1 Peter 2
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
The Living Stone and a Chosen People
2 Rid yourselves, therefore, of all malice, and all guile, insincerity, envy, and all slander. 2 Like newborn infants, long for the pure, spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow into salvation— 3 if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is good.
4 Come to him, a living stone, though rejected by mortals yet chosen and precious in God’s sight, and 5 like living stones, let yourselves be built[a] into a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. 6 For it stands in scripture:
“See, I am laying in Zion a stone,
a cornerstone chosen and precious;
and whoever believes in him[b] will not be put to shame.”
7 To you then who believe, he is precious; but for those who do not believe,
“The stone that the builders rejected
has become the very head of the corner,”
8 and
“A stone that makes them stumble,
and a rock that makes them fall.”
They stumble because they disobey the word, as they were destined to do.
9 But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s own people,[c] in order that you may proclaim the mighty acts of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.
10 Once you were not a people,
but now you are God’s people;
once you had not received mercy,
but now you have received mercy.
Live as Servants of God
11 Beloved, I urge you as aliens and exiles to abstain from the desires of the flesh that wage war against the soul. 12 Conduct yourselves honorably among the Gentiles, so that, though they malign you as evildoers, they may see your honorable deeds and glorify God when he comes to judge.[d]
13 For the Lord’s sake accept the authority of every human institution,[e] whether of the emperor as supreme, 14 or of governors, as sent by him to punish those who do wrong and to praise those who do right. 15 For it is God’s will that by doing right you should silence the ignorance of the foolish. 16 As servants[f] of God, live as free people, yet do not use your freedom as a pretext for evil. 17 Honor everyone. Love the family of believers.[g] Fear God. Honor the emperor.
The Example of Christ’s Suffering
18 Slaves, accept the authority of your masters with all deference, not only those who are kind and gentle but also those who are harsh. 19 For it is a credit to you if, being aware of God, you endure pain while suffering unjustly. 20 If you endure when you are beaten for doing wrong, what credit is that? But if you endure when you do right and suffer for it, you have God’s approval. 21 For to this you have been called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, so that you should follow in his steps.
22 “He committed no sin,
and no deceit was found in his mouth.”
23 When he was abused, he did not return abuse; when he suffered, he did not threaten; but he entrusted himself to the one who judges justly. 24 He himself bore our sins in his body on the cross,[h] so that, free from sins, we might live for righteousness; by his wounds[i] you have been healed. 25 For you were going astray like sheep, but now you have returned to the shepherd and guardian of your souls.
Footnotes
- 1 Peter 2:5 Or you yourselves are being built
- 1 Peter 2:6 Or it
- 1 Peter 2:9 Gk a people for his possession
- 1 Peter 2:12 Gk God on the day of visitation
- 1 Peter 2:13 Or every institution ordained for human beings
- 1 Peter 2:16 Gk slaves
- 1 Peter 2:17 Gk Love the brotherhood
- 1 Peter 2:24 Or carried up our sins in his body to the tree
- 1 Peter 2:24 Gk bruise
1 Pedro 2
Ang Dating Biblia (1905)
2 Kaya't sa paghihiwalay ng lahat na kasamaan, at lahat ng pagdaraya, at pagpapaimbabaw, at mga pananaghili, at ng lahat ng panglalait,
2 Gaya ng mga sanggol na bagong panganak ay nasain ninyo ang gatas na walang daya na ukol sa espiritu, upang sa pamamagitan nito'y magsilago kayo sa ikaliligtas;
3 Kung inyong napagkilala na ang Panginoon ay mapagbiyaya:
4 Na kayo'y magsilapit sa kaniya, na isang batong buhay, na sa katotohana'y itinakuwil ng mga tao, datapuwa't sa Dios ay hirang, mahalaga,
5 Kayo rin naman, na gaya ng mga batong buhay, ay natatayong bahay na ukol sa espiritu, upang maging pagkasaserdoteng banal, upang maghandog ng mga hain na ukol sa espiritu, na nangakalulugod sa Dios sa pamamagitan ni Jesucristo.
6 Sapagka't ito ang nilalaman ng kasulatan, Narito, aking inilalagay sa Sion ang isang batong panulok na pangulo, hirang mahalaga: At ang sumasampalataya sa kaniya ay hindi mapapahiya.
