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Asὡςchildrenτέκναof obedience,ὑπακοῆςnotμὴconforming yourselvesσυσχηματιζόμενοιto the desiresταῖς ἐπιθυμίαιςyou had formerlyπρότερονinἐνyour ignorance,τῇ ἀγνοίᾳ ὑμῶν
1 Peter 1:14
Study it in the app“As children of obedience, not conforming yourselves to the desires you had formerly in your ignorance,”
Peter cites what is written: be holy in all your conduct, for I am holyHolinessPeter: be holy in all your conduct, as the one who called you is holyPurity
With the Greek beneath
1 Peter 1:14, word by word
- childrenτέκναtekna
child
Someone born of parents, or of a family or people.
Where else “tekna” appears- of obedienceὑπακοῆςhypakoēs
obedience
Obedience: listening and doing what is commanded.
Where else “hypakoēs” appears- conforming yourselvesσυσχηματιζόμενοιsyschēmatizomenoi
be conformed
Be conformed, take on the shape of something, follow its pattern.
Where else “syschēmatizomenoi” appears- to the desiresἐπιθυμίαιςepithymiais
lust
Wanting what is forbidden, wrong cravings.
Where else “epithymiais” appears- you had formerlyπρότερονproteron
before, former
Before, earlier; the former.
Where else “proteron” appears- your ignoranceἀγνοίᾳagnoiai
ignorance
Ignorance, not knowing.
Where else “agnoiai” appears
The context
13Therefore, 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.
14 · This verse (above)
15but as the one who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct,