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Firstly, set your hope completely on the grace, and be holy in all your ways because God is holy, more than that live your lives with fear in Him because Christ died for your sake. Lastly, love one another sincerely because you have been born by the gospel.

1 Peter 1:13-25

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1 Peter 1:13-25

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Therefore, g preparing your minds for action, 1

Therefore, get your minds ready for action 29

Therefore, 1 a prepare your minds for action,

So then. by having your minds ready for action

and h being sober-minded,

by being fully sober,

2 b keep sober in spirit,

and by having a mind that is able to think clearly and rightly

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set your hope fully on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.

and set your hope 30 completely on the grace that will be brought to you when Jesus Christ is revealed. 31

fix your c hope completely on the d grace 3 to be brought to you at e the revelation of Jesus Christ.

fix your hope completely on the grace that will be brought to you when Jesus Christ returns

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As obedient children,

Like obedient children,

As 1 a obedient children,

Just as how an obedient children obeys his father,

i do not be conformed to the passions j of your former ignorance,

do not comply with 32 the evil urges you used to follow in your ignorance, 33

do not 2 b be conformed to the former lusts which were yours in your c ignorance,

not conforming to the evil urges that you used to follow when you were still sons of disobedience

but k as he who called you is holy,

but, like the Holy One who called you,

but 1 a like the Holy One who called you,

but just like how your Father is Holy, the one who called you

you also be holy l in all your conduct,

become holy yourselves in all of your conduct,

2 b be holy yourselves also c in all your behavior;

be holy also in all your ways

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since it is written,

for it is written,

because it is written,

because it is written in Leviticus 11:44, 19:2

m “You shall be holy,

“ You shall be holy ,

“ a You shall be holy ,

it says there that "You shall be holy,

for I am holy.”

because I am holy .” 34

for I am holy .”

because I am holy."

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And if you n call on him as Father who o judges p impartially according to each one’s deeds,

And if you address as Father the one who impartially judges according to each one’s work,

If you a address as Father the One who b impartially c judges according to each one’s work,

Furthermore, if you claim that the One who judges with no partiality, the One who judges justly according to each one's deed is your Father

conduct yourselves q with fear throughout the time of your exile,

live out the time of your temporary residence here 35 in reverence .

conduct yourselves d in fear during the time of your e stay on earth;

then as a sojourner, let it be shown in all your ways that you fear God as long as you live here on earth,

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knowing that you r were ransomed from s the futile ways inherited from your forefathers,

You know that from your empty way of life inherited from your ancestors you were ransomed -

knowing that you were... 1 a redeemed from your futile way of life inherited from your forefathers,...

since you already know that you were bought with a price, that you were saved from your former way of life that was inherited from your ancestors,

not with perishable things such as silver or gold,

not by perishable things like silver or gold,

...not... with perishable things like silver or gold

not by means of things that can be destroyed such as silver or gold

but t with the precious blood of Christ, like that of u a lamb v without blemish or spot.

but by precious blood like that of an unblemished and spotless lamb, namely Christ.

but with precious a blood, as of a b lamb unblemished and spotless, the blood of Christ.

but through the precious blood that belongs to Christ who serves as a lamb without flaws

He was foreknown before the foundation of the world

He was foreknown 36 before the foundation of the world

For He was a foreknown before b the foundation of the world,

Because even though Christ was foreknown even before the world began

but w was made manifest x in the last times for the sake of you

but 37 was manifested in these last times 38 for your sake.

but has c appeared 1 in these last times d for the sake of you

however , He was revealed only in these last time for your best interest

y who through him are believers in God,

Through him you now trust 39 in God,

who through Him are a believers in God,

who through Him are now trusting and faithful to the one true God

z who raised him from the dead

who raised him from the dead

who raised Him from the dead

the God who is able to do the impossible, namely raising Him from the dead

and a gave him glory,

and gave him glory,

and b gave Him glory,

and after raising Him from the dead, gave Him glory

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so that your faith and hope are in God.

so that your faith and hope are in God.

so that your faith and c hope are in God.

in order that your faith and hope will be fixed in God.

