1 Pedro 2
La Palabra (España)
Piedras vivas del templo de Dios
2 Renunciad, pues, a toda malicia, a todo engaño, hipocresía, envidia o maledicencia. 2 Como niños recién nacidos, nutríos de la leche pura del Espíritu para que con ella crezcáis y recibáis la salvación, 3 ya que habéis gustado la bondad del Señor.
4 Al integraros en él, piedra viva rechazada por los humanos, pero escogida y preciosa para Dios, 5 también vosotros, como piedras vivas, os vais construyendo como templo espiritual para formar un sacerdocio consagrado que, por medio de Jesucristo, ofrezca sacrificios espirituales y agradables a Dios. 6 Pues dice la Escritura:
Mirad, yo coloco en Sión
una piedra angular, escogida y preciosa;
quien ponga su confianza en ella,
no se verá defraudado.
7 Piedra de gran valor para vosotros los creyentes. En cambio, para los incrédulos:
La piedra que desecharon los constructores,
se ha convertido en la piedra principal,
8 en piedra de tropiezo, en roca donde uno se estrella.
Y, efectivamente, en ella tropiezan los que no aceptan el mensaje; tal es su destino. 9 Pero vosotros sois raza elegida, sacerdocio real, nación consagrada , pueblo de su posesión, destinado a proclamar las grandezas de quien os llamó de las tinieblas a su luz maravillosa. 10 Los que antes erais “no pueblo”, sois ahora pueblo de Dios; los que no erais amados, sois ahora objeto de su amor.
Modelos de conducta
11 Queridos hermanos, sois gente de paso en tierra extraña. Por eso os exhorto a que luchéis contra los apetitos desordenados que hacen guerra al espíritu. 12 Portaos ejemplarmente entre los paganos, para que vuestras buenas acciones desmientan las calumnias de quienes os consideran malhechores, y puedan también ellos glorificar a Dios el día en que venga a visitarlos. 13 En atención al Señor, prestad acatamiento a toda autoridad humana, ya sea al jefe del Estado en su calidad de soberano, 14 ya a los gobernantes puestos por Dios para castigar a los malhechores y premiar a quienes observan una conducta ejemplar. 15 Porque la voluntad de Dios es que, haciendo el bien, cerréis la boca de los ignorantes e insensatos. 16 Sois libres, pero utilizad la libertad para servir a Dios y no como patente de libertinaje. 17 Tratad a todos con deferencia, amad a los hermanos, temed a Dios, respetad al jefe del Estado. 18 Que los empleados acaten con todo respeto las órdenes de sus jefes, no sólo de los buenos y amables, sino también de los impertinentes.
III.— TRAS LAS HUELLAS DE CRISTO RESUCITADO (2,19—4,19)
Imitar a Jesucristo
19 Es una bella cosa aguantar vejaciones injustas conscientes de que Dios así lo quiere. 20 Si se os golpeara por ser culpables, ¿qué mérito tendría vuestro aguante? Pero que sufráis y aguantéis aun habiendo hecho el bien, es cosa que agrada a Dios. 21 Precisamente a eso habéis sido llamados: a seguir las huellas de Cristo, que padeciendo por vosotros, os dejó un modelo que imitar: 22 Cristo, que ni cometió pecado ni se encontró mentira en sus labios. 23 Cuando lo injuriaban, no respondía con injurias, sino que sufría sin amenazar y se ponía en manos de Dios, que juzga con justicia. 24 Cargando sobre sí nuestros pecados, los llevó hasta el madero para que nosotros muramos al pecado y vivamos con toda rectitud. Habéis sido, pues, sanados a costa de sus heridas; 25 Antes, en efecto , andabais como ovejas descarriadas, pero ahora habéis vuelto al que es pastor y guardián de vuestras vidas.
1 Peter 2
New International Version
2 Therefore, rid yourselves(A) of all malice and all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander(B) of every kind. 2 Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk,(C) so that by it you may grow up(D) in your salvation, 3 now that you have tasted that the Lord is good.(E)
The Living Stone and a Chosen People
4 As you come to him, the living Stone(F)—rejected by humans but chosen by God(G) and precious to him— 5 you also, like living stones, are being built(H) into a spiritual house[a](I) to be a holy priesthood,(J) offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.(K) 6 For in Scripture it says:
“See, I lay a stone in Zion,
a chosen and precious cornerstone,(L)
and the one who trusts in him
will never be put to shame.”[b](M)
7 Now to you who believe, this stone is precious. But to those who do not believe,(N)
8 and,
They stumble because they disobey the message—which is also what they were destined for.(R)
9 But you are a chosen people,(S) a royal priesthood,(T) a holy nation,(U) God’s special possession,(V) that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.(W) 10 Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God;(X) once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.
