1 Peter 1:13 (DBY)

Passage

Wherefore, having girded up the loins of your mind, [be] sober [and] hope with perfect stedfastness in the grace [which will be] brought to you at [the] revelation of Jesus Christ;

Nearby Context

1 Peter 1:11 searching what, or what manner of time, the Spirit of Christ which [was] in them pointed out, testifying before of the sufferings which [belonged] to Christ, and the glories after these.

1 Peter 1:12 To whom it was revealed, that not to themselves but to you they ministered those things, which have now been announced to you by those who have declared to you the glad tidings by [the] Holy Spirit, sent from heaven, which angels desire to look into.

1 Peter 1:13 Wherefore, having girded up the loins of your mind, [be] sober [and] hope with perfect stedfastness in the grace [which will be] brought to you at [the] revelation of Jesus Christ;

1 Peter 1:14 as children of obedience, not conformed to [your] former lusts in your ignorance;

1 Peter 1:15 but as he who has called you is holy, be ye also holy in all [your] conversation;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "grace", "wherefore", "having", "girded", "loins", "mind", "sober", and "hope". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "grace" and "wherefore", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 12's "To whom it was revealed that not..." into verse 14's "as children of obedience not conformed to...", so "grace" and "wherefore" 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 "grace" and "wherefore" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.