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Having purified your souls

You have purified 40 your souls

Since you have...purified your souls...

Since your true selves has been sanctified

by your obedience to the truth

by obeying the truth 41

a in obedience to the truth

by means of your obedience to the truth, namely the gospel

for b a sincere brotherly love,

in order to show sincere mutual love. 42

for a 1 c sincere love of the brethren,

in order to express genuine love for the brethren

c love one another earnestly from a pure heart,

So 43 love one another earnestly from a pure heart. 44

fervently love one another from 2 the heart,

therefore, love one another intently and sincerely from a pure heart,

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d since you have been born again,

You have been born anew,

for you have been a born again

for your heart has been renewed

e not of perishable seed

not from perishable

b not of seed which is perishable

not by means of a seed that is not able to endure

but of imperishable,

but from imperishable seed,

but imperishable,

but by a seed that endures

through f the living and abiding word of God;

through the living and enduring word of God.

that is, through the living and enduring c word of God.

to be more clear, that seed is the living and enduring word of God

for g “All flesh is like grass

For all flesh 45 is like grass

For, “ a All flesh is like grass ,

Because as it is written in Isaiah 40:6,8, "All human flesh is just like grass

and all its glory like the flower of grass.

and all its glory like the flower of the grass; 46

And all its glory like the flower of grass .

and all it's beauty are just like the flowers of grass

The grass withers,

the grass withers

The grass withers ,

there will come a time where it will dried up

and the flower falls,

and the flower falls off,

And the flower falls off ,

and the flowers of grass will wilt and fall off

h but the word of the Lord remains forever.”

but the word of the Lord 47 endures forever . 48

a But the word of the Lord endures forever .”

In contrast , the word of the Lord is abiding and everlasting.

And this word i is the good news that was preached to you.

And this is b the word which was 1 preached to you.

To be more clear , this word is the gospel that was proclaimed to you.

v. 13a NET takes being sober minded as manner of getting your minds ready for action. ESV takes it as 2 ways on how to set your hope fully on the grace. v. 13b ESV and NET maintains the participle nature of being sober. in NASB they added in spirit to tell the readers in what aspect should one be sober. *NET puts and as conjunction between get your minds ready and set your hope as if these are 2 commands.

What does preparing your mind for action means? (girding up the loins of your minds) Minds cannot act physically so why say you have to prepare your mind for action? Possible interpretation: Meaning having a mind that is able to give an answer to anyone who ask about the hope you have. (1 Peter 3:15)

v. 13c NET translates the genitive revelation of Jesus Christ as objective genitive. Christ is the one who is revealed.

What does the genitive revelation of Jesus Christ means? Possible answers: Objective genitive- Christ the one being revealed. Meaning when he returns again.

In Greek it is in genitive: Persons of obedience They all translated it as attributive genitive. just as there are sons of disobedience in Ephesians, here it talks about sons/persons of obedience.

In Greek conformed is a participle.

In Greek having called you

v. 18a NET makes 18a as new sentence. ESV and NASB maintains the participle knowing.

v. 20a All 3 translation forms this as new sentence even though in greek, it's still part of a long sentence

What does it mean that Christ was foreknown even before the foundation of the world?

v. 22d NET starts a new sentence. v. 22 and23 are just one sentence.

NET starts a new sentence in 23a.

v. 25 b NET does not contain the last sentence in other translation.

