yourselves - As the offices of certain persons are known by the garb or livery they wear, so are transgressors: where we see the world's livery we see the world's servants; they fashion or habit themselves according to their lusts, and we may guess that they have a worldly mind by their conformity to worldly fashions.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14As obedient children - That is, conduct yourselves as becomes the children of God, by obeying his commands; by submitting to His will; and by manifesting unwavering confidence in him as your Father at all times. Not fashioning yourselves - Not forming or modeling your life. Compare the notes at Romans 12:2. The idea is, that they were to have some model or example, in accordance with which they were to frame their lives, but that they were not to make…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 13-16Verses 13-16 As the traveller, the racer, the warrior, and the labourer, gathered in their long and loose garments, that they might be ready in their business, so let Christians do by their minds and affections. Be sober, be watchful against all spiritual dangers and enemies, and be temperate in all behaviour. Be sober-minded in opinion, as well as in practice, and humble in your judgment of yourselves. A strong and perfect trust in the grace of God, is…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13-21New birth and the hope of salvation call Christians to live as God’s people. They must turn away from the values of the world and follow the holiness of God, who redeemed them.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1414. From sobriety of spirit and endurance of hope Peter passes to obedience, holiness, and reverential fear. As--marking their present actual character as "born again" (1Pe 1:3, 22). obedient children--Greek, "children of obedience": children to whom obedience is their characteristic and ruling nature, as a child is of the same nature as the mother and father. Contrast Ep 5:6, "the children of disobedience." Compare 1Pe 1:17, "obeying the Father" whose…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Peter 1:14

• Blindness
• Character
• Commandments
• Holiness
• Obedience
• Righteous
• Worldliness

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Commentaries on 1 Peter 1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings