1 Peter 1:13 (WEB)

Passage

Therefore prepare your minds for action, be sober, and set your hope fully on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ—

Nearby Context

1 Peter 1:11 searching for who or what kind of time the Spirit of Christ, which was in them, pointed to, when he predicted the sufferings of Christ, and the glories that would follow them.

1 Peter 1:12 To them it was revealed, that not to themselves, but to you, they ministered these things, which now have been announced to you through those who preached the Good News to you by the Holy Spirit sent out from heaven; which things angels desire to look into.

1 Peter 1:13 Therefore prepare your minds for action, be sober, and set your hope fully on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ—

1 Peter 1:14 as children of obedience, not conforming yourselves according to your former lusts as in your ignorance,

1 Peter 1:15 but just as he who called you is holy, you yourselves also be holy in all of your behavior;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "grace", "therefore", "prepare", "minds", "action", "sober", "hope", and "fully". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "grace" and "therefore", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 12's "To them it was revealed that not..." into verse 14's "as children of obedience not conforming yourselves...", so "grace" and "therefore" 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 "grace" and "therefore" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.