1 Peter 2:21 meaning and explanation

For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in His footsteps:

1 Peter 2:21, Berean Standard Bible

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Peter writes to Christians scattered across Asia Minor who face suspicion and slander from their neighbors. Having just told servants that enduring unjust suffering is commendable before God, he grounds that call in Christ himself.

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