World English Bible
"as children of obedience, not conforming yourselves according to your former lusts as in your ignorance,"
— 1 Peter 1:14, World English Bible
“As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance:”
“as children of obedience, not fashioning yourselves according to your former lusts in the time of your ignorance: ”
“Like obedient children, do not comply with the evil urges you used to follow in your ignorance,”
“As children of obedience, not fashioned according to the former desires of your ignorance,”
“Like children ruled by God, do not go back to the old desires of the time when you were without knowledge:”
“As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance:”
searching for who or what kind of time the Spirit of Christ, which was in them, pointed to, when he predicted the sufferings of Christ, and the glories that would follow them.
To them it was revealed, that not to themselves, but to you, they ministered these things, which now have been announced to you through those who preached the Good News to you by the Holy Spirit sent out from heaven; which things angels desire to look into.
Therefore, prepare your minds for action, be sober and set your hope fully on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ--
as children of obedience, not conforming yourselves according to your former lusts as in your ignorance,
but just as he who called you is holy, you yourselves also be holy in all of your behavior;
because it is written, "You shall be holy; for I am holy."
If you call on him as Father, who without respect of persons judges according to each man's work, pass the time of your living as foreigners here in reverent fear: