1 Peter 2:11 (DBY)

Passage

Beloved, I exhort [you], as strangers and sojourners, to abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;

Nearby Context

1 Peter 2:9 But *ye* [are] a chosen race, a kingly priesthood, a holy nation, a people for a possession, that ye might set forth the excellencies of him who has called you out of darkness to his wonderful light;

1 Peter 2:10 who once [were] not a people, but now God's people; who were not enjoying mercy, but now have found mercy.

1 Peter 2:11 Beloved, I exhort [you], as strangers and sojourners, to abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;

1 Peter 2:12 having your conversation honest among the Gentiles, that [as to that] in which they speak against you as evildoers, they may through [your] good works, [themselves] witnessing [them], glorify God in [the] day of visitation.

1 Peter 2:13 Be in subjection [therefore] to every human institution for the Lord's sake; whether to [the] king as supreme,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "beloved", "exhort", "strangers", "sojourners", "abstain", "fleshly", "lusts", and "against". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "beloved" and "exhort", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 10's "who once were not a people but..." into verse 12's "having your conversation honest among the Gentiles...", so "beloved" and "exhort" 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 "beloved" and "exhort" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.