1 Peter 2
1 Wherefore, laying aside all maliciousnes, and all guile, and dissimulation, and enuie, and all euill speaking,
Having put aside, then, all evil, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envyings, and all evil speakings,
2 As newe borne babes desire that sincere milke of the woorde, that yee may growe thereby,
as newborn babies, desire the reasonable, unspoiled milk, so that you may grow up to salvation,
3 Because yee haue tasted that the Lord is bountifull.
if [it] so be [that] you tasted that the LORD [is] good,
4 To whome comming as vnto a liuing stone disallowed of men, but chosen of God and precious,
to whom coming—a living stone—having indeed been disapproved of by men, but with God—choice [and] precious,
5 Yee also as liuely stones, bee made a spirituall house, an holy Priesthoode to offer vp spirituall sacrifices acceptable to God by Iesus Christ.
and you yourselves are built up as living stones [into] a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
6 Wherefore also it is conteyned in the Scripture, Beholde, I put in Sion a chiefe corner stone, elect and precious: and hee that beleeueth therein, shall not be ashamed.
For this reason, also, it is contained in the Writing: “Behold, I lay in Zion a chief cornerstone, choice, precious, and he who is believing on Him may not be put to shame”;
7 Vnto you therefore which beleeue, it is precious: but vnto them which be disobedient, the stone which the builders disallowed, the same is made the head of the corner,
to you, then, who are believing—the preciousness; but to the unbelieving, [the] stone that the builders disapproved of—this One has become the head of [the] corner,
8 And a stone to stumble at, and a rocke of offence, euen to them which stumble at the woorde, being disobedient, vnto the which thing they were euen ordeined.
and a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense—who are stumbling at the word, being unbelieving—to which they were also set.
9 But yee are a chosen generation, a royall Priesthoode, an holy nation, a people set at libertie, that yee shoulde shewe foorth the vertues of him that hath called you out of darkenesse into his marueilous light,
But you [are] a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people acquired, that you may show forth the excellencies of Him who called you out of darkness into His wonderful light,
10 Which in time past were not a people, yet are nowe the people of God: which in time past were not vnder mercie, but nowe haue obteined mercie.
who [were] once not a people, but [are] now the people of God; who had not found mercy, but now have found mercy.
11 Dearely beloued, I beseeche you, as strangers and pilgrims, abstaine from fleshly lusts, which fight against the soule,
Beloved, I call on [you], as strangers and sojourners, to keep from the fleshly desires that war against the soul,
12 And haue your conuersation honest among the Gentiles, that they which speake euill of you as of euill doers, may by your good woorkes which they shall see, glorifie God in the day of visitation.
having your behavior right among the nations, so that whenever they speak against you as evildoers, seeing [your] good works, they may glorify God in [the] day of inspection.
13 Therefore submit your selues vnto all maner ordinance of man for the Lordes sake, whether it be vnto the King, as vnto the superiour,
Be subject, then, to every human creation, because of the LORD, whether to a king, as the highest,
14 Or vnto gouernours, as vnto them that are sent of him, for the punishment of euill doers, and for the praise of them that doe well.
whether to governors, as to those sent through him, for punishment, indeed, of evildoers, and a praise of those doing good;
15 For so is the will of God, that by well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of the foolish men,
because, so is the will of God, doing good, to put to silence the ignorance of the foolish men—
16 As free, and not as hauing the libertie for a cloke of maliciousnesse, but as the seruauntes of God.
as free, and not having freedom as the cloak of evil, but as servants of God;
17 Honour all men: loue brotherly fellowship: feare God: honour the King.
give honor to all; love the brotherhood; fear God; honor the king.
18 Seruaunts, be subiect to your masters with all feare, not onely to the good and courteous, but also to the froward.
Servants, be subject in all fear to the masters, not only to the good and gentle, but also to the crooked;
19 For this is thanke worthie, if a man for conscience toward God endure griefe, suffering wrongfully.
for this [is] grace: if anyone endures sorrows because of conscience toward God, suffering unrighteously;
20 For what praise is it, if when ye be buffeted for your faultes, yee take it paciently? but and if when ye doe well, ye suffer wrong and take it paciently, this is acceptable to God.
for what renown [is it], if sinning and being battered, you endure [it]? But if, doing good and suffering [for it], you endure, this [is] grace with God,
21 For hereunto ye are called: for Christ also suffred for you, leauing you an ensample that ye should follow his steppes.
for to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving to you an example, that you may follow His steps,
22 Who did no sinne, neither was there guile found in his mouth.
who did not commit sin, nor was guile found in His mouth,
23 Who when hee was reuiled, reuiled not againe: when hee suffered, hee threatned not, but comitted it to him that iudgeth righteously.
who being reviled—was not reviling again, suffering—was not threatening, and was committing Himself to Him who is judging righteously,
24 Who his owne selfe bare our sinnes in his body on the tree, that we being dead to sinne, should liue in righteousnesse: by whose stripes ye were healed.
who Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree that having died to sins, we may live to righteousness; by whose stripes you were healed;
25 For ye were as sheepe going astray: but are nowe returned vnto the shepheard and Bishop of your soules.
for you were as sheep going astray, but now you turned back to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.