7 Sa inyo ngang nangananampalataya, siya'y mahalaga: datapuwa't sa hindi nangananampalataya, Ang batong itinakuwil ng nagsisipagtayo ng bahay Siyang naging pangulo sa panulok;
8 At, Batong katitisuran, at bato na pangbuwal; Sapagka't sila ay natitisod sa salita, palibhasa'y mga suwail: na dito rin naman sila itinalaga,
9 Datapuwa't kayo'y isang lahing hirang, isang makaharing pagkasaserdote, bansang banal, bayang pag-aaring sarili ng Dios, upang inyong ipahayag ang mga karangalan niyaong tumawag sa inyo mula sa kadiliman, hanggang sa kaniyang kagilagilalas na kaliwanagan:
10 Na nang nakaraang panahon ay hindi bayan, datapuwa't ngayo'y bayan ng Dios: na hindi nagsipagkamit ng awa, datapuwa't ngayo'y nagsipagkamit ng awa.
11 Mga minamahal, ipinamamanhik ko sa inyong tulad sa mga nangingibang bayan at nagsisipaglakbay, na kayo'y magsipagpigil sa mga masamang pita ng laman, na nakikipaglaban sa kaluluwa;
12 Na kayo'y mangagkaroon ng timtimang ugali sa gitna ng mga Gentil; upang, sa mga bagay na ipinagsasalita nila laban sa inyong tulad sa nagsisigawa ng masama, dahil sa inyong mabubuting gawa na kanilang nakikita, ay purihin nila ang Dios sa araw ng pagdalaw.
13 Kayo'y pasakop sa bawa't palatuntunan ng tao alangalang sa Panginoon: maging sa hari, na kataastaasan;
14 O sa mga gobernador, na sinugo niya sa panghihiganti sa nagsisigawa ng masama at sa kapurihan ng nagsisigawa ng mabuti.
15 Sapagka't siyang kalooban ng Dios, na dahil sa paggawa ng mabuti ay inyong mapatahimik ang kamangmangan ng mga taong palalo:
16 Na gaya nang kayo'y mga laya, at ang inyong kalayaan ay hindi ginagamit na balabal ng kasamaan, kundi gaya ng mga alipin ng Dios.
17 Igalang ninyo ang lahat ng mga tao. Ibigin ninyo ang pagkakapatiran. Mangatakot kayo sa Dios. Igalang ninyo ang hari.
18 Mga alila, kayo'y magsisuko na may buong takot sa inyong mga panginoon; hindi lamang sa mabubuti at mahihinahon, kundi naman sa mababagsik.
19 Sapagka't ito'y kalugodlugod, kung dahil sa budhing ukol sa Dios ay magtiis ang sinoman ng mga kalumbayan, na magbata ng di matuwid.
20 Sapagka't anong kapurihan nga, kung kayo'y nangagkakasala, at kayo'y tinatampal ay inyong tanggapin na may pagtitiis? nguni't kung kayo'y gumagawa ng mabuti, at kayo'y nagbabata, ay inyong tanggapin na may pagtitiis, ito'y kalugodlugod sa Dios.
21 Sapagka't sa ganitong bagay kayo'y tinawag: sapagka't si Cristo man ay nagbata dahil sa inyo, na kayo'y iniwanan ng halimbawa, upang kayo'y mangagsisunod sa mga hakbang niya:
22 Na siya'y hindi nagkasala, o kinasumpungan man ng daya ang kaniyang bibig:
23 Na, nang siya'y alipustain, ay hindi gumanti ng pagalipusta; nang siya'y magbata, ay hindi nagbala; kundi ipinagkatiwala ang kaniyang sarili doon sa humahatol ng matuwid:
24 Na siya rin ang nagdala ng ating mga kasalanan sa kaniyang katawan sa ibabaw ng kahoy, upang pagkamatay natin sa mga kasalanan, ay mangabuhay tayo sa katuwiran; na dahil sa kaniyang mga sugat ay nangagsigaling kayo.
25 Sapagka't kayo'y gaya ng mga tupang nangaliligaw; datapuwa't ngayon ay nangabalik kayo sa Pastor at Obispo ng inyong mga kaluluwa.
