1 Peter 2:21
For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in His footsteps:
What it says
Believers are called to follow Christ's example in suffering.
What it is doing
This verse opens the section by connecting Christian calling to Christ's pattern.
In context
21For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in His footsteps: 22“He committed no sin, 23When they heaped abuse on Him, 24He Himself bore our sins 25For “you were like sheep going astray,” but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.