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Don’t slip back into your old ways of living to satisfy your own desires. You didn’t know any better then.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/1_peter/1.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />As obedient children, do not be conformed to the passions of your former ignorance,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/1_peter/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />As obedient children, do not conform to the passions of your former ignorance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/1_peter/1.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />as children of obedience, not being conformed to the passions in your former ignorance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/1_peter/1.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_peter/1.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />as obedient children, not conforming yourselves to the former lusts, <i>as</i> in your ignorance;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_peter/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />As obedient children, do not be conformed to the former lusts <i>which were yours</i> in your ignorance,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_peter/1.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />As obedient children, do not be conformed to the former lusts which were yours in your ignorance,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_peter/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />As obedient children, do not be conformed to the former lusts <i>which were yours</i> in your ignorance,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_peter/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />As obedient children, not being conformed to the former lusts <i>which were yours</i> in your ignorance,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_peter/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />[Live] as obedient children [of God]; do not be conformed to the evil desires <i>which governed you</i> in your ignorance [before you knew the requirements and transforming power of the good news regarding salvation].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_peter/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />As obedient children, do not be conformed to the desires of your former ignorance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_peter/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />As obedient children, do not be conformed to the desires of your former ignorance. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_peter/1.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />as children of obedience, not fashioning yourselves according to your former lusts in the time of your ignorance:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/1_peter/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Behave like obedient children. Don't let your lives be controlled by your desires, as they used to be. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_peter/1.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />as children of obedience, not fashioning yourselves according to your former lusts in the time of your ignorance:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_peter/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Because you are children who obey God, don't live the kind of lives you once lived. Once you lived to satisfy your desires because you didn't know any better.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_peter/1.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Be obedient to God, and do not allow your lives to be shaped by those desires you had when you were still ignorant. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_peter/1.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />As obedient children, do not be shaped by the desires that used to influence you when you were ignorant. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_peter/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />As obedient children, do not conform to the passions of your former ignorance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_peter/1.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Like obedient children, do not comply with the evil urges you used to follow in your ignorance,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_peter/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />As obedient children, do not be conformed to the desires as in your ignorance,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_peter/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/1_peter/1.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />And, since you delight in obedience, do not shape your lives by the cravings which used to dominate you in the time of your ignorance,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_peter/1.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />as children of obedience, not conforming yourselves according to your former lusts as in your ignorance, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/1_peter/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />as obedient children, not fashioning yourselves to the former desires in your ignorance,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/1_peter/1.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />as children of obedience, not being conformed to the passions in your former ignorance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_peter/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> as obedient children, not fashioning yourselves to the former desires in your ignorance,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_peter/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />As children of obedience, not as formerly conforming yourselves to eager desire in your ignorance:<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/1_peter/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />As children of obedience, not fashioned according to the former desires of your ignorance: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_peter/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Be like sons of obedience, not conforming to the desires of your former ignorance,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_peter/1.