1 Peter 2
1 Putting away therefore all wickedness, all deceit, hypocrisies, envies, and all evil speaking,
Therefore put away all malice, all deceit, insincerity, jealousy, and slander of every sort.
2 as newborn babies, long for the pure spiritual milk, that with it you may grow,
Like new-born babes long for the pure spiritual milk to make you grow up into salvation;
3 if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is gracious.
since you have tasted that the Lord is gracious.
4 Come to him, a living stone, rejected indeed by men, but chosen by God, precious.
Come to him then, that living Stone, rejected indeed by men, but chosen by God, and precious.
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.
And yourselves like living stones be built into a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood offering spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God, through Christ Jesus.
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.”
For, as Scripture says. Behold, I lay in Zion a chief corner-stone, elect, precious, And he who believes on Him shall never be put to shame.
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,”
For you, then, that believe, is the preciousness; but for those who do not believe, A stone which the builders rejected, The same has become the head stone 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 a rock of offense. They stumble over it because they are disobeying God’s word, and to this they were also 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 you are an elect race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a purchased people, that you may show forth the virtues of Him who has called you out of darkness into his marvelous 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.
you who once were not a people, but now are the people of God; who were once without mercy, but now you have found mercy.
11 Beloved, I beg you as foreigners and pilgrims to abstain from fleshly lusts which war against the soul,
I beseech you, beloved, as pilgrims and exiles, to abstain from passions of the flesh that war upon your souls.
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.
Let your manner of life before the Gentiles be honest; so that, although they are now slandering you as evil-doers, they may, by beholding your noble conduct, come to glorify God, in the day of visitation.
13 Therefore subject yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake: whether to the king, as supreme,
Submit yourselves, for the Lord’s sake, to every human authority; whether it be to the Emperor as supreme ruler,
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 evil-doers and for the encouragement of well-doers.
15 For this is the will of God, that by well-doing you should put to silence the ignorance of foolish men.
For it is the will of God that by well-doing you should silence the ignorant talk of foolish men.
16 Live as free people, yet not using your freedom for a cloak of wickedness, but as bondservants of God.
Live like free men; and yet do not make your freedom a cloak for misconduct, but be the slaves of God.
17 Honor all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king.
Honor all men. Love the brotherhood. Reverence God. Honor the Emperor.
18 Servants, be in subjection to your masters with all respect, not only to the good and gentle, but also to the wicked.
Household slaves, submit yourselves to your masters in all reverence; not only to the kind and gentle, but also to the unreasonable.
19 For it is commendable if someone endures pain, suffering unjustly, because of conscience toward God.
For it is an acceptable thing to God, if from a sense of duty to him, a man endures a wrong, even suffering unjustly.
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 credit is it if, when you are struck for a fault, you take it patiently? But if when you are doing well and suffer for it, you always take it patiently, this is acceptable with 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 this is your calling; because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, so that you should follow in his footsteps;
22 who didn’t sin, “neither was deceit found in his mouth.”
He committed 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.
He was reviled, and reviled not back. When he suffered he never threatened but always committed his cause to the One who judges rightly.
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.
He bore our sins in his own body upon the tree, in order that we might become dead to sins, and be alive unto righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed.
25 For you were going astray like sheep; but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.
For you were straying like lost sheep, but you are now returned to the Shepherd and Guardian of your souls.
