1 Peter 2:18-25
New King James Version
Submission to Masters(A)
18 (B)Servants, be submissive to your masters with all fear, not only to the good and gentle, but also to the harsh. 19 For this is (C)commendable, if because of conscience toward God one endures grief, suffering wrongfully. 20 For (D)what credit is it if, when you are beaten for your faults, you take it patiently? But when you do good and suffer, if you take it patiently, this is commendable before God. 21 For (E)to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for [a]us, (F)leaving [b]us an example, that you should follow His steps:
22 “Who(G) committed no sin,
Nor was deceit found in His mouth”;
23 (H)who, when He was reviled, did not revile in return; when He suffered, He did not threaten, but (I)committed Himself to Him who judges righteously; 24 (J)who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, (K)that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness—(L)by whose [c]stripes you were healed. 25 For (M)you were like sheep going astray, but have now returned (N)to the Shepherd and [d]Overseer of your souls.
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- 1 Peter 2:21 NU you
- 1 Peter 2:21 NU, M you
- 1 Peter 2:24 wounds
- 1 Peter 2:25 Gr. Episkopos
1 Peter 2:18-25
American Standard Version
18 [a]Servants, be in subjection to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward. 19 For this is [b]acceptable, if for conscience [c]toward God a man endureth griefs, suffering wrongfully. 20 For what glory is it, if, when ye sin, and are buffeted for it, ye shall take it patiently? but if, when ye do well, and suffer for it, ye shall take it patiently, this is [d]acceptable with God. 21 For hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you 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, threatened not; but committed [e]himself to him that judgeth righteously: 24 who his own self [f]bare our sins in his body upon the tree, that we, having died unto sins, might live unto righteousness; by whose [g]stripes ye were healed. 25 For ye were going astray like sheep; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and [h]Bishop of your souls.
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- 1 Peter 2:18 Greek Household-servants.
- 1 Peter 2:19 Greek grace.
- 1 Peter 2:19 Greek of.
- 1 Peter 2:20 Greek grace.
- 1 Peter 2:23 Or, his cause
- 1 Peter 2:24 Or, carried up . . . to the tree. Compare Col. 2:14; 1 Macc. 4:53 (Greek).
- 1 Peter 2:24 Greek bruise.
- 1 Peter 2:25 Or, Overseer
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