1 Peter 1:14 (LSB)

Passage

As obedient children, not being conformed to the former lusts which were yours in your ignorance,

Nearby Context

1 Peter 1:12 It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves, but you, in these things which now have been declared to you through those who proclaimed the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven—things into which angels long to look.

1 Peter 1:13 Therefore, having girded your minds for action, being sober in spirit, fix your hope completely on the grace to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.

1 Peter 1:14 As obedient children, not being conformed to the former lusts which were yours in your ignorance,

1 Peter 1:15 but like the Holy One who called you, be holy yourselves also in all your conduct;

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

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "obedient", "children", "conformed", "former", "lusts", "yours", 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 "Therefore having girded your minds for action..." into verse 15's "but like the Holy One who called...", 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.