1 Peter 1:15 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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¹⁵But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation;

1 Peter 1:15 —

Old words in this verse

conversation: — way of life, conduct.

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Cross-References

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Matthew 5:48
Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.
2 Corinthians 7:1
Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
Hebrews 12:14
Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:
James 3:13
Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom.
Ephesians 5:1-2
Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children; …

Topics

Atheism Attributes of God Commandments Discipleship Disobedience to God Duty God Godliness

Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 13-23)

Here the apostle begins his exhortations to those whose glorious state he had before described, thereby instructing us that Christianity is a doctrine according to godliness, designed to make us not only wiser, but better. I. He exhorts them to sobriety and holiness. 1. Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, etc., 1 Pet. 1:13. As if he had said, “ Wherefore, since you are so honoured and distin…

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset, David Brown’s Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (1871)

(vv. 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” [Augus…