A Call to Holy Living

13 Therefore, with minds that are alert and fully sober, set your hope on the grace to be brought to you when Jesus Christ is revealed at his coming.

Other Translations of 1 Peter 1:13

King James Version

A Call to Holy Living

13 Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end to the end: Gr. perfectly for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;

English Standard Version

A Call to Holy Living

13 Therefore, preparing your minds for action,Greek girding up the loins of your mind and being sober-minded, set your hope fully on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.

The Message

A Call to Holy Living

13 So roll up your sleeves, put your mind in gear, be totally ready to receive the gift that's coming when Jesus arrives.

New King James Version

A Call to Holy Living

13 Therefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and rest your hope fully upon the grace that is to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;

New Living Translation

A Call to Holy Living

13 So prepare your minds for action and exercise self-control. Put all your hope in the gracious salvation that will come to you when Jesus Christ is revealed to the world.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on 1 Peter 1:13

Commentary on 1 Peter 1:13-16

(Read 1 Peter 1:13-16)

As the traveller, the racer, the warrior, and the labourer, gathered in their long and loose garments, that they might be ready in their business, so let Christians do by their minds and affections. Be sober, be watchful against all spiritual dangers and enemies, and be temperate in all behaviour. Be sober-minded in opinion, as well as in practice, and humble in your judgment of yourselves. A strong and perfect trust in the grace of God, is agreeable with best endeavours in our duty. Holiness is the desire and duty of every Christian. It must be in all affairs, in every condition, and towards all people. We must especially watch and pray against the sins to which we are inclined. The written word of God is the surest rule of a Christian's life, and by this rule we are commanded to be holy every way. God makes those holy whom he saves.