HEAD What does this passage teaches me about God: God is Holy. (v. 15a, 16c) God is a just God. There is no partiality in him. (v. 17a) God is gracious and merciful to give Jesus as ransom to save me from my futile ways. (v. 17,19) God is powerful and life- giver. There is no impossible for Him. He is able to save people and even raise people from the dead. (v. 21) God is sovereign. (v.20) He is able to foreknow and made manifest whatever he wants and whenever he wants. God has no beginning. (v. 20) being able to foreknow Christ before the foundation of the world just means that He is not bounded by time. What does this passage teaches about man prior to conversion: Man is in state of rebellion. They are sons of disobedience. (v. 14) Man is unholy. (v.15) Man is living with no reverence to God. (v.17) Man is in need of a Savior. (v. 18) Man is faithless and hopeless. (v. 21) Man needs to be born again in order to be able to love from a pure heart. Man needs their soul to be purified. (v.22) We need the blood of Christ for our salvation. What does this passage teaches about man after conversion: They are now called sons of obedience. They are now able to love others genuinely. They are sojourners. What does this passage teaches me about sin: A man sins because of his ignorance to the truth (v. 14). What does this passage teaches me about the Word of God: The word of God is everlasting. In light of all these truths seen in this passage, it's now clear how important it is that I should fill my minds with these truths and rely on them in order to be able to do these 4 commands of Peter. That way, Satan won't be able to deceive me with his lies. Always preach the gospel to yourself not because you will lose your salvation but because we always forget the works and glory of God, the gospel and his word.

HEART What does this passage wants me to feel? It teaches me to love others and God unhypocritically.(v. 22) To live my life with fear in God. (As children fears his father) It teaches me to hope and trust in God's grace. It teaches me to have a submissive/humble heart for God is our final authority. (as child submits to his father) It teaches me not follow the passions of my former self. (v. 14b) My new passion should be is to live a holy life. How should I feel differently about myself: I should always fear God all throughout my life. Now that I consider myself a child of God, I should feel fear in the sense of I don't want to displease my Father in heaven. I should feel hopeful always. The passage taught me to love others with a sincere heart. How should I feel differently about God/Christ: Reading this passage makes me feel grateful to Christ for saving me from my futile ways by shedding his own blood on the cross. I was reminded by this passage to always set my hope on the grace found only in Jesus Christ. Since the word of the Lord abides forever therefore I can always rely and trust in His word at all times. What emotions does this passage exhort me to feel: This passage teaches me to put my hope fully on his grace. These commands are truly hard to do if I will just rely on myself. I believe I wouldn't even have the desire to obey and desire God if not for his grace and mercies. That's why I thank God for giving me a new heart, for cleansing my soul from all my unrighteousness. Having been born again enables me to love God and others genuinely. I can fix my hope in God, in his grace, in his words, in his Son Jesus Christ for they are everlasting and is able to save a sinner like me.

HANDS How should I act differently because of what I've read in the passage? As a child of God, I should conduct all aspect of my life in way that reflects the holiness of God, my Father. The salvation I have received from God is not cheap. It was paid by the precious blood of Christ. And so, it is only right that I should live in a way that shows how precious Christ is and is our salvation. What motivations does this passage give for acting differently ? God is a holy God and as a holy God, He definitely abhors sin. (v. 16) God is a just God and He judges impartially. God will weigh our every deed. (v. 17) God's word is abiding and everlasting and so we can rely on it at all times and in all kinds of situations. (v. 23) God paid the ransom we ought to pay by the precious blood of Christ. Which means that the salvation I received is not cheap. (v. 18) Obedience to the truth can sanctify us. (v. 22) What sin do I need to repent of and put off? I should repent of the former passions of my flesh now that my heart is renewed. I should repent of the times I'm living my life with no regard to the holiness of God. I should ask for forgiveness to God for the times I am not loving to others and the times that I did not grab the opportunity to preach the gospel. What good works do I need to put on? I should be loving to others. Having a renewed heart enables me now to love others sincerely. I should share the gospel of Christ to others as a sign of my love to them for only through Christ we can find salvation. God revealed Christ to us now, and so i t would be a privilege for me to be used by God if I am to proclaim Christ to others for them to know Him also.

Firstly, set your hope completely on the grace, and be holy in all your ways because god is holy, more than that live your lives with fear in Him because Christ died for your sake. Lastly, love one another sincerely because you have been born by the gospel.

