2:22–25

These verses are based on chapter 53 of Isaiah, which describes the suffering and death of the Messiah. Some versions put verse 22. the last sentence of verse 24, and the first clause in verse 25 in quotation marks, since they are taken more directly from Isaiah. But since Peter does not use exact quotations, it is not necessary to use quotation marks. In these verses, Peter applied this description of the Messiah to Christ.

2:22a

He committed no sin: The phrase He committed no sin means that the Messiah did nothing wrong or evil at all. Peter applied this reference to Christ. During his whole life, Jesus never broke God’s law or did anything that displeased God. This is a reference to Isaiah 53:9. Some other ways this phrase has been translated include:

He never sinned (New Living Translation (2004))
-or-
Christ did not sin (Contemporary English Version)

2:22b

no deceit was found in His mouth: The Greek phrase that the Berean Standard Bible translates as no deceit was found in His mouth is an idiom that means “he never deceived anyone” or “he never told a lie.” It continues the reference to Isaiah 53:9 describing the Messiah, which Peter applied to Christ. Some other ways this phrase has been translated are:

he was guilty of no falsehood (Revised English Bible)
-or-
and he had never lied (New Century Version)

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