1 Peter 2:21 (GNV)

Passage

For hereunto ye are called: for Christ also suffred for you, leauing you an ensample that ye should follow his steppes.

Nearby Context

1 Peter 2:19 For this is thanke worthie, if a man for conscience toward God endure griefe, suffering wrongfully.

1 Peter 2:20 For what praise is it, if when ye be buffeted for your faultes, yee take it paciently? but and if when ye doe well, ye suffer wrong and take it paciently, this is acceptable to God.

1 Peter 2:21 For hereunto ye are called: for Christ also suffred for you, leauing you an ensample that ye should follow his steppes.

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

1 Peter 2:23 Who when hee was reuiled, reuiled not againe: when hee suffered, hee threatned not, but comitted it to him that iudgeth righteously.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "called", "hereunto", "christ", "suffred", "leauing", "ensample", "should", and "follow". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "called" and "hereunto", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 20's "For what praise is it if when..." into verse 22's "Who did no sinne neither was there...", so "called" and "hereunto" 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 "called" and "hereunto" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.