1 Peter 1:14 (DRB)

Passage

As children of obedience, not fashioned according to the former desires of your ignorance,

Nearby Context

1 Peter 1:12 To whom it was revealed that, not to themselves but to you, they ministered those things which are now declared to you by them that have preached the gospel to you: the Holy Ghost being sent down from heaven, on whom the angels desire to look.

1 Peter 1:13 Wherefore, having the loins of your mind girt up, being sober, trust perfectly in the grace which is offered you in the revelation of Jesus Christ.

1 Peter 1:14 As children of obedience, not fashioned according to the former desires of your ignorance,

1 Peter 1:15 But according to him that hath called you, who is holy, be you also in all manner of conversation holy:

1 Peter 1:16 Because it is written: You shall be holy, for I am holy.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "children", "obedience", "fashioned", "former", "desires", and "ignorance". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "children" and "obedience", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 13's "Wherefore having the loins of your mind..." into verse 15's "But according to him that hath called...", so "children" and "obedience" 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 "children" and "obedience" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.