1 Peter 2:1 (DRB)

Passage

Wherefore laying away all malice and all guile and dissimulations and envies and all detractions,

Nearby Context

1 Peter 2:1 Wherefore laying away all malice and all guile and dissimulations and envies and all detractions,

1 Peter 2:2 As newborn babes, desire the rational milk without guile, that thereby you may grow unto salvation:

1 Peter 2:3 If so be you have tasted that the Lord is sweet.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "wherefore", "laying", "away", "malice", "guile", "dissimulations", "envies", and "detractions". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "wherefore" and "laying", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "As newborn babes desire the rational milk...", so "wherefore" and "laying" should be read forward into that movement. 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 "wherefore" and "laying" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.