1 Peter 2
1 Putting away therefore all wickedness, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,
So then, laying aside all malignity—even all deceit and play-actings and envies, yes all malicious speaking—
2 as newborn babes, long for the spiritual milk which is without guile, that ye may grow thereby unto salvation;
crave the pure spiritual ‘milk’, like newborn babies do, so that by it you may grow into salvation,
3 if ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious:
if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is benevolent.
4 unto whom coming, a living stone, rejected indeed of men, but with God elect, precious,
Coming to Him, a living stone—rejected indeed by men but chosen by God, 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.
you also, as living stones, are being built into a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
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.
That is why the Scripture contains: “Attention, I am laying in Zion a chief cornerstone, chosen, precious, and the one who rests his trust upon Him will absolutely not be humiliated.”
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;
So then, this recompense is for you who believe, but to those who disobey, “the stone that the builders rejected is just the one that became the chief cornerstone,”
8 and, A stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence; for they stumble at the word, being disobedient: whereunto also they were appointed.
also “a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense”; being disobedient to the Word, they stumble, to which, indeed, 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 you are a chosen family, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a private-property people, so that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous 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 a people but now are God's people, who had not obtained mercy but now have obtained mercy.
11 Beloved, I beseech you as sojourners and pilgrims, to abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;
Dear ones, I urge you to abstain from the lusts of the flesh, that 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.
keeping your way of life among the nations praiseworthy (you being foreigners and sojourners), so that wherein they speak against you as evildoers, in spite of the praiseworthy deeds they have observed, they may glorify God in the day of visitation.
13 Be subject to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake: whether to the king, as supreme;
Therefore subordinate yourselves to every human institution because of the Lord, whether to a king, as being in authority,
14 or unto governors, as sent by him for vengeance on evil-doers and for praise to them that do well.
or to governors, as being sent by him, both for punishment of evildoers and for praise of good-doers.
15 For so is the will of God, that by well-doing ye should put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:
Because such is the will of God, to silence the ignorance of foolish people by doing good:
16 as free, and not using your freedom for a cloak of wickedness, but as bondservants of God.
as free (not using the freedom as a cover for evil), yet as slaves of God.
17 Honor all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king.
Respect everyone; love the brotherhood; fear God; honor the king.
18 Servants, [be] in subjection to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward.
Servants, be submissive to your masters with all respect, not only to the good and gentle but also to the unscrupulous.
19 For this is acceptable, if for conscience toward God a man endureth griefs, suffering wrongfully.
For this is commendable, if because of conscience toward God someone endures grief, suffering unjustly.
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.
For what credit is it if upon sinning and being beaten you endure patiently? But if upon doing good and suffering you endure patiently, this is commendable before God.
21 For hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, that ye should follow his steps:
Now you have been called to this, really, because Christ also suffered in our behalf, leaving you an example that you should follow in His footsteps:
22 who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth:
who did not commit sin, neither was deceit 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:
who being reviled did not revile in return, suffering did not threaten but committed it to Him who judges righteously;
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.
who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, so that we, having died to those sins, might live for the righteousness; by whose wound you were healed.
25 For ye were going astray like sheep; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.
Yes, you were like straying sheep, but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of our souls.
