Charles Ellicott 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. This verse is not to be taken by itself, but in close connection with the following. It is not the sinlessness of Christ by itself that is here presented as an example to the servants, but His sinlessness combined with His ill-treatment—or rather, His meekness when facing this combination.

St. Peter again adapts the words of Isaiah (Isaiah 53:9) for his purpose. The word in Isaiah referred to violent transgression. St. Peter, however, substitutes the simple word fault (which he had used in 1 Peter 2:20), implying that Christ “never made a fault”—a failing household servants often committed. He also uses the words neither was guile found in His mouth, which again refer to what was common among servants: petty acts of dishonesty and deceptions to shield themselves from punishment.

One thing that gives special significance to the allusion to Isaiah’s prophecy is that Israel is in that passage spoken of under the title of God’s “servant,” a thought familiar to St. Peter long ago in connection with Christ (See Note on Acts 3:13).