1 Peter 1:12-14

Expanded Bible

¹² It was ·shown [revealed to] them that their service was not for themselves but for you, when they ·told about [announced] the truths [^Lthings] you have now heard. Those who preached the ·Good News [Gospel] to you ·told you [announced] those things with the help of the Holy Spirit who was sent from heaven—things into which angels desire to look.

A Call to Holy Living

¹³ ·So [Therefore; For this reason] ·prepare your minds for service [prepare your minds for action; or, be alert; ^Lgird the loins of your mind] and ·have self-control [be disciplined]. ·All your hope should be for [Focus all your hope on] the gift of grace that will be ·yours [brought/given to you] ·when Jesus Christ is shown to you [^Lat the revelation of Jesus Christ]. ¹⁴ ·Now that you are [As; or Like] obedient ·children of God [^Lchildren] ·do not live as you did in the past. You did not understand, so you did the evil things you wanted [^Ldo not be shaped by the desires/lusts of your former ignorance].