1 Peter 2
1 Having put aside, then, all evil, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envyings, and all evil speakings,
Why laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, all evil speakings,
2 as newborn babies, desire the reasonable, unspoiled milk, so that you may grow up to salvation,
As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that you may grow thereby:
3 if [it] so be [that] you tasted that the LORD [is] good,
If so be you have tasted that the Lord is gracious.
4 to whom coming—a living stone—having indeed been disapproved of by men, but with God—choice [and] precious,
To whom coming, as to a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious,
5 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.
You also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.
6 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”;
Why also it is contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner stone, elect, precious: and he that believes on him shall not be confounded.
7 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,
To you therefore which believe he is precious: but to them which be disobedient, the stone which the builders disallowed, the same is made the head of the corner,
8 and a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense—who are stumbling at the word, being unbelieving—to which they were also set.
And a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offense, even to them which stumble at the word, being disobedient: to which also they were appointed.
9 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,
But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that you should show forth the praises of him who has called you out of darkness into his marvelous light;
10 who [were] once not a people, but [are] now the people of God; who had not found mercy, but now have found mercy.
Which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.
11 Beloved, I call on [you], as strangers and sojourners, to keep from the fleshly desires that war against the soul,
Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;
12 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.
Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.
13 Be subject, then, to every human creation, because of the LORD, whether to a king, as the highest,
Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme;
14 whether to governors, as to those sent through him, for punishment, indeed, of evildoers, and a praise of those doing good;
Or to governors, as to them that are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers, and for the praise of them that do well.
15 because, so is the will of God, doing good, to put to silence the ignorance of the foolish men—
For so is the will of God, that with well doing you may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:
16 as free, and not having freedom as the cloak of evil, but as servants of God;
As free, and not using your liberty for a cloak of maliciousness, but as the servants of God.
17 give honor to all; love the brotherhood; fear God; honor the king.
Honor all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king.
18 Servants, be subject in all fear to the masters, not only to the good and gentle, but also to the crooked;
Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the fraudulent.
19 for this [is] grace: if anyone endures sorrows because of conscience toward God, suffering unrighteously;
For this is thank worthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully.
20 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,
For what glory is it, if, when you be buffeted for your faults, you shall take it patiently? but if, when you do well, and suffer for it, you take it patiently, this is acceptable with God.
21 for to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving to you an example, that you may follow His steps,
For even hereunto were you called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that you should follow his steps:
22 who did not commit sin, nor was guile found in His mouth,
Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth:
23 who being reviled—was not reviling again, suffering—was not threatening, and was committing Himself to Him who is judging righteously,
Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed himself to him that judges righteously:
24 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;
Who his own self bore our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live to righteousness: by whose stripes you were healed.
25 for you were as sheep going astray, but now you turned back to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.
For you were as sheep going astray; but are now returned to the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.
