1 Peter 1:13
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;”
Χριστός
The one set apart and equipped for a specific task. Oil was poured on kings, priests and prophets in the Old Testament — the anointing meant: this one is chosen, this one is sent. Jesus stands up in Nazareth and reads Isaiah — and then says: this is Me. I am the one sent.
νήφω
being sober-minded,
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νήφω
To be sober, to be self-controlled, to be alert. Nepho. Be sober-minded be watchful. Spiritual alertness is not anxiety. It is disciplined awareness of the reality of spiritual warfare.
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φέρω
is being brought
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φέρω
To bring, to carry, to bear. Phero. Holy men of God spoke as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit. The Spirit carries the messenger so the message arrives with divine accuracy.
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χάρις
grace
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χάρις
Grace, favour, gift, charm. Charis. By grace you have been saved through faith. Grace is God giving what we do not deserve. It is His nature expressed toward those who need Him.
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Ἰησοῦς
of Jesus
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Ἰησοῦς
Jesus. Iesous. The Greek form of Yeshua meaning the LORD saves. The name given before His birth. In His name is salvation healing and authority over every power of darkness.
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διάνοια
mind
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διάνοια
deep thought, properly, the faculty (mind or its disposition), by implication, its exercise
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ὀσφῦς
loins
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ὀσφῦς
the loin (externally), i.e. the hip; internally (by extension) procreative power
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τελείως
fully
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τελείως
completely, i.e. (of hope) without wavering
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διό
Therefore
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διό
through which thing, i.e. consequently
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ἐλπίζω
do set your hope
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ἐλπίζω
to expect or confide
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