1 Peter 2:1 (WEB)

Passage

Putting away therefore all wickedness, all deceit, hypocrisies, envies, and all evil speaking,

Nearby Context

1 Peter 2:1 Putting away therefore all wickedness, all deceit, hypocrisies, envies, and all evil speaking,

1 Peter 2:2 as newborn babies, long for the pure milk of the Word, that with it you may grow,

1 Peter 2:3 if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is gracious:

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "putting", "away", "therefore", "wickedness", "deceit", "hypocrisies", "envies", and "evil". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "putting" and "away", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "as newborn babies long for the pure...", so "putting" and "away" should be read forward into that movement. 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 "putting" and "away" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.