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1 Peter 2
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As Newborn Babes

2 Therefore, (A)rid yourselves of all [a]malice and all deceit and [b]hypocrisy and [c]envy and all [d](B)slander, 2 (C)and like newborn babies, long for the [e](D)pure [f]milk of the word, so that by it you may (E)grow [g]in respect to salvation, 3 if you have (F)tasted [h](G)the kindness of the Lord.

As Living Stones

4 And coming to Him as to a living stone which has been (H)rejected by people, but is [i]choice and precious in the sight of God, 5 (I)you also, as living stones, [j]are being built up as a (J)spiritual house for a holy (K)priesthood, to (L)offer spiritual sacrifices that are acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. 6 For this is contained in [k]Scripture:

“(M)Behold, I am laying in Zion a choice stone, a (N)precious cornerstone,
And the one who believes in [l]Him will not be [m]put to shame.”

7 (O)This precious value, then, is for you who believe; but for unbelievers,

“(P)A stone which the builders (Q)rejected,
This became the [n]chief cornerstone,”

8 and,

“(R)A stone of stumbling and a rock of offense”;

(S)for they stumble because they are disobedient to the word, (T)and to this they were also appointed.

9 But you are (U)a chosen people, a royal (V)priesthood, a (W)holy nation, (X)a people for God’s own possession, so that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who has called you (Y)out of darkness into His marvelous light; 10 (Z)for you once were not a people, but now you are the people of God; you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.

11 (AA)Beloved, (AB)I urge you as (AC)foreigners and strangers to abstain from (AD)fleshly lusts, which wage (AE)war against the soul. 12 (AF)Keep your behavior excellent among the Gentiles, so that in the thing in which they (AG)slander you as evildoers, they may [o]because of your good deeds, as they observe them, (AH)glorify God (AI)on the day of [p]visitation.

Honor Authority

13 (AJ)Submit yourselves for the Lord’s sake to every human institution, whether to a king as the one in authority, 14 or to governors as sent [q]by him (AK)for the punishment of evildoers and the (AL)praise of those who do right. 15 For [r](AM)such is the will of God, that by doing right you (AN)silence the ignorance of foolish people. 16 Act as (AO)free people, and [s]do not use your freedom as a [t]covering for evil, but use it as (AP)bond-servants of God. 17 (AQ)Honor all people, (AR)love the brotherhood, (AS)fear God, (AT)honor the [u]king.

18 (AU)Servants, be subject to your masters with all respect, not only to those who are good and (AV)gentle, but also to those who are [v]harsh. 19 For this finds favor, if for the sake of (AW)conscience toward God a person endures [w]grief when suffering unjustly. 20 For what credit is there if, when you sin and are harshly treated, you endure it with patience? But if (AX)when you do what is right and suffer for it you patiently endure it, this finds favor with God.

Christ Is Our Example

21 For (AY)you have been called for this purpose, (AZ)because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you (BA)an example, so that you would follow in His steps, 22 He who (BB)committed no sin, nor was any deceit found in His mouth; 23 [x]and while being (BC)abusively insulted, He did not insult in return; while suffering, He did not threaten, but kept entrusting Himself to Him who judges righteously; 24 and He Himself [y](BD)brought our sins in His body up on the [z](BE)cross, so that we (BF)might die to [aa]sin and live for righteousness; (BG)by His [ab]wounds you were (BH)healed. 25 For you were (BI)continually straying like sheep, but now you have returned to the (BJ)Shepherd and [ac]Guardian of your souls.

Footnotes

  1. 1 Peter 2:1 Or wickedness
  2. 1 Peter 2:1 plural nouns
  3. 1 Peter 2:1 plural nouns
  4. 1 Peter 2:1 plural nouns
  5. 1 Peter 2:2 Or unadulterated
  6. 1 Peter 2:2 Or spiritual (Gr logikos) milk, so
  7. 1 Peter 2:2 Or up to salvation
  8. 1 Peter 2:3 Lit that the Lord is kind
  9. 1 Peter 2:4 Lit chosen; or elect
  10. 1 Peter 2:5 Or allow yourselves to be built up; or build yourselves up
  11. 1 Peter 2:6 Or a scripture
  12. 1 Peter 2:6 Or it
  13. 1 Peter 2:6 Or disappointed
  14. 1 Peter 2:7 Lit head of the corner
  15. 1 Peter 2:12 Or as a result of
  16. 1 Peter 2:12 I.e., Christ’s coming again in judgment
  17. 1 Peter 2:14 Lit through
  18. 1 Peter 2:15 Lit so
  19. 1 Peter 2:16 Lit not having
  20. 1 Peter 2:16 I.e., a way to conceal
  21. 1 Peter 2:17 Or emperor
  22. 1 Peter 2:18 Or unscrupulous
  23. 1 Peter 2:19 Or pain
  24. 1 Peter 2:23 Lit who
  25. 1 Peter 2:24 Or offered...up
  26. 1 Peter 2:24 Lit wood; see Deut 21:23
  27. 1 Peter 2:24 Lit sins
  28. 1 Peter 2:24 Lit wound; or welt
  29. 1 Peter 2:25 Or Bishop, Overseer
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1 Peter 2
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Live as God’s Chosen People