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Like obedient children, do not act in compliance with the desires of your former ignorance<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_peter/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Like obedient children, do not be conformed to the desires that you formerly had in ignorance.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/1_peter/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Like obedient children, not partakers again in those sinful desires for which you once lusted in your ignorance:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/1_peter/1.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />As obedient children, and do not be partaking again of your former lusts, which you were lusting without knowledge.<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/1_peter/1.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />as obedient children, not conforming yourselves to the desires which you formerly had in your ignorance;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/1_peter/1.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />As children of obedience, not being fashioned after your former lusts in ignorance:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/1_peter/1.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />as obedient children, not conformed to the former passions of the days of your ignorance:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/1_peter/1.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />as obedient children be no longer influenc'd by those passions, which were the effects of your former ignorance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/1_peter/1.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />And, since you delight in obedience, do not shape your lives by the cravings which used to dominate you in the time of your ignorance,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/1_peter/1.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />as children of obedience, not conforming yourselves to the former desires in <i>your</i> ignorance;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/1_peter/1.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />as children of obedience, not conforming yourselves to the former lusts in your ignorance:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_peter/1-14.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/1h9-AlUcaGE?start=148" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/1_peter/1.htm">A Call to Holiness</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13</span>Therefore prepare your minds for action. Be sober-minded. Set your hope fully on the grace to be given you at the revelation of Jesus Christ. <span class="reftext">14</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/5613.htm" title="5613: hōs (Adv) -- Probably adverb of comparative from hos; which how, i.e. In that manner.">As</a> <a href="/greek/5218.htm" title="5218: hypakoēs (N-GFS) -- Obedience, submissiveness, compliance. From hupakouo; attentive hearkening, i.e. compliance or submission.">obedient</a> <a href="/greek/5043.htm" title="5043: tekna (N-NNP) -- A child, descendent, inhabitant. From the base of timoria; a child.">children,</a> <a href="/greek/3361.htm" title="3361: mē (Adv) -- Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether."></a> <a href="/greek/4964.htm" title="4964: syschēmatizomenoi (V-PPM/P-NMP) -- To conform to. From sun and a derivative of schema; to fashion alike, i.e. Conform to the same pattern.">do not conform</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tais (Art-DFP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">to the</a> <a href="/greek/1939.htm" title="1939: epithymiais (N-DFP) -- Desire, eagerness for, inordinate desire, lust. From epithumeo; a longing.">passions</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">of</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: hymōn (PPro-G2P) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">your</a> <a href="/greek/4386.htm" title="4386: proteron (Adj-ANS-C) -- Formerly, before. Neuter of proteros as adverb; previously.">former</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tē (Art-DFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/52.htm" title="52: agnoia (N-DFS) -- Ignorance, inadvertence, sometimes with the idea of willful blindness. From agnoeo; ignorance.">ignorance.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">15</span>But just as He who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/12-2.htm">Romans 12:2</a></span><br />Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/4-22.htm">Ephesians 4:22-24</a></span><br />to put off your former way of life, your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; / to be renewed in the spirit of your minds; / and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/3-5.htm">Colossians 3:5-10</a></span><br />Put to death, therefore, the components of your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires, and greed, which is idolatry. / Because of these, the wrath of God is coming on the sons of disobedience. / When you lived among them, you also used to walk in these ways. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/titus/3-3.htm">Titus 3:3</a></span><br />For at one time we too were foolish, disobedient, misled, and enslaved to all sorts of desires and pleasures—living in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/2-15.htm">1 John 2:15-17</a></span><br />Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. / For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh, the desires of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not from the Father but from the world. / The world is passing away, along with its desires; but whoever does the will of God remains forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/6-4.htm">Romans 6:4</a></span><br />We were therefore buried with Him through baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may walk in newness of life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/5-17.htm">2 Corinthians 5:17</a></span><br />Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away. Behold, the new has come!