1 Peter 2:1 (ASV)

Passage

Putting away therefore all wickedness, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,

Nearby Context

1 Peter 2:1 Putting away therefore all wickedness, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,

1 Peter 2:2 as newborn babes, long for the spiritual milk which is without guile, that ye may grow thereby unto salvation;

1 Peter 2:3 if ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious:

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "putting", "away", "therefore", "wickedness", "guile", "hypocrisies", "envies", and "evil". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "putting" and "away", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "as newborn babes long for the spiritual...", so "putting" and "away" should be read forward into that movement. 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 "putting" and "away" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.