Study it in the app“Therefore, girding up the loins of your mind, being sober, set your hope completely on the grace being brought to you at the revelation of Jesus the Messiah.”
Peter: be holy in all your conduct, as the one who called you is holyPurity
Therefore,Διὸgirding upἀναζωσάμενοιthe loinsτὰς ὀσφύαςof yourὑμῶνmind,τῆς διανοίαςbeing sober,νήφοντεςset your hopeἐλπίσατεcompletelyτελείωςonἐπὶthe graceτὴν χάρινbeing broughtφερομένηνto youὑμῖνatἐνthe revelationἀποκαλύψειof JesusἸησοῦthe Messiah.Χριστοῦ
therefore
"Therefore", "for this reason".
Where else “Dio” appearsgird up
Gird up: tuck up one's clothes with a belt to be ready for action.
Where else “anazōsamenoi” appearswaist
Waist, loins. To "gird the loins" is to get ready to work or travel.
Where else “osphyas” appearsmind, understanding
Mind, understanding.
Where else “dianoias” appearsbe sober, be alert
Be sober: keep a clear head and stay alert; free from the confusion of wine.
Where else “nēphontes” appearshope
Hope, put one's hope in something or someone.
Where else “elpisate” appearscompletely, fully
Completely, fully.
Where else “teleiōs” appearsgrace
A kindness God gives that no one earns, above all salvation.
Where else “charin” appearsbring
To carry or bring something or someone.
Where else “pheromenēn” appearsrevelation
Revelation: an uncovering, making known what was hidden.
Where else “apokalypsei” appearsJesus
Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).
Where else “Iēsou” appearsMessiah
Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.
Where else “Christou” appears“Girding up the loins”: tucking the tunic into the belt to work or run; that is, be ready.
12To them it was revealed that not for themselves but for you they were serving these things which have now been announced to you through those who proclaimed the good news to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven, things into which angels long to look intently.
13 · This verse (above)
14As children of obedience, not conforming yourselves to the desires you had formerly in your ignorance,