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/2-2.htm">Ephesians 2:2-3</a></span><br />in which you used to walk when you conformed to the ways of this world and of the ruler of the power of the air, the spirit who is now at work in the sons of disobedience. / All of us also lived among them at one time, fulfilling the cravings of our flesh and indulging its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature children of wrath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/5-16.htm">Galatians 5:16-21</a></span><br />So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. / For the flesh craves what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. They are opposed to each other, so that you do not do what you want. / But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/1-14.htm">James 1:14-15</a></span><br />But each one is tempted when by his own evil desires he is lured away and enticed. / Then after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/4-5.htm">1 Thessalonians 4:5</a></span><br />not in lustful passion like the Gentiles who do not know God;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_peter/2-10.htm">2 Peter 2:10</a></span><br />Such punishment is specially reserved for those who indulge the corrupt desires of the flesh and despise authority. Bold and self-willed, they are unafraid to slander glorious beings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/13-13.htm">Romans 13:13-14</a></span><br />Let us behave decently, as in the daytime, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and debauchery, not in dissension and jealousy. / Instead, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the desires of the flesh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/6-9.htm">1 Corinthians 6:9-11</a></span><br />Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who submit to or perform homosexual acts, / nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor verbal abusers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God. / And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified, in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-16.htm">Isaiah 1:16-17</a></span><br />Wash and cleanse yourselves. Remove your evil deeds from My sight. Stop doing evil! / Learn to do right; seek justice and correct the oppressor. Defend the fatherless and plead the case of the widow.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance:</p><p class="hdg">obedient.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ephesians/2-2.htm">Ephesians 2:2</a></b></br> Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ephesians/5-6.htm">Ephesians 5:6</a></b></br> Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience.</p><p class="hdg">not.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_peter/4-2.htm">1 Peter 4:2,3</a></b></br> That he no longer should live the rest of <i>his</i> time in the flesh to the lusts of men, but to the will of God… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/romans/6-4.htm">Romans 6:4</a></b></br> Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/romans/12-2.htm">Romans 12:2</a></b></br> And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what <i>is</i> that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.</p><p class="hdg">in.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/17-30.htm">Acts 17:30</a></b></br> And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_thessalonians/4-5.htm">1 Thessalonians 4:5</a></b></br> Not in the lust of concupiscence, even as the Gentiles which know not God:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/titus/3-3.htm">Titus 3:3-5</a></b></br> For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, <i>and</i> hating one another… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/james/1-27.htm">Children</a> <a href="/romans/12-2.htm">Conform</a> <a href="/philippians/3-21.htm">Conformed</a> <a href="/james/4-1.htm">Cravings</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-13.htm">Delight</a> <a href="/james/4-5.htm">Desires</a> <a href="/james/5-20.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/11-13.htm">Fashioning</a> <a href="/hebrews/13-7.htm">Former</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-7.htm">Ignorance</a> <a href="/james/4-3.htm">Lusts</a> <a href="/1_peter/1-2.htm">Obedience</a> <a href="/james/1-25.htm">Obedient</a> <a href="/james/5-17.htm">Passions</a> <a href="/james/4-7.htm">Ruled</a> <a href="/john/5-37.htm">Shape</a> <a href="/1_peter/1-11.htm">Time</a> <a href="/hebrews/12-9.htm">Used</a> <a href="/james/5-9.htm">Yourselves</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_peter/3-6.htm">Children</a> <a href="/psalms/119-85.htm">Conform</a> <a href="/ezekiel/11-12.htm">Conformed</a> <a href="/1_peter/2-11.htm">Cravings</a> <a href="/1_peter/4-3.htm">Delight</a> <a href="/1_peter/2-11.htm">Desires</a> <a href="/1_peter/2-1.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/exodus/32-4.htm">Fashioning</a> <a href="/1_peter/3-5.htm">Former</a> <a href="/1_peter/2-15.htm">Ignorance</a> <a href="/1_peter/2-11.htm">Lusts</a> <a href="/1_peter/1-22.htm">Obedience</a> <a href="/exodus/24-7.htm">Obedient</a> <a href="/1_peter/2-11.htm">Passions</a> <a href="/1_peter/1-22.htm">Ruled</a> <a href="/exodus/32-4.htm">Shape</a> <a href="/1_peter/1-17.htm">Time</a> <a href="/1_peter/3-5.htm">Used</a> <a href="/1_peter/1-15.htm">Yourselves</a><div class="vheading2">1 Peter 1</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_peter/1-1.htm">Peter praises God for his manifold spiritual graces;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_peter/1-10.htm">showing that the salvation in Christ the fulfillment of prophesy;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_peter/1-13.htm">and exhorts them accordingly to be holy.