1 Peter 1:15 (ASV)

Passage

but like as he who called you is holy, be ye yourselves also holy in all manner of living;

Nearby Context

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

1 Peter 1:14 as children of obedience, not fashioning yourselves according to your former lusts in [the time of] your ignorance:

1 Peter 1:15 but like as he who called you is holy, be ye yourselves also holy in all manner of living;

1 Peter 1:16 because it is written, Ye shall be holy; for I am holy.

1 Peter 1:17 And if ye call on him as Father, who without respect of persons judgeth according to each man`s work, pass the time of your sojourning in fear:

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "called", "like", "holy", "yourselves", "manner", and "living". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "called" and "like", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 14's "as children of obedience not fashioning yourselves..." into verse 16's "because it is written Ye shall be...", so "called" and "like" 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 "called" and "like" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.