1 Peter 1:21 (KJV)

Passage

Who by him do believe in God, that raised him up from the dead, and gave him glory; that your faith and hope might be in God.

Nearby Context

1 Peter 1:19 But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:

1 Peter 1:20 Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you,

1 Peter 1:21 Who by him do believe in God, that raised him up from the dead, and gave him glory; that your faith and hope might be in God.

1 Peter 1:22 Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:

1 Peter 1:23 Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "faith", "believe", "raised", "dead", "gave", "glory", "hope", and "might". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "faith" and "believe", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 20's "Who verily was foreordained before the foundation..." into verse 22's "Seeing ye have purified your souls in...", so "faith" and "believe" 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 "faith" and "believe" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.