1 Peter 1:15 (DBY)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

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;

1 Peter 1:16 because it is written, Be ye holy, for *I* am holy.

1 Peter 1:17 And if ye invoke as Father him who, without regard of persons, judges according to the work of each, pass your time of sojourn in fear,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "called", "holy", and "conversation". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "called" and "holy", 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 conformed to..." into verse 16's "because it is written Be ye holy...", so "called" and "holy" 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 "holy" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.