1 Peter 2
1 Rid yourselves, therefore, of all malice, deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander.
WHEREFORE putting far away wickedness of every kind, and all deceit, and hypocrisies, and envyings, and all backbitings,
2 Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation,
as new-born babes desire earnestly the unadulterated milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:
3 now that you have tasted that the Lord is good.
if so be ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious.
4 As you come to Him, the living stone, rejected by men but chosen and precious in God’s sight,
Whom approaching, as the living stone, rejected indeed of men, but elect of God, and honourable,
5 you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
ye also, as living stones, are built up, a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices, well pleasing to God through Jesus Christ.
6 For it stands in Scripture: “See, I lay in Zion a stone, a chosen and precious cornerstone; and the one who believes in Him will never be put to shame.”
Wherefore also it is contained in the scripture, “Behold, I lay in Sion a cornerstone, elect, precious, and the believer on him shall never be confounded.”
7 To you who believe, then, this stone is precious. But to those who do not believe, “The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone,”
By you therefore who believe is he honoured: but respecting the disobedient, “the stone which the builders rejected, this very stone is become the head of the corner,
8 and, “A stone of stumbling and a rock of offense.” They stumble because they disobey the word—and to this they were appointed.
and a stone of stumbling, and rock of offence,” to those who stumble at the word, disobedient; whereunto also they were appointed.
9 But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.
But ye are an elect race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people acquired by purchase; that ye should publish abroad the excellencies of him, who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:
10 Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.
who in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God; who had not obtained mercy, but are now the objects of mercy.
11 Beloved, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from the desires of the flesh, which war against your soul.
Beloved, I exhort you, as strangers and sojourners, Abstain from carnal lusts, which war against the soul;
12 Conduct yourselves with such honor among the Gentiles that, though they slander you as evildoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day He visits us.
having your conduct ornamental among the Gentiles: that, whereas they malign you as wicked doers, they may, being eye-witnesses of your good works, glorify God in the day when he visits them.
13 Submit yourselves for the Lord’s sake to every human institution, whether to the king as the supreme authority,
Be subject therefore to every human constitution for the Lord’s sake; whether to a king as the supreme magistrate;
14 or to governors as those sent by him to punish those who do wrong and to praise those who do right.
or to governors, as sent by him for the punishment of wicked doers, but the praise of those who do well.
15 For it is God’s will that by doing good you should silence the ignorance of foolish men.
For such is the will of God, that by well doing ye hold under restraint the ignorance of foolish men:
16 Live in freedom, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as servants of God.
as free, yet not using liberty as a cloak for wicked practices; but as being servants of God.
17 Treat everyone with high regard: Love the brotherhood of believers, fear God, honor the king.
Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king.
18 Servants, submit yourselves to your masters with all respect, not only to those who are good and gentle, but even to those who are unreasonable.
Servants, be in subjection to your masters with all fear, not only to the good and gentle, but even to the froward.
19 For if anyone endures the pain of unjust suffering because he is conscious of God, this is to be commended.
For this is gracious conduct, if for conscience towards God, any man undergo sorrows, suffering wrongfully.
20 How is it to your credit if you are beaten for doing wrong and you endure it? But if you suffer for doing good and you endure it, this is commendable before God.
For what glory would there be, if committing faults, and being buffeted, ye suffered patiently? but if, when ye behave well, yet suffer, ye bear it patiently, this is graciously accepted of God.
21 For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in His footsteps:
For hereunto have ye been called, because Christ also hath suffered for you, leaving you a pattern, that ye should follow his steps;
22 “He committed no sin, and no deceit was found in His mouth.”
who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth:
23 When they heaped abuse on Him, He did not retaliate; when He suffered, He made no threats, but entrusted Himself to Him who judges justly.
who, when reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he used no menaces; but referred himself to him who judgeth righteously:
24 He Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree, so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. “By His stripes you are healed.”
who himself bore our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead unto sins, might live unto righteousness; “by whose stripes, even his, ye were healed.”
25 For “you were like sheep going astray,” but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.
For ye were as sheep wandering astray; but are now returned unto the pastor and bishop of your souls.