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In the biblical context, obedience is a central theme, reflecting the covenant relationship between God and His people. The imagery of children suggests a familial bond, highlighting the intimacy and care God has for His followers. This concept is echoed in other scriptures, such as <a href="/ephesians/5.htm">Ephesians 5:1</a>, where believers are called to be imitators of God as beloved children. The idea of obedience also ties back to the Old Testament, where Israel was often referred to as God's children, expected to follow His commandments (<a href="/deuteronomy/14.htm">Deuteronomy 14:1</a>).<p><b>do not conform</b><br>This directive warns against adopting the behaviors and patterns of the surrounding culture that are contrary to God's will. The term "conform" suggests a pressure to fit into a mold, which in the historical context of the early church, could mean succumbing to pagan practices or societal norms that were inconsistent with Christian teachings. <a href="/romans/12-2.htm">Romans 12:2</a> similarly advises believers not to conform to the world but to be transformed by the renewing of their minds. This call to non-conformity is a reminder of the distinctiveness of the Christian life, set apart for holiness.<p><b>to the passions</b><br>The word "passions" refers to desires or lusts that are often associated with sinful behavior. In the Greco-Roman world, indulgence in various passions was common, and new believers were called to abandon these in favor of a life led by the Spirit. <a href="/galatians/5-24.htm">Galatians 5:24</a> speaks of those who belong to Christ having crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. This transformation is part of the sanctification process, where believers are gradually conformed to the image of Christ.<p><b>of your former ignorance</b><br>This phrase points to the time before the recipients of the letter came to faith in Christ. "Ignorance" here refers to a lack of knowledge about God and His ways, which often led to living in sin. In <a href="/acts/17-30.htm">Acts 17:30</a>, Paul speaks of God overlooking the times of ignorance but now commanding all people to repent. The call to leave behind former ignorance is a call to embrace the truth of the Gospel and live in the light of that knowledge. This transformation from ignorance to understanding is a key aspect of the Christian journey, as believers grow in their knowledge of God and His will.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/p/peter.htm">Peter</a></b><br>The apostle Peter, one of Jesus' closest disciples, is the author of this epistle. He writes to encourage and instruct believers scattered throughout Asia Minor.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/a/asia_minor.htm">Asia Minor</a></b><br>The region where the recipients of Peter's letter were located, which is modern-day Turkey. The early Christians here faced persecution and needed guidance on living out their faith.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/e/early_church.htm">Early Church</a></b><br>The community of believers in the first century who were navigating their new identity in Christ amidst a pagan culture.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_as_a_mark_of_faith.htm">Obedience as a Mark of Faith</a></b><br>As believers, our identity as "obedient children" signifies a relationship with God that is characterized by submission to His will. This obedience is a response to the grace we have received.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/transformation_from_ignorance.htm">Transformation from Ignorance</a></b><br>The "former ignorance" refers to the time before knowing Christ. Our transformation involves a conscious decision to reject past sinful desires and live according to God's truth.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/n/non-conformity_to_the_world.htm">Non-Conformity to the World</a></b><br>Christians are called to stand apart from worldly passions and values. This non-conformity is not just about external behavior but an internal change of heart and mind.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/holiness_in_conduct.htm">Holiness in Conduct</a></b><br>The call to not conform is directly linked to living a holy life. Holiness is not optional but a command for those who are in Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/renewal_of_the_mind.htm">Renewal of the Mind</a></b><br>The transformation from former ignorance involves a continual renewal of the mind through Scripture, prayer, and fellowship with other believers.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_peter_1.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Peter 1</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_are_the_main_themes_in_1_peter.htm">What are the main themes in 1 Peter?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/can_angels_commit_sin.htm">Can angels commit sin?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible's_view_on_church_discipline.htm">What does the Bible say about church discipline?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_practice_moderation.htm">How can we practice moderation in all things?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_peter/1.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(14) <span class= "bld">As obedient children</span>.--Literally, <span class= "ital">as children of obedience</span>--children, <span class= "ital">i.e., </span>in the sense of relationship, not of age. It is characteristic of the writer to keep one thought underlying many digressions, and so here, the appeal to them as "children" is based on the "begotten again" of <a href="/1_peter/1-3.htm" title="Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy has begotten us again to a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,">1Peter 1:3</a>, and "inheritance" of <a href="/1_peter/1-4.htm" title="To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fades not away, reserved in heaven for you,">1Peter 1:4</a>; it comes up again in <a href="/1_peter/1-17.htm" title="And if you call on the Father, who without respect of persons judges according to every man's work, pass the time of your sojourning here in fear:">1Peter 1:17</a>, "the Father"; in <a href="/1_peter/1-22.htm" title="Seeing you have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit to unfeigned love of the brothers, see that you love one another with a pure heart fervently:">1Peter 1:22</a>, "the brethren"; and again in <a href="/1_peter/1-23.htm" title="Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which lives and stays for ever.">1Peter 1:23</a>, "begotten again." The usual characteristic of Jews in the New Testament is <span class= "ital">disobedience.