1 Peter 2

1 Putting away therefore all wickedness, all deceit, hypocrisies, envies, and all evil speaking,

WHEREFORE putting far away wickedness of every kind, and all deceit, and hypocrisies, and envyings, and all backbitings,

2 as newborn babies, long for the pure spiritual milk, that with it you may grow,

as new-born babes desire earnestly the unadulterated milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:

3 if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is gracious.

if so be ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious.

4 Come to him, a living stone, rejected indeed by men, but chosen by God, precious.

Whom approaching, as the living stone, rejected indeed of men, but elect of God, and honourable,

5 You also as living stones are built up as a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.

ye also, as living stones, are built up, a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices, well pleasing to God through Jesus Christ.

6 Because it is contained in Scripture, “Behold, I lay in Zion a chief cornerstone, chosen and precious. He who believes in him will not be disappointed.”

Wherefore also it is contained in the scripture, “Behold, I lay in Sion a cornerstone, elect, precious, and the believer on him shall never be confounded.”

7 For you who believe therefore is the honor, but for those who are disobedient, “The stone which the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone,”

By you therefore who believe is he honoured: but respecting the disobedient, “the stone which the builders rejected, this very stone is become the head of the corner,

8 and, “a stumbling stone and a rock of offense.” For they stumble at the word, being disobedient, to which also they were appointed.

and a stone of stumbling, and rock of offence,” to those who stumble at the word, disobedient; whereunto also they were appointed.

9 But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, that you may proclaim the excellence of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.

But ye are an elect race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people acquired by purchase; that ye should publish abroad the excellencies of him, who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:

10 In the past, you were not a people, but now are God’s people, who had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.

who in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God; who had not obtained mercy, but are now the objects of mercy.

11 Beloved, I beg you as foreigners and pilgrims to abstain from fleshly lusts which war against the soul,

Beloved, I exhort you, as strangers and sojourners, Abstain from carnal lusts, which war against the soul;

12 having good behavior among the nations, so in that of which they speak against you as evildoers, they may see your good works and glorify God in the day of visitation.

having your conduct ornamental among the Gentiles: that, whereas they malign you as wicked doers, they may, being eye-witnesses of your good works, glorify God in the day when he visits them.

13 Therefore subject yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake: whether to the king, as supreme,

Be subject therefore to every human constitution for the Lord’s sake; whether to a king as the supreme magistrate;

14 or to governors, as sent by him for vengeance on evildoers and for praise to those who do well.

or to governors, as sent by him for the punishment of wicked doers, but the praise of those who do well.

15 For this is the will of God, that by well-doing you should put to silence the ignorance of foolish men.

For such is the will of God, that by well doing ye hold under restraint the ignorance of foolish men:

16 Live as free people, yet not using your freedom for a cloak of wickedness, but as bondservants of God.

as free, yet not using liberty as a cloak for wicked practices; but as being servants of God.

17 Honor all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king.

Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king.

18 Servants, be in subjection to your masters with all respect, not only to the good and gentle, but also to the wicked.

Servants, be in subjection to your masters with all fear, not only to the good and gentle, but even to the froward.

19 For it is commendable if someone endures pain, suffering unjustly, because of conscience toward God.

For this is gracious conduct, if for conscience towards God, any man undergo sorrows, suffering wrongfully.

20 For what glory is it if, when you sin, you patiently endure beating? But if when you do well, you patiently endure suffering, this is commendable with God.

For what glory would there be, if committing faults, and being buffeted, ye suffered patiently? but if, when ye behave well, yet suffer, ye bear it patiently, this is graciously accepted of God.

21 For you were called to this, because Christ also suffered for us, leaving you an example, that you should follow his steps,

For hereunto have ye been called, because Christ also hath suffered for you, leaving you a pattern, that ye should follow his steps;

22 who didn’t sin, “neither was deceit found in his mouth.”

who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth:

23 When he was cursed, he didn’t curse back. When he suffered, he didn’t threaten, but committed himself to him who judges righteously.

who, when reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he used no menaces; but referred himself to him who judgeth righteously:

24 He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live to righteousness. You were healed by his wounds.

who himself bore our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead unto sins, might live unto righteousness; “by whose stripes, even his, ye were healed.”

25 For you were going astray like sheep; but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.

For ye were as sheep wandering astray; but are now returned unto the pastor and bishop of your souls.