1 Peter 2
1 Rid yourselves, therefore, of all malice, deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander.
Ἀποθέμενοι οὖν πᾶσαν κακίαν, καὶ πάντα δόλον, καὶ ὑποκρίσεις, καὶ φθόνους, καὶ πάσας καταλαλιάς,
2 Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation,
ὡς ἀρτιγέννητα βρέφη τὸ λογικὸν ἄδολον γάλα ἐπιποθήσατε, ἵνα ἐν αὐτῷ αὐξηθῆτε εἰς σωτηρίαν,
3 now that you have tasted that the Lord is good.
εἰ ἐγεύσασθε ὅτι χρηστὸς ὁ ˚Κύριος.
4 As you come to Him, the living stone, rejected by men but chosen and precious in God’s sight,
Πρὸς ὃν προσερχόμενοι λίθον ζῶντα, ὑπὸ ἀνθρώπων μὲν ἀποδεδοκιμασμένον, παρὰ δὲ ˚Θεῷ ἐκλεκτὸν, ἔντιμον,
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.
καὶ αὐτοὶ ὡς λίθοι ζῶντες οἰκοδομεῖσθε, οἶκος πνευματικὸς, εἰς ἱεράτευμα ἅγιον ἀνενέγκαι πνευματικὰς θυσίας εὐπροσδέκτους ˚Θεῷ διὰ ˚Ἰησοῦ ˚Χριστοῦ.
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.”
Διότι περιέχει ἐν Γραφῇ: “Ἰδοὺ, τίθημι ἐν Σιὼν λίθον, ἀκρογωνιαῖον ἐκλεκτὸν ἔντιμον, καὶ ὁ πιστεύων ἐπʼ αὐτῷ, οὐ μὴ καταισχυνθῇ.”
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,”
Ὑμῖν οὖν ἡ τιμὴ, τοῖς πιστεύουσιν· ἀπιστοῦσιν δὲ, “Λίθος ὃν ἀπεδοκίμασαν οἱ οἰκοδομοῦντες, οὗτος ἐγενήθη εἰς κεφαλὴν γωνίας”,
8 and, “A stone of stumbling and a rock of offense.” They stumble because they disobey the word—and to this they were appointed.
καὶ, “Λίθος προσκόμματος, καὶ πέτρα σκανδάλου”· οἳ προσκόπτουσιν τῷ λόγῳ ἀπειθοῦντες, εἰς ὃ καὶ ἐτέθησαν.
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.
Ὑμεῖς δὲ “γένος ἐκλεκτόν”, “βασίλειον ἱεράτευμα, ἔθνος ἅγιον, λαὸς εἰς περιποίησιν”, ὅπως τὰς ἀρετὰς ἐξαγγείλητε, τοῦ ἐκ σκότους ὑμᾶς καλέσαντος, εἰς τὸ θαυμαστὸν αὐτοῦ φῶς·
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.
οἵ ποτε “οὐ λαὸς, νῦν δὲ λαὸς ˚Θεοῦ, οἱ οὐκ ἠλεημένοι, νῦν δὲ ἐλεηθέντες”.
11 Beloved, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from the desires of the flesh, which war against your soul.
Ἀγαπητοί, παρακαλῶ ὡς παροίκους καὶ παρεπιδήμους, ἀπέχεσθαι τῶν σαρκικῶν ἐπιθυμιῶν, αἵτινες στρατεύονται κατὰ τῆς ψυχῆς·
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.
τὴν ἀναστροφὴν ὑμῶν ἐν τοῖς ἔθνεσιν ἔχοντες καλήν, ἵνα ἐν ᾧ καταλαλοῦσιν ὑμῶν ὡς κακοποιῶν, ἐκ τῶν καλῶν ἔργων ἐποπτεύοντες, δοξάσωσι τὸν ˚Θεὸν ἐν ἡμέρᾳ ἐπισκοπῆς.
