1 Peter 1:13

1 Peter 1:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;
• New International Version (NIV)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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Therefore, preparing your minds for action, and being sober-minded, set your hope fully on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and rest your hope fully upon the grace that is to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;

Context of 1 Peter 1:13

11So they tried to find out what time or situation the Spirit of Christ kept referring to whenever he predicted Christ’s sufferings and the glory that would follow. 12God revealed to the prophets that the things they had spoken were not for their own benefit but for yours. What the prophets had spoken, the Holy Spirit, who was sent from heaven, has now made known to you by those who spread the Good News among you. These are things that even the angels want to look into. Therefore, your minds must be clear and ready for action. Place your confidence completely in what God’s kindness will bring you when Jesus Christ appears again. 14Because you are children who obey God, don’t live the kind of lives you once lived. Once you lived to satisfy your desires because you didn’t know any better. 15But because the God who called you is holy, you must be holy in every aspect of your life.

1 Peter 1:13 word by word

Διὸ ἀναζωσάμενοι τὰς ὀσφύας τῆς διανοίας ὑμῶν, νήφοντες, τελείως ἐλπίσατε ἐπὶ τὴν φερομένην ὑμῖν χάριν ἐν ἀποκαλύψει Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Whereforeδιόdio · thereforeG1352
• gird upἀναζώννυμιanazōnnumi · to girdG328
• the loinsὀσφῦςosphus · loinsG3751
• of yourσύsu · youG4771
• mindδιάνοιαdianoia · mindG1271
• be soberνήφωnēphō · be soberG3525
• and hopeἐλπίζωelpizō · to hope/expectG1679
• to the endτελείωςteleiōs · completelyG5049
• forἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• the graceχάριςcharis · graceG5485
• that is to be broughtφέρωpherō̄ · to bear/leadG5342
• atἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• the revelationἀποκάλυψιςapokalupsis · revelationG602
• of JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• ChristΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547

Cross-references for 1 Peter 1:13

• Exodus 12:11This is how ⌞you should be dressed when⌟ you eat it: with your belt on, your sandals on your feet, and your shepherd’s staff in your hand. You must eat it in a hurry. It is the Lord’s Passover.
• 1 Kings 18:46The Lord’s power was on Elijah. He hiked up his robe and ran ahead of Ahab until they came to Jezreel.
• 2 Kings 4:29The man of God told Gehazi, “Put on a belt, take my shepherd’s staff in your hand, and go. Whenever you meet anyone, don’t stop to greet him. If he greets you, don’t stop to answer him. Lay my staff on the boy’s face.”
• Job 38:3Brace yourself like a man! I will ask you, and you will teach me.
• Job 40:7“Brace yourself like a man! I will ask you, and you will teach me.
• Isaiah 11:5Justice will be the belt around his waist. Faithfulness will be the belt around his hips.
• Jeremiah 1:17Brace yourself, Jeremiah! Stand up, and say to them whatever I tell you to say. Don’t be terrified in their presence, or I will make you ⌞even more⌟ terrified in their presence.
• Luke 12:35“Be ready for action, and have your lamps burning.
• Luke 17:8No. Instead, he tells his servant, ‘Get dinner ready for me! After you serve me my dinner, you can eat yours.’
• Ephesians 6:14So then, take your stand! Fasten truth around your waist like a belt. Put on God’s approval as your breastplate.
• 1 Peter 4:7The end of everything is near. Therefore, practice self-control, and keep your minds clear so that you can pray.
• 1 Peter 5:8Keep your mind clear, and be alert. Your opponent the devil is prowling around like a roaring lion as he looks for someone to devour.
• Luke 21:34“Make sure that you don’t become drunk, hung over, and worried about life. Then that day could suddenly catch you by surprise
• Romans 13:13We should live decently, as people who live in the light of day. Wild parties, drunkenness, sexual immorality, promiscuity, rivalry, and jealousy cannot be part of our lives.
• 1 Thessalonians 5:6Therefore, we must not fall asleep like other people, but we must stay awake and be sober.
• 1 Peter 1:3Praise the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! God has given us a new birth because of his great mercy. We have been born into a new life that has a confidence which is alive because Jesus Christ has come back to life.

Commentaries on 1 Peter 1:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13Gird up the loins of your mind - Take courage from this display of God's love now made known to you; and though you must expect trials, yet fortify your minds with the consideration that he who has given you his Son Jesus will withhold from you no manner of thing that is good. The allusion here is to the long robes of the Asiatics, which, when they were about to perform any active service, they tucked in their girdles: this they did also when they waited…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind - The allusion here is to the manner in which the Orientals were accustomed to dress. They wear loose, flowing robes, so that, when they wish to run, or to fight, or to apply themselves to any business, they are obliged to bind their garments close around them. See the notes at Matthew 5:38-41. The meaning here is, that they were to have their minds in constant preparation to discharge the duties, or to endure the…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. 13prepare your minds for action (literally gird the loins of your mind): In Peter’s time, a man had to tuck the hem of his long robe into his belt before he could work or run.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. Wherefore--Seeing that the prophets ministered unto you in these high Gospel privileges which they did not themselves fully share in, though "searching" into them, and seeing that even angels "desire to look into" them, how earnest you ought to be and watchful in respect to them! gird up ... loins--referring to Christ's own words, Lu 12:35; an image taken from the way in which the Israelites ate the passover with the loose outer robe girded up about…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Peter 1:13

• Commandments
• Decision
• Hope
• Jesus Continued
• Sobriety
• Watchfulness

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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