1 Peter 2:22 (DBY)

Passage

who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth;

Nearby Context

1 Peter 2:20 For what glory [is it], if sinning and being buffeted ye shall bear [it]? but if, doing good and suffering, ye shall bear [it], this is acceptable with God.

1 Peter 2:21 For to this have ye been called; for Christ also has suffered for you, leaving you a model that ye should follow in his steps:

1 Peter 2:22 who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth;

1 Peter 2:23 who, [when] reviled, reviled not again; [when] suffering, threatened not; but gave [himself] over into the hands of him who judges righteously;

1 Peter 2:24 who himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, in order that, being dead to sins, we may live to righteousness: by whose stripes ye have been healed.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "neither", "guile", "found", and "mouth". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "neither" and "guile", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 21's "For to this have ye been called..." into verse 23's "who when reviled reviled not again when...", so "neither" and "guile" 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 "neither" and "guile" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.