Passage
who being reviled, was not reviling in return; while suffering, He was uttering no threats, but kept entrusting Himself to Him who judges righteously.
1 Peter 2:23 (LSB)
Nearby Context
1 Peter 2:21 For to this you have been called, since Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example that you should follow in His steps,
1 Peter 2:22 who did no sin, nor was any deceit found in His mouth;
1 Peter 2:23 who being reviled, was not reviling in return; while suffering, He was uttering no threats, but kept entrusting Himself to Him who judges righteously.
1 Peter 2:24 Who Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree, so that having died to sin, we might live to righteousness; by His wounds you were healed.
1 Peter 2:25 For you were continually straying like sheep, but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.
Study Lenses
The verse centers on "reviled", "reviling", "return", "suffering", "uttering", "threats", "kept", and "entrusting". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "reviled" and "reviling", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.
The nearby context moves from verse 22's "who did no sin nor was any..." into verse 24's "Who Himself bore our sins in His...", so "reviled" and "reviling" 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 "reviled" and "reviling" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.