Living Godly Lives in a Pagan Society
11 Dear friends,(Y) I urge you, as foreigners and exiles,(Z) to abstain from sinful desires,(AA) which wage war against your soul.(AB) 12 Live such good lives among the pagans that, though they accuse you of doing wrong, they may see your good deeds(AC) and glorify God(AD) on the day he visits us.
13 Submit yourselves for the Lord’s sake to every human authority:(AE) whether to the emperor, as the supreme authority, 14 or to governors, who are sent by him to punish those who do wrong(AF) and to commend those who do right.(AG) 15 For it is God’s will(AH) that by doing good you should silence the ignorant talk of foolish people.(AI) 16 Live as free people,(AJ) but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil;(AK) live as God’s slaves.(AL) 17 Show proper respect to everyone, love the family of believers,(AM) fear God, honor the emperor.(AN)
18 Slaves, in reverent fear of God submit yourselves to your masters,(AO) not only to those who are good and considerate,(AP) but also to those who are harsh. 19 For it is commendable if someone bears up under the pain of unjust suffering because they are conscious of God.(AQ) 20 But how is it to your credit if you receive a beating for doing wrong and endure it? But if you suffer for doing good and you endure it, this is commendable before God.(AR) 21 To this(AS) you were called,(AT) because Christ suffered for you,(AU) leaving you an example,(AV) that you should follow in his steps.
23 When they hurled their insults at him,(AY) he did not retaliate; when he suffered, he made no threats.(AZ) Instead, he entrusted himself(BA) to him who judges justly.(BB) 24 “He himself bore our sins”(BC) in his body on the cross,(BD) so that we might die to sins(BE) and live for righteousness; “by his wounds you have been healed.”(BF) 25 For “you were like sheep going astray,”[f](BG) but now you have returned to the Shepherd(BH) and Overseer of your souls.(BI)
Footnotes
- 1 Peter 2:5 Or into a temple of the Spirit
- 1 Peter 2:6 Isaiah 28:16
- 1 Peter 2:7 Psalm 118:22
- 1 Peter 2:8 Isaiah 8:14
- 1 Peter 2:22 Isaiah 53:9
- 1 Peter 2:25 Isaiah 53:4,5,6 (see Septuagint)
1 Peter 2
Young's Literal Translation
2 Having put aside, then, all evil, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envyings, and all evil speakings,
2 as new-born babes the word's pure milk desire ye, that in it ye may grow,
3 if so be ye did taste that the Lord [is] gracious,
4 to whom coming -- a living stone -- by men, indeed, having been disapproved of, but with God choice, precious,
5 and ye yourselves, as living stones, are built up, a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
6 Wherefore, also, it is contained in the Writing: `Lo, I lay in Zion a chief corner-stone, choice, precious, and he who is believing on him may not be put to shame;'
7 to you, then, who are believing [is] the preciousness; and to the unbelieving, a stone that the builders disapproved of, this one did become for the head of a corner,
8 and a stone of stumbling and a rock of offence -- who are stumbling at the word, being unbelieving, -- to which also they were set;
9 and ye [are] a choice race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people acquired, that the excellences ye may shew forth of Him who out of darkness did call you to His wondrous light;
10 who [were] once not a people, and [are] now the people of God; who had not found kindness, and now have found kindness.
11 Beloved, I call upon [you], as strangers and sojourners, to keep from the fleshly desires, that war against the soul,
12 having your behaviour among the nations right, that in that which they speak against you as evil-doers, of the good works having beheld, they may glorify God in a day of inspection.
13 Be subject, then, to every human creation, because of the Lord, whether to a king, as the highest,
14 whether to governors, as to those sent through him, for punishment, indeed, of evil-doers, and a praise of those doing good;
15 because, so is the will of God, doing good, to put to silence the ignorance of the foolish men;
16 as free, and not having the freedom as the cloak of the evil, but as servants of God;
17 to all give ye honour; the brotherhood love ye; God fear ye; the king honour ye.
18 The domestics! be subjecting yourselves in all fear to the masters, not only to the good and gentle, but also to the cross;
19 for this [is] gracious, if because of conscience toward God any one doth endure sorrows, suffering unrighteously;
20 for what renown [is it], if sinning and being buffeted, ye do endure [it]? but if, doing good and suffering [for it], ye do endure, this [is] gracious with God,
21 for to this ye were called, because Christ also did suffer for you, leaving to you an example, that ye may follow his steps,
22 who did not commit sin, nor was guile found in his mouth,
23 who being reviled -- was not reviling again, suffering -- was not threatening, and was committing himself to Him who is judging righteously,
24 who our sins himself did bear in his body, upon the tree, that to the sins having died, to the righteousness we may live; by whose stripes ye were healed,
25 for ye were as sheep going astray, but ye turned back now to the shepherd and overseer of your souls.
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