1 Peter 2
1 So then, laying aside all malignity—even all deceit and play-actings and envies, yes all malicious speaking—
Having put aside, then, all evil, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envyings, and all evil speakings,
2 crave the pure spiritual ‘milk’, like newborn babies do, so that by it you may grow into salvation,
as new-born babes the word's pure milk desire ye, that in it ye may grow,
3 if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is benevolent.
if so be ye did taste that the Lord [is] gracious,
4 Coming to Him, a living stone—rejected indeed by men but chosen by God, precious—
to whom coming — a living stone — by men, indeed, having been disapproved of, but with God choice, precious,
5 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.
and ye yourselves, as living stones, are built up, a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
6 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.”
Wherefore, also, it is contained in the Writing: 'Lo, I lay in Zion a chief corner-stone, choice, precious, and he who is believing on him may not be put to shame;'
7 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,”
to you, then, who are believing [is] the preciousness; and to the unbelieving, a stone that the builders disapproved of, this one did become for the head of a corner,
8 also “a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense”; being disobedient to the Word, they stumble, to which, indeed, they were appointed.
and a stone of stumbling and a rock of offence — who are stumbling at the word, being unbelieving, — to which also they were set;
9 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;
and ye [are] a choice race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people acquired, that the excellences ye may shew forth of Him who out of darkness did call you to His wondrous light;
10 who formerly were not a people but now are God's people, who had not obtained mercy but now have obtained mercy.
who [were] once not a people, and [are] now the people of God; who had not found kindness, and now have found kindness.
11 Dear ones, I urge you to abstain from the lusts of the flesh, that war against the soul,
Beloved, I call upon [you], as strangers and sojourners, to keep from the fleshly desires, that war against the soul,
12 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.
having your behaviour among the nations right, that in that which they speak against you as evil-doers, of the good works having beheld, they may glorify God in a day of inspection.
13 Therefore subordinate yourselves to every human institution because of the Lord, whether to a king, as being in authority,
Be subject, then, to every human creation, because of the Lord, whether to a king, as the highest,
14 or to governors, as being sent by him, both for punishment of evildoers and for praise of good-doers.
whether to governors, as to those sent through him, for punishment, indeed, of evil-doers, and a praise of those doing good;
15 Because such is the will of God, to silence the ignorance of foolish people by doing good:
because, so is the will of God, doing good, to put to silence the ignorance of the foolish men;
16 as free (not using the freedom as a cover for evil), yet as slaves of God.
as free, and not having the freedom as the cloak of the evil, but as servants of God;
17 Respect everyone; love the brotherhood; fear God; honor the king.
to all give ye honour; the brotherhood love ye; God fear ye; the king honour ye.
18 Servants, be submissive to your masters with all respect, not only to the good and gentle but also to the unscrupulous.
The domestics! be subjecting yourselves in all fear to the masters, not only to the good and gentle, but also to the cross;
19 For this is commendable, if because of conscience toward God someone endures grief, suffering unjustly.
for this [is] gracious, if because of conscience toward God any one doth endure sorrows, suffering unrighteously;
20 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.
for what renown [is it], if sinning and being buffeted, ye do endure [it]? but if, doing good and suffering [for it], ye do endure, this [is] gracious with God,
21 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:
for to this ye were called, because Christ also did suffer for you, leaving to you an example, that ye may follow his steps,
22 who did not commit sin, neither was deceit found in His mouth;
who did not commit sin, nor was guile found in his mouth,
23 who being reviled did not revile in return, suffering did not threaten but committed it to Him who judges righteously;
who being reviled — was not reviling again, suffering — was not threatening, and was committing himself to Him who is judging righteously,
24 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.
who our sins himself did bear in his body, upon the tree, that to the sins having died, to the righteousness we may live; by whose stripes ye were healed,
25 Yes, you were like straying sheep, but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of our souls.
for ye were as sheep going astray, but ye turned back now to the shepherd and overseer of your souls.
