1 Peter 1:14-18

1:14 Like obedient children, do not comply with ¹  the evil urges you used to follow in your ignorance, ²  1:15 but, like the Holy One who called you, become holy yourselves in all of your conduct, 1:16 for it is written, “You shall be holy, because I am holy.” ³  1:17 And if you address as Father the one who impartially judges according to each one’s work, live out the time of your temporary residence here ⁴  in reverence. 1:18 You know that from your empty way of life inherited from your ancestors you were ransomed – not by perishable things like silver or gold,

¹ tn Or “do not be conformed to”; Grk “not being conformed to.”

² tn Grk “the former lusts in your ignorance.”

³ sn A quotation from Lev 19:2.

⁴ tn Grk “the time of your sojourn,” picturing the Christian’s life in this world as a temporary stay in a foreign country (cf. 1:1).