1 Pedro 2

21 One of the reasons why God chose you is that you would suffer. When Christ suffered for you, he became an example for you, in order that you would ◄imitate what/do like► he did. 22 Remember how Christ conducted himself:

He never sinned,

And he never said [MTY] anything to deceive people.

23 When people insulted him, he did not insult them in return.

When people caused him to suffer, he did not threaten ◄to get revenge/to cause them to suffer►.

Instead, he decided to let God, who always judges justly, prove that he ◄was innocent/had done nothing that is wrong► (OR, he left his case in the hands of God, who always judges justly).

24 He himself endured physically the punishment for our sins when he died on the cross,

in order that we would stop sinning (OR, no longer respond to sinful desires) and start living righteous lives.

It is because he was wounded {they wounded him} that your souls have been saved [MET] from being sinful, as people’s bodies are healed from being sick.