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Explicit Commands: Set your hope fully on the grace . (v. 13c) Be holy in all your conduct. (v. 14b) Conduct yourselves with fear in the Lord. (v. 17b) Love one another sincerely. (v. 22d) Do not conform to your former passions. (v. 14b) Implicit Commands: Obey your Father (v. 14a) Conform now your passion in accordance to the truth you heard (v. 14b) Means: We are to set our hope fully on the grace by having a prepared and sober mind. (v. 13) As obedient children of God, we are to be holy in our conduct by conforming to the holiness of God our Father. (v. 14-15) We are to conduct all of our ways with fear to the Lord. (v. 17) Our soul can be sanctified by means of our obedience to the truth of the gospel. (v. 22ab) Motivation: You have been born again by means of the living and abiding word of god. (v. 23-25) You have been born again. (v. 23) You are now a new creature. You were ransomed from your futile ways. (v.18) Anchor: God is holy (v. 16) and Christ also. He is without blemish (v. 19) Christ purchased our salvation by means of His precious blood. God foreknown Christ before the foundation of the world, and revealed him to us now for our sake. (v. 20) The word of God is everlasting. (v. 23, 25) Takeaways: I ought to set my hope FULLY on the grace found in Christ. Upon studying this passage, the Lord is teaching me to be holy in all of my conduct. Just like how a child reflects his father in his conduct so it is with the Lord. So as a child of God, I should aim to reflect my Father's glory, his holiness and graciousness to me. One way for me to show it would be by proclaiming Christ for others to know Him also. Another way is by loving others, because it shows that I now have a renewed heart (been born again). I should proclaim the gospel as a sign of my genuine love for them because it is only through the gospel one can be born again.

