1 Peter 2:21

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps:

Because

For us

1 Peter 1:20

Leaving

General references

Philippians 2:5

Bible References

Because

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,

because also Christ once for sin did suffer -- righteous for unrighteous -- that he might lead us to God, having been put to death indeed, in the flesh, and having been made alive in the spirit,

Christ, then, having suffered for us in the flesh, ye also with the same mind arm yourselves, because he who did suffer in the flesh hath done with sin,

Was it not behoving the Christ these things to suffer, and to enter into his glory?'

opening and alleging, 'That the Christ it behoved to suffer, and to rise again out of the dead, and that this is the Christ -- Jesus whom I proclaim to you.'

For it was becoming to Him, because of whom are the all things, and through whom are the all things, many sons to glory bringing, the author of their salvation through sufferings to make perfect,

For us

foreknown, indeed, before the foundation of the world, and manifested in the last times because of you,

Leaving

Righteousness before Him goeth, And maketh His footsteps for a way!

'For an example I gave to you, that, according as I did to you, ye also may do;

because whom He did foreknow, He also did fore-appoint, conformed to the image of His Son, that he might be first-born among many brethren;

Followers of me become ye, as I also am of Christ.

and walk in love, as also the Christ did love us, and did give himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for an odour of a sweet smell,

For, let this mind be in you that is also in Christ Jesus,

He who is saying in him he doth remain, ought according as he walked also himself so to walk.

in this we have known the love, because he for us his life did lay down, and we ought for the brethren the lives to lay down;

and they did overcome him because of the blood of the Lamb, and because of the word of their testimony, and they did not love their life -- unto death;

General references

Answer not a fool according to his folly, Lest thou be like to him -- even thou.

and having taken leave of them, he went away to the mountain to pray.

glory from man I do not receive,

Bless those persecuting you; bless, and curse not;

For, let this mind be in you that is also in Christ Jesus,