1 Peter 1:13

1:13 Therefore, get your minds ready for action 1  by being fully sober, and set your hope 2  completely on the grace that will be brought to you when Jesus Christ is revealed. 3 

1 Peter 1:17

1:17 And if you address as Father the one who impartially judges according to each one’s work, live out the time of your temporary residence here 4  in reverence.

1 tn Grk “binding up the loins of your mind,” a figure of speech drawn from the Middle Eastern practice of gathering up long robes around the waist to prepare for work or action.

2 tn Grk “having bound up…, being sober, set your hope…”

3 tn Grk “at the revelation of Jesus Christ” (cf. v. 7).

4 tn Grk “the time of your sojourn,” picturing the Christian’s life in this world as a temporary stay in a foreign country (cf. 1:1).