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HEAD What does this passage teaches me about God: God is Holy. (v. 15a, 16c) God is a just God. There is no partiality in him. (v. 17a) God is gracious and merciful to give Jesus as ransom to save me from my futile ways. (v. 17,19) God is powerful and life- giver. There is no impossible for Him. He is able to save people and even raise people from the dead. (v. 21) God is sovereign. (v.20) He is able to foreknow and made manifest whatever he wants and whenever he wants. God has no beginning. (v. 20) being able to foreknow Christ before the foundation of the world just means that He is not bounded by time. What does this passage teaches about man prior to conversion: Man is in state of rebellion. They are sons of disobedience. (v. 14) Man is unholy. (v.15) Man is living with no reverence to God. (v.17) Man is in need of a Savior. (v. 18) Man is faithless and hopeless. (v. 21) Man needs to be born again in order to be able to love from a pure heart. Man needs their soul to be purified. (v.22) We need the blood of Christ for our salvation. What does this passage teaches about man after conversion: They are now called sons of obedience. They are now able to love others genuinely. They are sojourners. What does this passage teaches me about sin: A man sins because of his ignorance to the truth (v. 14). What does this passage teaches me about the Word of God: The word of God is everlasting. In light of all these truths seen in this passage, it's now clear how important it is that I should fill my minds with these truths and rely on them in order to be able to do these 4 commands of Peter. That way, Satan won't be able to deceive me with his lies. Always preach the gospel to yourself not because you will lose your salvation but because we always forget the works and glory of God, the gospel and his word. HEART What does this passage wants me to feel? It teaches me to love others and God unhypocritically.(v. 22) To live my life with fear in God. (As children fears his father) It teaches me to hope and trust in God's grace. It teaches me to have a submissive/humble heart for God is our final authority. (as child submits to his father) It teaches me not follow the passions of my former self. (v. 14b) My new passion should be is to live a holy life. How should I feel differently about myself: I should always fear God all throughout my life. Now that I consider myself a child of God, I should feel fear in the sense of I don't want to displease my Father in heaven. I should feel hopeful always. The passage taught me to love others with a sincere heart. How should I feel differently about God/Christ: Reading this passage makes me feel grateful to Christ for saving me from my futile ways by shedding his own blood on the cross. I was reminded by this passage to always set my hope on the grace found only in Jesus Christ. Since the word of the Lord abides forever therefore I can always rely and trust in His word at all times. What emotions does this passage exhort me to feel: This passage teaches me to put my hope fully on his grace. These commands are truly hard to do if I will just rely on myself. I believe I wouldn't even have the desire to obey and desire God if not for his grace and mercies. That's why I thank God for giving me a new heart, for cleansing my soul from all my unrighteousness. Having been born again enables me to love God and others genuinely. I should fix my hope in God, in his grace, in his words, in his Son Jesus Christ for they are everlasting and is able to save a sinner like me. HANDS How should I act differently because of what I've read in the passage? As a child of God, I should conduct all aspect of my life in way that reflects the holiness of God, my Father. The salvation I have received from God is not cheap. It was paid by the precious blood of Christ. And so, it is only right that I should live in a way that shows how precious Christ is and is our salvation. What motivations does this passage give for acting differently ? God is a holy God. And as a holy God, He definitely abhors sin. (v. 16) God is a just God and He judges impartially. God will weigh our every deed. (v. 17) God's word is abiding and everlasting and so we can rely on it at all times and in all kinds of situations. (v. 23) God paid the ransom we ought to pay by the precious blood of Christ. Which means that the salvation I received is not cheap. (v. 18) Obedience to the truth can sanctify us. (v. 22) What sin do I need to repent of and put off? I should repent of the former passions of my flesh now that my heart is renewed. I should repent of the times I'm living my life with no regard to the holiness of God. I should ask for forgiveness to God for the times I am not loving to others and the times that I did not grab the opportunity to preach the gospel. What good works do I need to put on? I should be loving to others. Having a renewed heart enables me now to love others sincerely. I should share the gospel of Christ to others as a sign of my love to them for only through Christ we can find salvation. God revealed Christ to us now, and so it would be a privilege for me to be used by God if I am to proclaim Christ to others for them to know Him also. Explicit Commands: Set your hope fully on the grace . (v. 13c) Be holy in all your conduct. (v. 14b) Conduct yourselves with fear in the Lord. (v. 17b) Love one another sincerely. (v. 22d) Do not conform to your former passions. (v. 14b) Implicit Commands: Obey your Father (v. 14a) Conform now your passion in accordance to the truth you heard (v. 14b) Means: We are to set our hope fully on the grace by having a prepared and sober mind. (v. 13) As obedient children of God, we are to be holy in our conduct by conforming to the holiness of God our Father. (v. 14-15) We are to conduct all of our ways with fear to the Lord. (v. 17) Our soul can be sanctified by means of our obedience to the truth of the gospel. (v. 22ab) Motivation: You have been born again by means of the living and abiding word of god. (v. 23-25) You have been born again. (v. 23) You are now a new creature. You were ransomed from your futile ways. (v.18) Anchor: God is holy (v. 16) and Christ also because He is without blemish (v. 19) Christ purchased our salvation by means of His precious blood. God foreknown Christ before the foundation of the world, and revealed him to us now for our sake. (v. 20) The word of God is everlasting. (v. 23, 25) Takeaways: I ought to set my hope FULLY on the grace found in Christ. Upon studying this passage, the Lord is teaching me to be holy in all of my conduct. Just like how a child reflects his father in his conduct so it is with the Lord. So as a child of God, I should aim to reflect my Father's glory, his holiness and graciousness to me. One way for me to show it would be by proclaiming Christ for others to know Him also. Another way is by loving others, because it shows that I now have a renewed heart (been born again). I should proclaim the gospel as a sign of my genuine love for them because it is only through the gospel one can be born again. I was reminded of the passage in Ephesians, in Colossians, in Philippians, 1 Thessalonians that says to live in a manner worthy of the gospel. I should live all aspect of my life in a manner that would show the precious value of the gospel. The salvation that we received from God through the gospel was paid by the precious blood of His Son Jesus Christ and so it is not cheap. Reference: ( Only let your manner of life be worthy of the gospel of Christ , so that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of you that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one mind striving side by side for the faith of the gospel, (Philippians 1:27 ESV ) ( I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called, (Ephesians 4:1 ESV ) (so as to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord , fully pleasing to him, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God. (Colossians 1:10 ESV ) (we exhorted each one of you and encouraged you and charged you to walk in a manner worthy of God , who calls you into his own kingdom and glory. (1 Thessalonians 2:12 ESV )