1 Peter 2:21

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

"For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps:" - 1 Peter 2:21
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What does 1 Peter 2:21 mean?

The verse 1 Peter 2:21 in the King James Version (KJV) of the Bible states, "For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps." This verse is a part of a larger passage in the first letter of Peter that…

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Walking in His Steps: Embracing the Call of Suffering

**Introduction** In our journey of faith, we often face the unexpected. Life may throw challenges our way, testing our resolve and questioning our faith. Yet, in 1 Peter 2:21, we find profound wisdom and encouragement: "For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also…

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A Prayer to Follow in the Footsteps of Christ

Heavenly Father, In the stillness of this moment, I come before You with a heart full of gratitude and reverence. I thank You for the divine call to follow our Lord Jesus Christ, who, in His great love, embraced suffering for our sake. Your Word in 1 Peter 2:21, that says, "For…

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1 Peter 2:21 - "For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps:"
"For to this you have been called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, so that you might follow in his steps. He committed no sin, neither was deceit found in his mouth. When he was reviled, he did not revile in return; when he suffered, he did not threaten, but continued entrusting himself to him who judges justly. He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed." - 1 Peter 2:21-24
1 Peter 2:1 - "Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,"
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"Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings," - 1 Peter 2:1
2 Peter 1:21 - "For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost."
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2 Peter 2:9
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1 Peter 2:3 - "If so be ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious."
1 Peter 2:22 - "Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth:"
1 Peter 2:17 - "Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king."
2 Peter 2:21 - "For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them."
John 21:2 - "There were together Simon Peter, and Thomas called Didymus, and Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, and the sons of Zebedee, and two other of his disciples."
"For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost." - 2 Peter 1:21
1 Peter 1:21 - "Who by him do believe in God, that raised him up from the dead, and gave him glory; that your faith and hope might be in God."
2 Peter 1:1 - "Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ:"
1 Peter 2:2 - "As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:"
"Who by him do believe in God, that raised him up from the dead, and gave him glory; that your faith and hope might be in God." - 1 Peter 1:21
1 Peter 2:4 - "To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious,"
1 Peter 2:11 - "Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;"
1 Peter 2:13 - "Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme;"
1 Peter 2:16 - "As free, and not using your liberty for a cloke of maliciousness, but as the servants of God."
2 Peter 1:6 - "And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness;"