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As children of obedience (hōs tekna hupakoēs). A common Hebraism (descriptive genitive frequent in lxx and N.T., like huioi tēs apeitheias, children of disobedience, in Eph 2:2) suggested by hupakoēn in 1Pe 1:2, “children marked by obedience.”
Not fashioning yourselves (mē sunschēmatizomenoi). Usual negative mē with the participle (present direct middle of sunschēmatizō, a rare (Aristotle, Plutarch) compound (sun, schēmatizō, from schēma from echō), in N.T. only here and Rom 12:2 (the outward pattern in contrast with the inward change metamorphoō). See Phi 2:6. for contrast between schēma (pattern) and morphē (form).
According to your former lusts (tais proteron epithumiais). Associative instrumental case after sunschēmatizomenoi and the bad sense of epithumia as in 1Pe 4:2; 2Pe 1:4; Jam 1:14.
In the time of your ignorance (en tēi agnoiāi humōn). “In your ignorance,” but in attributive position before “lusts.” Agnoia (from agnoeō, to be ignorant) is old word, in N.T. only here, Act 3:17; Act 17:30; Eph 4:18.