1 Peter 1:22 (LSB)

Passage

Since you have in obedience to the truth purified your souls for a love of the brothers without hypocrisy, fervently love one another from the heart,

Nearby Context

1 Peter 1:20 He was foreknown before the foundation of the world, but appeared in these last times for the sake of you

1 Peter 1:21 who through Him are believers in God, who raised Him from the dead and gave Him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God.

1 Peter 1:22 Since you have in obedience to the truth purified your souls for a love of the brothers without hypocrisy, fervently love one another from the heart,

1 Peter 1:23 for you have been born again not of corruptible seed but incorruptible, that is, through the living and enduring word of God.

1 Peter 1:24 For, “All flesh is like grass, And all its glory like the flower of grass. The grass withers, And the flower falls off,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "since", "obedience", "truth", "purified", "souls", "love", "brothers", and "without". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "since" and "obedience", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 21's "who through Him are believers in God..." into verse 23's "for you have been born again not...", so "since" and "obedience" 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 "since" and "obedience" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.