1 Peter 1:15-16

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Peter 1:13-16

1 Peter 1:13-16. Wherefore Since your lot is fallen into these glorious times, wherein you enjoy such high privileges above what the people of God formerly enjoyed; since the blessings which are set before you are so invaluable, and are so freely offered you, and you have such great encouragement to believe you may attain them; gird up the loins of your mind Prepare to pursue them with vigour, constancy, and perseverance, and to perform the various duties which they lay you under an... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 1 Peter 1:13-25

Fruits of salvation (1:13-2:3)Now that Christians have received such a great salvation, they should discipline their thoughts and behaviour so that they will always be ready for the return of Jesus Christ (13). They should think and act not according to their former habits, but according to the ways of God. They should pattern their character not on the people of the sinful society around them, but on the holy God (14-16).As Christians reverence God as their Father and Judge, they will want to... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Peter 1:15

as, &c . Literally according to ( App-104 .) the (One) having called you (is) holy. so, &c . = become ye yourselves also. all manner of = all. conversation = behaviour. Greek. anastrophe. See Galatians 1:1 , Galatians 1:13 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Peter 1:16

Be ye holy, &c . Quoted from Leviticus 11:44 . See also Leviticus 19:2 ; Leviticus 20:7 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 1 Peter 1:15

but like as he who called you is holy, be ye yourselves also holy in all manner of living;Hunter properly discerned that the requirement here is about the same as that of Matthew 5:48, namely, perfection.[45] Isaiah referred to the Father as "the Holy One of Israel" (Isaiah 30:15); and the great premise here is that children of such a God must themselves be holy "in all manner of living." The writer of Hebrews likewise admonished to "Follow ... holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord"... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 1 Peter 1:16

because it is written, Ye shall be holy; for I am holy.As Kelcy observed, "Thus it is seen that holiness is basic to true religion in both the Old Testament and the New Testament; without it, no one shall see the Lord (Hebrews 12:14)."[46] read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 1 Peter 1:15

1 Peter 1:15. As he which hath called you, &c.— The gods which the Heathens worshipped had a very bad moral character, and the imitation of them rendered their worshippers worse than they would otherwise have been. But nothing can lead to higher degrees of holiness and virtue, than imitating the true God, who hath blessed us with the Christian revelation, and who is there displayed as a Being of the most perfect moral character. See 2 Corinthians 7:1. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 1 Peter 1:15

15. 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 of going about, as distinguished from... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 1 Peter 1:16

16. Scripture is the true source of all authority in questions of doctrine and practice. Be ye . . . for I am—It is I with whom ye have to do. Ye are mine. Therefore abstain from Gentile pollutions. We are too prone to have respect unto men [CALVIN]. As I am the fountain of holiness, being holy in My essence, be ye therefore zealous to be partakers of holiness, that ye may be as I also am [DIDYMUS]. God is essentially holy: the creature is holy in so far as it is sanctified by God. God, in... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Peter 1:13-16

1. A life of holiness 1:13-16 read more

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