</span> (See Note on <a href="/2_thessalonians/1-8.htm" title="In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:">2Thessalonians 1:8</a>.) The "as" means "in keeping with your character of," just as we say in common English, "Do so <span class= "ital">like</span> obedient children." . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_peter/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 14.</span> - As obedient children; rather, <span class="accented">children of obedience</span> (comp. <a href="/ephesians/2-2.htm">Ephesians 2:2, 3</a>; <a href="/ephesians/5-8.htm">Ephesians 5:8</a>; also <a href="/2_peter/2-14.htm">2 Peter 2:14</a>; <a href="/2_thessalonians/2-3.htm">2 Thessalonians 2:3</a>; <a href="/luke/16-8.htm">Luke 16:8</a>). Winer says ('Grammar,' 3. 34; 'Romans,' 2), "This mode of expression is to be traced to the more lively imagination of the Orientals, by which the most intimate connection (derivation from and dependence on) - even when the reference is to what is not material - is viewed under the image of the relation of son or child to parent. Hence ' children of disobedience' are those who belong to disobedience as a child to his mother - disobedience having become their nature, their predominant disposition." Not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance. The remarkable word <span class="greek">συσχηματιζόμενοι</span> seems to be an echo of Born. 12:2, the only other place where it occurs. It implies that men who live in sensual lusts take up the likeness of those lusts into themselves, and are made, not as man was at first, after the likeness of God, but after the likeness of those lusts of the flesh which are not of the Father, but are of the world. The word "ignorance" is to be taken closely with "lusts" - "the former lusts which were in the time of your ignorance." It seems to imply that St. Peter is addressing Gentiles as well as Jews; top, though ignorance is attributed to the Jews (<a href="/acts/3-17.htm">Acts 3:17</a>; <a href="/romans/10-3.htm">Romans 10:3</a>; <a href="/1_timothy/1-13.htm">1 Timothy 1:13</a>), it was ignorance, not of the moral law, as here, but of the Person and office of Christ. The Jews had the oracles of God; they knew his will (<a href="/romans/2-17.htm">Romans 2:17</a>; <a href="/romans/3-2.htm">Romans 3:2</a>; comp. also <a href="/ephesians/4-18.htm">Ephesians 4:18</a> and <a href="/acts/17-30.htm">Acts 17:30</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_peter/1-14.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">As</span><br /><span class="grk">ὡς</span> <span class="translit">(hōs)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5613.htm">Strong's 5613: </a> </span><span class="str2">Probably adverb of comparative from hos; which how, i.e. In that manner.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">obedient</span><br /><span class="grk">ὑπακοῆς</span> <span class="translit">(hypakoēs)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5218.htm">Strong's 5218: </a> </span><span class="str2">Obedience, submissiveness, compliance. From hupakouo; attentive hearkening, i.e. compliance or submission.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">children,</span><br /><span class="grk">τέκνα</span> <span class="translit">(tekna)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5043.htm">Strong's 5043: </a> </span><span class="str2">A child, descendent, inhabitant. From the base of timoria; a child.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">do not conform</span><br /><span class="grk">συσχηματιζόμενοι</span> <span class="translit">(syschēmatizomenoi)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4964.htm">Strong's 4964: </a> </span><span class="str2">To conform to. From sun and a derivative of schema; to fashion alike, i.e. Conform to the same pattern.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to the</span><br /><span class="grk">ταῖς</span> <span class="translit">(tais)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Dative Feminine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">passions</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐπιθυμίαις</span> <span class="translit">(epithymiais)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Dative Feminine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1939.htm">Strong's 1939: </a> </span><span class="str2">Desire, eagerness for, inordinate desire, lust. From epithumeo; a longing.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐν</span> <span class="translit">(en)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> </span><span class="str2">In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your</span><br /><span class="grk">ὑμῶν</span> <span class="translit">(hymōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> </span><span class="str2">You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">former</span><br /><span class="grk">πρότερον</span> <span class="translit">(proteron)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular - Comparative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4386.htm">Strong's 4386: </a> </span><span class="str2">Formerly, before. Neuter of proteros as adverb; previously.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">ignorance.</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀγνοίᾳ</span> <span class="translit">(agnoia)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Dative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_52.htm">Strong's 52: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ignorance, inadvertence, sometimes with the idea of willful blindness. 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