1 Peter 1:13–2:3

Be Holy

¹³Therefore, with minds that are alert and fully sober,^o set your hope^p on the grace to be brought to you^q when Jesus Christ is revealed at his coming.^{r 14}As obedient^s children, do not conform^t to the evil desires you had when you lived in ignorance.^{u 15}But just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do;^{v 16}for it is written: “Be holy, because I am holy.”^aw

¹⁷Since you call on a Father^x who judges each person’s work^y impartially,^z live out your time as foreigners^a here in reverent fear.^{b 18}For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed^c from the empty way of life^d handed down to you from your ancestors, ¹⁹but with the precious blood^e of Christ, a lamb^f without blemish or defect.^{g 20}He was chosen before the creation of the world,^h but was revealed in these last timesⁱ for your sake. ²¹Through him you believe in God,^j who raised him from the dead^k and glorified him,^l and so your faith and hope^m are in God.

²²Now that you have purifiedⁿ yourselves by obeying^o the truth so that you have sincere love for each other, love one another deeply,^p from the heart.^{b 23}For you have been born again,^q not of perishable seed, but of imperishable,^r through the living and enduring word of God.^{s 24}For,

“All people are like grass,

and all their glory is like the flowers of the field;

the grass withers and the flowers fall,

²⁵but the word of the Lord endures forever.”^ct

And this is the word that was preached to you.

2Therefore, rid yourselves^u of all malice and all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander^v of every kind. ²Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk,^w so that by it you may grow up^x in your salvation, ³now that you have tasted that the Lord is good.^y