1 Peter 1:14 (KJV)

Passage

As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance:

Nearby Context

1 Peter 1:12 Unto whom it was revealed, that not unto themselves, but unto us they did minister the things, which are now reported unto you by them that have preached the gospel unto you with the Holy Ghost sent down from heaven; which things the angels desire to look into.

1 Peter 1:13 Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;

1 Peter 1:14 As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance:

1 Peter 1:15 But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation;

1 Peter 1:16 Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "obedient", "children", "fashioning", "yourselves", "former", "lusts", and "ignorance". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "obedient" and "children", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 13's "Wherefore gird up the loins of your..." into verse 15's "But as he which hath called you...", so "obedient" and "children" belong inside that flow. In 1 Peter context, the local focus is hope in suffering, holy conduct, submission, and grace.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "obedient" and "children" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.