1 Peter 2
1 Putting away therefore all wickedness, all deceit, hypocrisies, envies, and all evil speaking,
Therefore, cease ye from all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisy, and envy, and backbiting.
2 as newborn babies, long for the pure spiritual milk, that with it you may grow,
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 indeed you have tasted that the Lord is gracious.
if ye have tasted and seen that the Lord is good:
4 Come to him, a living stone, rejected indeed by men, but chosen by God, precious.
to whom ye have come, because he is a living stone, rejected indeed by men, but with God elect 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 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 cornerstone, chosen and precious. He who believes in him will not be disappointed.”
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 who believe therefore is the honor, but for those who are disobedient, “The stone which the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone,”
On you therefore who believe, is this honor conferred: but to them who believe not,
8 and, “a stumbling stone and a rock of offense.” For they stumble at the word, being disobedient, to which 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 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, 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 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 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 beg you as foreigners 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 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.
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 Therefore subject yourselves 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 to governors, as sent by him for vengeance on evildoers and for praise to those who 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 this is the will of God, that by well-doing you 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 Live as free people, yet 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 respect, not only to the good and gentle, but also to the wicked.
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 it is commendable if someone endures pain, suffering unjustly, because of conscience toward God.
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 you sin, you patiently endure beating? But if when you do well, you patiently endure suffering, this is commendable 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 you were called to this, because Christ also suffered for us, leaving you an example, that you 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 didn’t sin, “neither was deceit found in his mouth.”
He 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.
When he was reviled, be reviled not; and he suffered and threatened not, but committed his cause to the Judge of righteousness.
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.
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 you were going astray like sheep; but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.
For ye, once went astray, like sheep; but ye have now returned to the Shepherd and Curator of your souls.
