1 Peter 2:1-3
Legacy Standard Bible
As Living Stones, God’s Chosen Family
2 Therefore, (A)laying aside all [a]malice and all deceit and [b]hypocrisy and [c]envy and all [d](B)slander, 2 (C)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 [i]Lord.
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- 1 Peter 2:1 Or wickedness
- 1 Peter 2:1 Plural nouns
- 1 Peter 2:1 Plural nouns
- 1 Peter 2:1 Plural nouns
- 1 Peter 2:2 Or unadulterated
- 1 Peter 2:2 Or spiritual (Gr logikos) milk
- 1 Peter 2:2 Or up to salvation
- 1 Peter 2:3 Lit that the Lord is kind
- 1 Peter 2:3 In OT, Yahweh, cf. Ps 34:8
1 Peter 2:1-3
Holman Christian Standard Bible
The Living Stone and a Holy People
2 So rid yourselves of(A) all malice, all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and all slander.(B) 2 Like newborn infants, desire the pure spiritual milk,(C) so that you may grow by it for your salvation,[a] 3 since you have tasted(D) that the Lord is good.(E)[b]
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- 1 Peter 2:2 Other mss omit in your salvation
- 1 Peter 2:3 Ps 34:8
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