13 Submit yourselves for the Lord’s sake to every human institution, whether to the king as the supreme authority,
Ὑποτάγητε πάσῃ ἀνθρωπίνῃ κτίσει διὰ τὸν ˚Κύριον· εἴτε βασιλεῖ ὡς ὑπερέχοντι,
14 or to governors as those sent by him to punish those who do wrong and to praise those who do right.
εἴτε ἡγεμόσιν ὡς διʼ αὐτοῦ πεμπομένοις, εἰς ἐκδίκησιν κακοποιῶν, ἔπαινον δὲ ἀγαθοποιῶν.
15 For it is God’s will that by doing good you should silence the ignorance of foolish men.
Ὅτι οὕτως ἐστὶν τὸ θέλημα τοῦ ˚Θεοῦ, ἀγαθοποιοῦντας φιμοῦν τὴν τῶν ἀφρόνων ἀνθρώπων ἀγνωσίαν·
16 Live in freedom, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as servants of God.
ὡς ἐλεύθεροι, καὶ μὴ ὡς ἐπικάλυμμα ἔχοντες τῆς κακίας τὴν ἐλευθερίαν, ἀλλʼ ὡς ˚Θεοῦ δοῦλοι.
17 Treat everyone with high regard: Love the brotherhood of believers, fear God, honor the king.
Πάντας τιμήσατε, τὴν ἀδελφότητα ἀγαπᾶτε, τὸν ˚Θεὸν φοβεῖσθε, τὸν βασιλέα τιμᾶτε.
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.
Οἱ οἰκέται, ὑποτασσόμενοι ἐν παντὶ φόβῳ τοῖς δεσπόταις, οὐ μόνον τοῖς ἀγαθοῖς καὶ ἐπιεικέσιν, ἀλλὰ καὶ τοῖς σκολιοῖς.
19 For if anyone endures the pain of unjust suffering because he is conscious of God, this is to be commended.
Τοῦτο γὰρ χάρις, εἰ διὰ συνείδησιν ˚Θεοῦ, ὑποφέρει τις λύπας πάσχων ἀδίκως.
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.
Ποῖον γὰρ κλέος, εἰ ἁμαρτάνοντες καὶ κολαφιζόμενοι ὑπομενεῖτε; Ἀλλʼ εἰ ἀγαθοποιοῦντες καὶ πάσχοντες ὑπομενεῖτε, τοῦτο χάρις παρὰ ˚Θεῷ.
21 For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in His footsteps:
Εἰς τοῦτο γὰρ ἐκλήθητε, ὅτι καὶ ˚Χριστὸς ἔπαθεν ὑπὲρ ὑμῶν, ὑμῖν ὑπολιμπάνων ὑπογραμμὸν, ἵνα ἐπακολουθήσητε τοῖς ἴχνεσιν αὐτοῦ·
22 “He committed no sin, and no deceit was found in His mouth.”
“ὃς ἁμαρτίαν οὐκ ἐποίησεν, οὐδὲ εὑρέθη δόλος ἐν τῷ στόματι αὐτοῦ”·
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.
ὃς λοιδορούμενος, οὐκ ἀντελοιδόρει, πάσχων, οὐκ ἠπείλει, παρεδίδου δὲ τῷ κρίνοντι δικαίως·
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.”
ὃς τὰς ἁμαρτίας ἡμῶν αὐτὸς ἀνήνεγκεν ἐν τῷ σώματι αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ τὸ ξύλον, ἵνα ταῖς ἁμαρτίαις ἀπογενόμενοι, τῇ δικαιοσύνῃ ζήσωμεν· οὗ τῷ μώλωπι ἰάθητε.
25 For “you were like sheep going astray,” but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.
Ἦτε γὰρ ὡς πρόβατα πλανώμενοι, ἀλλʼ ἐπεστράφητε νῦν ἐπὶ τὸν ποιμένα καὶ ἐπίσκοπον τῶν ψυχῶν ὑμῶν.
