1Pe 1:13-21 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for 1Pet 1:13-21: 1:13-21 New birth and the hope of salvation require that Christians live as God’s people, separating themselves from the values of the world and emulating the holiness of God, who redeemed them. 1:13 prepare your minds for action (literally gird the loins of your mind ): In Peter’s day, a man had to tuck the hem of his long robe into his belt before he could work or run.

Summary for 1Pet 1:13-21: 1:13-21 ^a New birth and the hope of salvation require that Christians live as God’s people, separating themselves from the values of the world and emulating the holiness of God, who redeemed them. 1:13 ^b prepare your minds for action (literally gird the loins of your mind): In Peter’s day, a man had to tuck the hem of his long robe into his belt before he could work or run.
Summary for 1Pet 1:15-16: 1:15-16 ^c “You must be holy because I am holy”: This is a common refrain in Scripture, that God’s people must be holy as God is holy (see Lev 11:44-45 ^d; 19:2 ^e; 20:7 ^f; see also Ezek 20:12 ^g; Eph 1:4 ^h; 1 Thes 4:3 ⁱ; Rev 22:11 ^j).
1:17 ^k Christians’ citizenship is in heaven (1:1 ^l; see Phil 3:20 ^m); they live in this world as “temporary residents” who are uncomfortable with its values and who long for their true home.
1:18 ⁿ A ransom is paid for the release of a captive. Slaves could sometimes pay a ransom and be released from their master. Christ’s death is the price God paid to release people from captivity to sin (1:19 ^o).
1:19 ^p the sinless, spotless Lamb of God: The Passover Lamb had to be without defect (Exod 12:5 ^q); Christ, who fulfills the meaning of the Passover, was without defect or sin (cp. Heb 4:14-16 ^r; 7:26-28 ^s).
1:20 ^t With Christ’s coming, Old Testament promises of redemption are being fulfilled and the last days have begun.