1 Peter 2:23 (DBY)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

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.

1 Peter 2:25 For ye were going astray as sheep, but have now returned to the shepherd and overseer of your souls.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "reviled", "again", "suffering", "threatened", "gave", "himself", and "over". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "reviled" and "again", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 22's "who did no sin neither was guile..." into verse 24's "who himself bore our sins in his...", so "reviled" and "again" 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 "reviled" and "again" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.