2 Therefore, rid yourselves of every kind of evil and deception, hypocrisy, jealousy, and every kind of slander. 2 Like newborn babies, thirst for the pure milk of the word so that by it you may grow in your salvation. 3 Surely you have tasted that the Lord is good!

4 As you come to him, the living stone who was rejected by people but was chosen and precious in God’s sight, 5 you, too, as living stones, are building yourselves up into a spiritual house and a holy priesthood, so that you may offer spiritual sacrifices that are acceptable to God through Jesus, the Messiah.[a] 6 This is why it says in Scripture:

“Look! I am laying a chosen, precious cornerstone[b] in Zion.
    The one who believes in him will never be ashamed.”[c]

7 Therefore he is precious to you who believe, but to those who do not believe,

“The stone that the builders rejected
    has become the cornerstone,[d]
8 a stone they stumble over
    and a rock they trip on.”[e]

They keep on stumbling because they disobey the word, as they were destined to do.

9 But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people to be his very own and to proclaim the wonderful deeds[f] of the one who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.

10 Once you were not a people,
    but now you are the people of God.
Once you had not received mercy,
    but now you have received mercy.

Live as God’s Servants

11 Dear friends, I urge you as aliens and exiles to keep on abstaining from the desires of the flesh that wage war against the soul. 12 Continue to live such upright lives among the gentiles that, when they slander you as practicers of evil, they may see your good actions and glorify God when he visits them.[g]

13 For the Lord’s sake submit yourselves to every human authority: whether to the king as supreme, 14 or to governors who are 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 ignorant talk[h] of foolish people. 16 Live like free people, and do not use your freedom as an excuse for doing evil. Instead, be God’s servants. 17 Honor everyone. Keep on loving the community of believers,[i] fearing God, and honoring the king.

Suffer Patiently

18 You household servants must submit yourselves to your masters out of respect, not only to those who are kind and fair, but also to those who are unjust. 19 For it is a fine thing if, when moved by your conscience to please God, you suffer patiently when wronged. 20 What good does it do if, when you sin, you patiently receive punishment for it? But if you suffer for doing good and receive it patiently, you have God’s approval. 21 This is, in fact, what you were called to do, because:

The Messiah[j] also suffered for you
    and left an example for you
        to follow in his steps.
22 “He never sinned,
    and he never told a lie.”[k]
23 When he was insulted,
    he did not retaliate.
When he suffered,
    he did not threaten.
It was his habit
    to commit the matter to the one who judges fairly.
24 “He himself bore our sins”[l] in his body on the tree,
    so that we might die to those sins
        and live righteously.
“By his wounds
    you have been healed.”[m]
25 You were “like sheep that kept going astray,”[n]
    but now you have returned to the shepherd
        and overseer of your souls.

Footnotes

  1. 1 Peter 2:5 Or Christ
  2. 1 Peter 2:6 Or capstone
  3. 1 Peter 2:6 Cf. Isa 28:16
  4. 1 Peter 2:7 Or capstone
  5. 1 Peter 2:8 Cf. Ps 118:22; Isa 8:14
  6. 1 Peter 2:9 Or the excellence; cf. Isa 43:21
  7. 1 Peter 2:12 Lit. God on the day of visitation
  8. 1 Peter 2:15 Lit. the ignorance
  9. 1 Peter 2:17 Lit. the brotherhood
  10. 1 Peter 2:21 Or Christ
  11. 1 Peter 2:22 Lit. and no deceit was found in his mouth; cf. Isa 53:9
  12. 1 Peter 2:24 Cf. Isa 53:4,12
  13. 1 Peter 2:24 Cf. Isa 53:5
  14. 1 Peter 2:25 Cf. Isa 53:6
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