1 Peter 2
1 Rid yourselves, therefore, of all malice, deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander.
Therefore put away all malice, all deceit, insincerity, jealousy, and slander of every sort.
2 Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation,
Like new-born babes long for the pure spiritual milk to make you grow up into salvation;
3 now that you have tasted that the Lord is good.
since you 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,
Come to him then, that living Stone, rejected indeed by men, but chosen by God, and precious.
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.
And yourselves like living stones be built into a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood offering spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God, through Christ Jesus.
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.”
For, as Scripture says. Behold, I lay in Zion a chief corner-stone, elect, precious, And he who believes on Him shall never be put to shame.
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,”
For you, then, that believe, is the preciousness; but for those who do not believe, A stone which the builders rejected, The same has become the head stone 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 a rock of offense. They stumble over it because they are disobeying God’s word, and to this they were also 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 you are an elect race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a purchased people, that you may show forth the virtues of Him who has called you out of darkness into his marvelous 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.
you who once were not a people, but now are the people of God; who were once without mercy, but now you have found mercy.
11 Beloved, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from the desires of the flesh, which war against your soul.
I beseech you, beloved, as pilgrims and exiles, to abstain from passions of the flesh that war upon your souls.
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.
Let your manner of life before the Gentiles be honest; so that, although they are now slandering you as evil-doers, they may, by beholding your noble conduct, come to glorify God, in the day of visitation.
13 Submit yourselves for the Lord’s sake to every human institution, whether to the king as the supreme authority,
Submit yourselves, for the Lord’s sake, to every human authority; whether it be to the Emperor as supreme ruler,
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 evil-doers and for the encouragement of well-doers.
15 For it is God’s will that by doing good you should silence the ignorance of foolish men.
For it is the will of God that by well-doing you should silence the ignorant talk of foolish men.
16 Live in freedom, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as servants of God.
Live like free men; and yet do not make your freedom a cloak for misconduct, but be the slaves of God.
17 Treat everyone with high regard: Love the brotherhood of believers, fear God, honor the king.
Honor all men. Love the brotherhood. Reverence God. Honor the Emperor.
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.
Household slaves, submit yourselves to your masters in all reverence; not only to the kind and gentle, but also to the unreasonable.
19 For if anyone endures the pain of unjust suffering because he is conscious of God, this is to be commended.
For it is an acceptable thing to God, if from a sense of duty to him, a man endures a wrong, even suffering unjustly.
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 credit is it if, when you are struck for a fault, you take it patiently? But if when you are doing well and suffer for it, you always take it patiently, this is acceptable with 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 this is your calling; because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, so that you should follow in his footsteps;
22 “He committed no sin, and no deceit was found in His mouth.”
He committed 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.
He was reviled, and reviled not back. When he suffered he never threatened but always committed his cause to the One who judges rightly.
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.”
He bore our sins in his own body upon the tree, in order that we might become dead to sins, and be alive unto righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed.
25 For “you were like sheep going astray,” but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.
For you were straying like lost sheep, but you are now returned to the Shepherd and Guardian of your souls.
