1 Peter 2

1 Putting away therefore all wickedness, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,

Therefore, cease ye from all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisy, and envy, and backbiting.

2 as newborn babes, long for the spiritual milk which is without guile, that ye may grow thereby unto salvation;

And be like infant children; and crave the word, as being the pure spiritual milk by which ye are nourished up to life;

3 if ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious:

if ye have tasted and seen that the Lord is good:

4 unto whom coming, a living stone, rejected indeed of men, but with God elect, precious,

to whom ye have come, because he is a living stone, rejected indeed by men, but with God elect and precious.

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

And ye also, as living stones, are builded and become spiritual temples, and holy priests, for the offering of spiritual sacrifices, acceptable before God, through Jesus the Messiah.

6 Because it is contained in scripture, Behold, I lay in Zion a chief corner stone, elect, precious: And he that believeth on him shall not be put to shame.

For it is said in the scripture, Behold, in Zion I lay a chosen and precious stone, for the head of the corner; and whoever believeth in him, will not be ashamed.

7 For you therefore that believe is the preciousness: but for such as disbelieve, The stone which the builders rejected, The same was made the head of the corner;

On you therefore who believe, is this honor conferred: but to them who believe not,

8 and, A stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence; for they stumble at the word, being disobedient: whereunto also they were appointed.

he is a stone of stumbling and a rock of offence. And they stumble at it, because they believe not the word: whereto they were appointed.

9 But ye are an elect race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for [God’s] own possession, that ye may show forth the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:

But ye are an elect race, officiating as priests of the kingdom; a holy people, a redeemed congregation; that ye should proclaim the praises of him who called you out of darkness to his precious light:

10 who in time past were no people, but now are the people of God: who had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.

who formerly were not accounted a people, but now are the people of God; and also, there were once no mercies on you, but now mercies are poured out upon you.

11 Beloved, I beseech you as sojourners and pilgrims, to abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;

My beloved, I entreat you as strangers and pilgrims, separate yourselves from all lusts of the body; for they war against the soul.

12 having your behavior seemly among the Gentiles; that, wherein they speak against you as evil-doers, they may by your good works, which they behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.

And let your behavior be decorous before all men; so that they who utter evil speeches against you, may see your good actions, and may praise God in the day of trial.

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

And be ye submissive to all the sons of men, for God's sake; to kings, on account of their authority;

14 or unto governors, as sent by him for vengeance on evil-doers and for praise to them that do well.

and to judges, because they are sent by him for the punishment of offenders, and for the praise of them that do well.

15 For so is the will of God, that by well-doing ye should put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:

For so is the pleasure of God, that by your good deeds ye may stop the mouth of the foolish, who know not God:

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

as free men, yet not like men who make their freedom a cloak for their wickedness, but as the servants of God.

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

Honor all men; love your brethren; fear God; and honor kings.

18 Servants, [be] in subjection to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward.

And those among you who are servants, be subject to your masters, with reverence; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the harsh and morose.

19 For this is acceptable, if for conscience toward God a man endureth griefs, suffering wrongfully.

For there is favor before God for them who, for the sake of a good conscience, endure sorrows that come upon them 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 acceptable with God.

But they who endure afflictions on account of their offences, what praise have they? But if, when ye do well, they vex you, and ye endure it; then great is your praise with God.

21 For hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, that ye should follow his steps:

For unto this were ye called; because the Messiah also died for us, and left us this pattern, that ye should walk in his steps.

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

He 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 [himself] to him that judgeth righteously:

When he was reviled, be reviled not; and he suffered and threatened not, but committed his cause to the Judge of righteousness.

24 who his own self bare our sins in his body upon the tree, that we, having died unto sins, might live unto righteousness; by whose stripes ye were healed.

And he took away all our sins, and, in his body, lifted them to the cross; that we, when dead to sin, might live by his righteousness: for by his wounds, ye are healed.

25 For ye were going astray like sheep; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.

For ye, once went astray, like sheep; but ye have now returned to the Shepherd and Curator of your souls.