1 Peter 2
1 Therefore, cease ye from all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisy, and envy, and backbiting.
Putting away therefore all wickedness, and all deceit, and hypocrisy, and envy, and all slander,
2 And be like infant children; and crave the word, as being the pure spiritual milk by which ye are nourished up to life;
as newborn babies, long for the pure milk of the word, that you may grow thereby to salvation,
3 if ye have tasted and seen that the Lord is good:
if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is good:
4 to whom ye have come, because he is a living stone, rejected indeed by men, but with God elect and precious.
coming to him, a living stone, though rejected by people but chosen by God, precious.
5 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.
You also, as living stones, are built up as a spiritual house, to be a holy cohanim, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God through Yeshua the Messiah.
6 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.
Because it is contained in Scripture, "Look, I am laying in Zion a stone, a chosen precious cornerstone, and whoever believes in him will not be put to shame."
7 On you therefore who believe, is this honor conferred: but to them who believe not,
For you who believe therefore is the honor, but for those who do not believe, "The stone which the builders rejected, has become the chief cornerstone,"
8 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.
and, "a stone to stumble over, and a rock to trip over." For they stumble at the word, being disobedient, to which also they were appointed.
9 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:
But you are a chosen race, a royal cohanim, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellence of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light:
10 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.
who once were not a people, but now are God's people, who had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.
11 My beloved, I entreat you as strangers and pilgrims, separate yourselves from all lusts of the body; for they war against the soul.
Beloved, I urge you as foreigners and temporary residents, to abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;
12 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.
having good behavior among the nations, so in that of which they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they see, glorify God in the day of visitation.
13 And be ye submissive to all the sons of men, for God's sake; to kings, on account of their authority;
Subject yourselves to every human institution for the Lord's sake: whether to the king, as supreme;
14 and to judges, because they are sent by him for the punishment of offenders, and for the praise of them that do well.
or to governors, as sent by him for vengeance on evildoers and for praise to those who do well.
15 For so is the pleasure of God, that by your good deeds ye may stop the mouth of the foolish, who know not God:
For this is the will of God, that by well-doing you should put to silence the ignorance of foolish people:
16 as free men, yet not like men who make their freedom a cloak for their wickedness, but as the servants of God.
as free, and not using your freedom as a cover-up for evil, but as slaves of God.
17 Honor all men; love your brethren; fear God; and honor kings.
Honor all people. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king.
18 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.
Servants, be in subjection to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the wicked.
19 For there is favor before God for them who, for the sake of a good conscience, endure sorrows that come upon them wrongfully.
For it is commendable if someone endures pain, suffering unjustly, because of conscience toward God.
20 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.
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.
21 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.
For to this you were called, because Messiah also suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow his steps,
22 He did no sin; neither was guile found in his mouth.
who "committed no sin, nor was deceit found in his mouth."
23 When he was reviled, be reviled not; and he suffered and threatened not, but committed his cause to the Judge of righteousness.
Who, when he was cursed, did not curse back. When he suffered, did not threaten, but committed himself to him who judges righteously;
24 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.
who his own self bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live to righteousness; by whose wounds you were healed.
25 For ye, once went astray, like sheep; but ye have now returned to the Shepherd and Curator of your souls.
For you were going astray like sheep; but now have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.
