1 Peter 2:24 (WEB)

Passage

He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live to righteousness; by whose stripes you were healed.

Nearby Context

1 Peter 2:22 who did not sin, “neither was deceit found in his mouth.”Isaiah 53:9

1 Peter 2:23 Who, when he was cursed, didn’t curse back. When he suffered, didn’t threaten, but committed himself to him who judges righteously.

1 Peter 2:24 He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live to righteousness; by whose stripes you were healed.

1 Peter 2:25 For you were going astray like sheep; but now have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "stripes", "healed", "himself", "bore", "sins", "body", "tree", and "having". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "stripes" and "healed", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 23's "Who when he was cursed didn t..." into verse 25's "For you were going astray like sheep...", so "stripes" and "healed" 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 "stripes" and "healed" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.