1 Peter 2:22 (YLT)

Passage

who did not commit sin, nor was guile found in his mouth,

Nearby Context

1 Peter 2:20 for what renown <FI>is it<Fi> , if sinning and being buffeted, ye do endure <FI>it<Fi> ? but if, doing good and suffering <FI>for it<Fi> , ye do endure, this <FI>is<Fi> gracious with God,

1 Peter 2:21 for to this ye were called, because Christ also did suffer for you, leaving to you an example, that ye may follow his steps,

1 Peter 2:22 who did not commit sin, nor was guile found in his mouth,

1 Peter 2:23 who being reviled--was not reviling again, suffering--was not threatening, and was committing himself to Him who is judging righteously,

1 Peter 2:24 who our sins himself did bear in his body, upon the tree, that to the sins having died, to the righteousness we may live; by whose stripes ye were healed,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "commit", "guile", "found", and "mouth". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "commit" and "guile", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 21's "for to this ye were called because..." into verse 23's "who being reviled--was not reviling again suffering--was...", so "commit" and "guile" 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 "commit" and "guile" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.