1 Peter 2
Lexham English Bible
Chosen as Living Stones
2 Therefore, ridding yourselves of all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander, 2 like newborn infants long for the unadulterated spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up to salvation, 3 if you have tasted that the Lord is kind,[a] 4 to whom you are drawing near, a living stone rejected by men but chosen and precious in the sight of God. 5 And you yourselves, as living stones, are being built up as a spiritual house for a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. 6 For it stands in scripture,
“Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone, a chosen and precious cornerstone,
and the one who believes in him will never be put to shame.”[b]
7 Therefore the honor is for you who believe, but for those who refuse to believe,
“The stone that the builders rejected,
this one has become the cornerstone[c],”
8 and
“A stone of stumbling and a rock of offense,”[d]
who stumble because they[e] disobey the word to which also they were consigned. 9 But you are a chosen race,[f] a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s possession, so that you may proclaim the virtues of the one who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light, 10 who once were not a people, but now are the people of God, the ones who were not shown mercy, but now are shown mercy.[g]
11 Dear friends, I urge you as foreigners and temporary residents to abstain from fleshly desires which wage war against your[h] soul, 12 maintaining your good conduct among the Gentiles, so that in the things in which they slander you as evildoers, by seeing your good deeds they may glorify God on the day of visitation.
Submission to Established Authority
13 Subject yourselves to every human authority for the sake of the Lord, whether to a king[i] as having supreme authority, 14 or to governors as those sent out by him for the punishment of those who do evil and the praise of those who do good. 15 For the will of God is as follows: by[j] doing good to silence the ignorance of foolish people. 16 Live as free persons, and not using your[k] freedom as a covering for evil, but as slaves of God. 17 Honor all people, love the community of believers, fear God, honor the king.[l]
18 Domestic slaves, be subject to your[m] masters with all respect, not only to those who are good and gentle, but also to those who are unjust. 19 For this finds favor, if because of consciousness of God someone endures sorrows while[n] suffering unjustly. 20 For what credit is it if, when you[o] sin and are beaten for it, you endure? But if you endure when you[p] do good and suffer for it, this finds favor with God. 21 For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, so that you should follow in his footsteps, 22 who did not commit sin, nor was deceit found in his mouth,[q] 23 who when he[r] was reviled, did not revile in return; when[s] suffering, he did not threaten, but entrusted himself to the one who judges justly, 24 who himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, so that we may die to sins and live to righteousness, by whose wounds you were healed. 25 For you were going astray like sheep, but you have turned back now to the shepherd and guardian of your souls.
Footnotes
- 1 Peter 2:3 A quotation from Ps 34:8
- 1 Peter 2:6 A quotation from Isa 28:16
- 1 Peter 2:7 Literally “into the head of the corner”
- 1 Peter 2:8 A quotation from Isa 8:14
- 1 Peter 2:8 Here “because” is supplied as a component of the participle (“disobey”) which is understood as causal
- 1 Peter 2:9 Or “people,” or “generation,” or “nation”
- 1 Peter 2:10 This verse contains quotations from Hos 1:6, 9; 2:23
- 1 Peter 2:11 Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
- 1 Peter 2:13 Or “to the emperor”
- 1 Peter 2:15 Here “by” is supplied as a component of the participle (“doing good”) which is understood as means
- 1 Peter 2:16 Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
- 1 Peter 2:17 Or “the emperor”
- 1 Peter 2:18 Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
- 1 Peter 2:19 Here “while” is supplied as a component of the participle (“suffering”) which is understood as temporal
- 1 Peter 2:20 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“sin”) which is understood as temporal
- 1 Peter 2:20 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“do good”) which is understood as temporal
- 1 Peter 2:22 This verse contains quotations from Isa 53:9
- 1 Peter 2:23 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“was reviled”) which is understood as temporal
- 1 Peter 2:23 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“suffering”) which is understood as temporal
1 Peter 2
King James Version
2 Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,
2 As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:
3 If so be ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious.
4 To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious,
5 Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.
6 Wherefore also it is contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner stone, elect, precious: and he that believeth on him shall not be confounded.
7 Unto you therefore which believe he is precious: but unto them which be disobedient, the stone which the builders disallowed, the same is made the head of the corner,
8 And a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence, even to them which stumble at the word, being disobedient: whereunto also they were appointed.
9 But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light;
10 Which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.
11 Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;
12 Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.
13 Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme;
14 Or unto governors, as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers, and for the praise of them that do well.
15 For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:
16 As free, and not using your liberty for a cloke of maliciousness, but as the servants of God.
17 Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king.
18 Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward.
19 For this is thankworthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully.
20 For what glory is it, if, when ye be buffeted for your faults, ye shall take it patiently? but if, when ye do well, and suffer for it, ye take it patiently, this is acceptable with God.
21 For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps:
22 Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth:
23 Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously:
24 Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.
25 For ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.
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