1 Peter 2:21

1 Peter 2:21 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps:
• New International Version (NIV)To this you were called, because Christ suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in his steps.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For to this you have been called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, so that you might follow in his steps.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that you should follow His steps:

Context of 1 Peter 2:21

19For this is thankworthy, if a man for conscience toward God endureth grief, suffering wrongfully. 20For what glory is it, if, when ye are buffeted for your faults, ye bear it patiently? but if, when ye do well, and suffer for it, ye bear it patiently, this is acceptable with God. For even to this were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps: 22Who committed no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth: 23Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously:

1 Peter 2:21 word by word

εἰς τοῦτο γὰρ ἐκλήθητε, ὅτι καὶ Χριστὸς ἔπαθεν ὑπὲρ ὑμῶν, ὑμῖν ὑπολιμπάνων ὑπογραμμὸν ἵνα ἐπακολουθήσητε τοῖς ἴχνεσιν αὐτοῦ·Read the interlinear

• Forγάρgar · forG1063
• evenεἰςeis · towardG1519
• thisτοῦτοtouto · thatG5124
• calledκαλέωkaleō · to call: callG2564
• becauseὅτιhoti · that/since: sinceG3754
• ChristΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547
• alsoκαίkai · andG2532
• sufferedπάσχωpaschō pathō penthō · to sufferG3958
• forὑπέρhuper · above/forG5228
• usἡμῶνhēmōn · of usG2257
• leavingὑπολιμπάνωhupolimpanō · to leave behindG5277
• usἡμῖνhēmin · to usG2254
• exampleὑπογραμμόςhupogrammos · exampleG5261
• thatἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
• followἐπακολουθέωepakoloutheō · to follow afterG1872
• hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• stepsἴχνοςichnos · trackG2487

Cross-references for 1 Peter 2:21

• Matthew 10:38And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me.
• Matthew 16:24Then said Jesus to his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
• Mark 8:34And when he had called the people to him with his disciples also, he said to them, Whoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
• Luke 9:23And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.
• Luke 14:26If any man cometh to me, and hateth not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.
• John 16:33These things I have spoken to you, that in me ye may have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.
• Acts 9:16For I will show him what great things he must suffer for my name’s sake.
• Acts 14:22Confirming the souls of the disciples, exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God.
• 1 Thessalonians 3:3That no man should be moved by these afflictions: for yourselves know that we are appointed to this.
• 1 Thessalonians 4:2For ye know what commandments we gave you by the Lord Jesus.
• 2 Timothy 3:12And, all indeed that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.
• 1 Peter 2:24Who himself bore our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live to righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.
• 1 Peter 3:18For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but made alive by the Spirit:
• 1 Peter 4:1Forasmuch then as Christ hath suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves likewise with the same mind: for he that hath suffered in the flesh hath ceased from sin;
• Luke 24:26Ought not Christ to suffer these things, and to enter into his glory?
• Acts 17:3Opening and alleging, that it was needful that Christ should suffer, and rise again from the dead; and that this Jesus, whom I preach to you, is Christ.

Commentaries on 1 Peter 2:21

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 21Hereunto were ye called - Ye were called to a state of suffering when ye were called to be Christians; for the world cannot endure the yoke of Christ, and they that will live godly in Christ must suffer persecution; they will meet with it in one form or other. Christ also suffered for us - And left us the example of his meekness and gentleness; for when he was reviled, he reviled not again. Ye cannot expect to fare better than your master; imitate his…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 21For even hereunto were ye called - Such a spirit is required by the very nature of your Christian vocation; you were called into the church in order that you might evince it. See the notes at 1 Thessalonians 3:3. Because Christ also suffered for us - Margin, “some read, for you.” The latest editions of the Greek Testament adopt the reading “for you.” The sense, however, is not essentially varied. The object is, to hold up the example of Christ to those…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 18-25Verses 18-25 Servants in those days generally were slaves, and had heathen masters, who often used them cruelly; yet the apostle directs them to be subject to the masters placed over them by Providence, with a fear to dishonour or offend God. And not only to those pleased with reasonable service, but to the severe, and those angry without cause. The sinful misconduct of one relation, does not justify sinful behaviour in the other; the servant is bound to…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 21-25There is no clear change in who Peter is addressing in this passage. However, the general tone of these verses shows that they apply to all Christians. These verses might include an early Christian hymn or confession about Christ (2:22–25). They focus on the sufferings of Christ for human salvation or redemption, using language mainly from Isaiah 52:13–53:12.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2121. Christ's example a proof that patient endurance under undeserved sufferings is acceptable with God. hereunto--to the patient endurance of unmerited suffering (1Pe 3:9). Christ is an example to servants, even as He was once in "the form of a servant." called--with a heavenly calling, though slaves. for us--His dying for us is the highest exemplification of "doing well" (1Pe 2:20). Ye must patiently suffer, being innocent, as Christ also innocently…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Peter 2:21

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Commandments
• Example
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Meekness
• Patience
• Suffering

In the dictionaries

• Christ
• Christ, Messiah
• Bishop
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• Chosen
• Cloke
• Disallow
• Example
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Commentaries on 1 Peter 2

• 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
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• 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
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings