1 Peter 2:24

He Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree, so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. “By His stripes you are healed.”

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — Peter writes to scattered believers enduring social scorn; the immediate context (v. 23) is Christ's refusal to retaliate under abuse.

The words — ἁμαρτίας (hamartias) is "sins," not "sufferings" or "diseases"; the Greek is unambiguous, and the verse's first clause is about moral guilt, not merely pain.

The thread — The "by His stripes you are healed" phrase quotes Isaiah 53:4, which Matthew 8:17 applies to physical healing; Romans 6:11 restates the "dead to sin, alive to God" logic in Pauline terms.

Why it lands — It demands a reckoning: if Christ bore your sins specifically, the expected response is a settled death to sin, not a vague gratitude.

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The Greek words

King James Version

Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.

Cross-references

Isaiah 53:4 Surely He took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows; yet we considered Him stricken, struck down by God, and afflicted.
Matthew 8:17 This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah: “He took up our infirmities and carried our diseases.”
Romans 6:11 So you too must count yourselves dead to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus.
Revelation 22:2 down the middle of the main street of the city. On either side of the river stood a tree of life, bearing twelve kinds of fruit and yielding a fresh crop for each month. And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations.
1 John 2:29 If you know that He is righteous, you also know that everyone who practices righteousness has been born of Him.
James 5:16 Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man has great power to prevail.
Hebrews 9:28 so also Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many; and He will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who eagerly await Him.
Galatians 3:13 Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us. For it is written: “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree.”
Isaiah 53:11 After the anguish of His soul, He will see the light of life and be satisfied. By His knowledge My righteous Servant will justify many, and He will bear their iniquities.
Romans 6:2 Certainly not! How can we who died to sin live in it any longer?