1 Peter 1:13
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;
Çalışma Notu
Study Note
The imperative 'gird up the loins of your mind' (anazōsamenoi tas osphyas tēs dianoias) is a striking metaphor: the physical act of tucking a robe into a belt for strenuous activity (cf. Exodus 12:11; 1 Kings 18:46) is applied to mental preparation for the rigors of sustained hope. The verse's three imperatives — gird up, be sober, hope — move from bodily-metaphor preparation through moral vigilance to eschatological orientation, sketching the posture of the community awaiting the parousia. The phrase 'grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ' frames salvation as still coming in its fullness, maintaining the eschatological tension characteristic of the Petrine letters. The verse has shaped Christian spirituality's emphasis on active hope as a discipline rather than passive waiting or presumptuous certainty.
Diğer Çeviriler
Wherefore girding up the loins of your mind, be sober and set your hope perfectly on the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;
Wherefore having girded up the loins of your mind, being sober, hope perfectly upon the grace that is being brought to you in the revelation of Jesus Christ,
So make your minds ready, and keep on the watch, hoping with all your power for the grace which is to come to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;
Çapraz Referanslar
And thus shall ye eat it; with your loins girded, your shoes on your feet, and your staff in your …
And the hand of the Lord was on Elijah; and he girded up his loins, and ran before Ahab to …
Then he said to Gehazi, Gird up thy loins, and take my staff in thine hand, and go thy way: …
Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and answer thou me.
Gird up thy loins now like a man: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.
And righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins, and faithfulness the girdle of his reins.
Thou therefore gird up thy loins, and arise, and speak unto them all that I command thee: be not dismayed …
Let your loins be girded about, and your lights burning;
And will not rather say unto him, Make ready wherewith I may sup, and gird thyself, and serve me, till …
Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed.