1 Peter 1:15

1 Peter 1:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation;
• New International Version (NIV)But just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do;
• English Standard Version (ESV)but as he who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct,
• New King James Version (NKJV)but as He who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct,

Context of 1 Peter 1:15

13Wherefore girding up the loins of your mind, be sober and set your hope perfectly on the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ; 14as children of obedience, not fashioning yourselves according to your former lusts in the time of your ignorance: but like as he who called you is holy, be ye yourselves also holy in all manner of living; 16because it is written, Ye shall be holy; for I am holy. 17And if ye call on him as Father, who without respect of persons judgeth according to each man’s work, pass the time of your sojourning in fear:

1 Peter 1:15 word by word

ἀλλὰ κατὰ τὸν καλέσαντα ὑμᾶς ἅγιον καὶ αὐτοὶ ἅγιοι ἐν πάσῃ ἀναστροφῇ γενήθητε,Read the interlinear

• calledκαλέωkaleō · to call: callG2564
• holyἅγιοςhagios · holyG40
• alsoκαίkai · andG2532
• mannerἀναστροφήanastrophē · behaviourG391

Cross-references for 1 Peter 1:15

• 1 Peter 2:9But ye are an elect race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, that ye may show forth the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:
• 1 Peter 5:10And the God of all grace, who called you unto his eternal glory in Christ, after that ye have suffered a little while, shall himself perfect, establish, strengthen you.
• Romans 8:28And we know that to them that love God all things work together for good, even to them that are called according to his purpose.
• Romans 9:24even us, whom he also called, not from the Jews only, but also from the Gentiles?
• Philippians 3:14I press on toward the goal unto the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
• 1 Thessalonians 2:12to the end that ye should walk worthily of God, who calleth you into his own kingdom and glory.
• 1 Thessalonians 4:7For God called us not for uncleanness, but in sanctification.
• 2 Timothy 1:9who saved us, and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before times eternal,
• 2 Peter 1:3seeing that his divine power hath granted unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that called us by his own glory and virtue;
• Isaiah 6:3And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is Jehovah of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory.
• Revelation 3:7And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: These things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, he that openeth and none shall shut, and that shutteth and none openeth:
• Revelation 4:8And the four living creatures, having each one of them six wings, are full of eyes round about and within: and they have no rest day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, isthe Lord God, the Almighty, who was and who is and who is to come.
• Revelation 6:10and they cried with a great voice, saying, How long, O Master, the holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?
• Matthew 5:48Ye therefore shall be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
• Luke 1:74To grant unto us that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies Should serve him without fear,
• 2 Corinthians 7:1Having therefore these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all defilement of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

Commentaries on 1 Peter 1:15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15But 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…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15But 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 Philemon 1:27…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. 15-16"Be holy, because I am holy": This phrase appears often in Scripture. It emphasizes that God's people must be holy like God (see Leviticus 11:44–45; 19:2; 20:7; also Ezekiel 20:12; Ephesians 1:4; 1 Thessalonians 4:3; Revelation 22:11).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1515. Literally, "But (rather) after the pattern of Him who hath called you (whose characteristic is that He is) holy, be (Greek, 'become') ye yourselves also holy." God is our grand model. God's calling is a frequently urged motive in Peter's Epistles. Every one that begets, begets an offspring resembling himself [Epiphanius]. "Let the acts of the offspring indicate similarity to the Father" [Augustine]. conversation--deportment, course of life: one's way…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Peter 1:15

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In the dictionaries

• Conversation
• Fade
• Heaviness
• Holiness
• Hope
• Look
• Respect
• Resurrection
• Unspeakable
• Vain

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