1 Peter 1:14 (GNV)

Passage

As obedient children, not fashioning your selues vnto the former lustes of your ignorance:

Nearby Context

1 Peter 1:12 Vnto whome it was reueiled, that not vnto themselues, but vnto vs they shoulde minister the things, which are nowe shewed vnto you by them which haue preached vnto you the Gospell by the holy Ghost sent downe from heauen, the which things the Angels desire to beholde.

1 Peter 1:13 Wherefore, girde vp the Ioynes of your minde: bee sober, and trust perfectly on that grace that is brought vnto you, in the reuelation of Iesus Christ,

1 Peter 1:14 As obedient children, not fashioning your selues vnto the former lustes of your ignorance:

1 Peter 1:15 But as hee which hath called you, is holie, so be yee holie in all maner of conuersation;

1 Peter 1:16 Because it is written, Be yee holie, for I am holie.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "obedient", "children", "fashioning", "selues", "vnto", "former", "lustes", and "ignorance". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "obedient" and "children", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 13's "Wherefore girde vp the Ioynes of your..." into verse 15's "But as hee which hath called you...", so "obedient" and "children" 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 "obedient" and "children" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.