1 Peter 2:22 (DRB)

Passage

Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth.

Nearby Context

1 Peter 2:20 For what glory is it, if, committing sin and being buffeted for it, you endure? But if doing well you suffer patiently: this is thankworthy before God.

1 Peter 2:21 For unto this are you called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving you an example that you should follow his steps.

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

1 Peter 2:23 Who, when he was reviled, did not revile: when he suffered, he threatened not, but delivered himself to him that judged him unjustly.

1 Peter 2:24 Who his own self bore our sins in his body upon the tree: that we, being dead to sins, should live to justice: by whose stripes you were 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 unto this are you called because..." into verse 23's "Who when he was reviled did not...", 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.