Albert Barnes Commentary 1 Peter 2:22

"who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth:" — 1 Peter 2:22 (ASV)

Who did no sin. Who was in all respects perfectly holy. There is an allusion here to Isaiah 53:9; the sense is that he was entirely innocent and suffered without having committed any crime.

In this connection, the meaning is that we are to be careful that if we suffer, it should be without committing any crime. We should live as the Savior did, so as not to deserve to be punished, and thus only will we entirely follow his example.

It is as much our duty to live so as not to deserve the reproaches of others as it is to bear them with patience when we are called to suffer them. The first thing regarding hard treatment from others is to live so that there will be no just occasion for it; the next is, if reproaches come upon us when we have not deserved them, to bear them as the Savior did.

If he suffered unjustly, we should not consider it strange that we should also. If he bore the injuries done to him with meekness, we should learn that it is possible for us to do it also; and we should also learn that we do not have the spirit of his religion unless we actually do it. On the expression used here, see the commentary on Isaiah 53:9 and Hebrews 7:26.

Neither was guile found in his mouth. There was no deceit, hypocrisy, or insincerity. He was in all respects what he professed to be, and he imposed on no one by any false and unfounded claim. All this refers to the time when the Savior was put to death; and the sense is that though he was condemned as an impostor, the charge was wholly unfounded. As in his whole life before he was perfectly sincere, so he was eminently so on that solemn occasion.