1 Peter 1:15 (LSB)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

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.”

1 Peter 1:17 And if you address as Father the One who impartially judges according to each one’s work, conduct yourselves in fear during the time of your sojourn,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "called", "like", "holy", "yourselves", and "conduct". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "called" and "like", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 14's "As obedient children not being conformed to..." into verse 16's "because it is written You shall be...", so "called" and "like" 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 "like" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.