1 Peter 2

1 Having put aside, then, all evil, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envyings, and all evil speakings,

Putting away therefore all wickedness, and all deceit, and hypocrisy, and envy, and all slander,

2 as newborn babies, desire the reasonable, unspoiled milk, so that you may grow up to salvation,

as newborn babies, long for the pure milk of the word, that you may grow thereby to salvation,

3 if [it] so be [that] you tasted that the LORD [is] good,

if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is good:

4 to whom coming—a living stone—having indeed been disapproved of by men, but with God—choice [and] precious,

coming to him, a living stone, though rejected by people but chosen by God, 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 living stones, are built up as a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God through 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”;

Because it is contained in Scripture, "Look, I am laying in Zion a stone, a chosen precious cornerstone, and whoever believes in him will not be put to shame."

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,

For you who believe therefore is the honor, but for those who do not believe, "The stone which the builders rejected, has become the chief cornerstone,"

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 to stumble over, and a rock to trip over." For they 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 race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellence of him who 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.

who once were not a people, but now are God's people, who 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,

Beloved, I urge you as foreigners and temporary residents, to 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 good behavior among the nations, so in that of which they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they see, 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,

Subject yourselves to every human institution for the Lord's sake: whether 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 sent by him for vengeance on evildoers and for praise to those who do well.

15 because, so is the will of God, doing good, to put to silence the ignorance of the foolish men—

For this is the will of God, that by well-doing you should put to silence the ignorance of foolish people:

16 as free, and not having freedom as the cloak of evil, but as servants of God;

as free, and not using your freedom as a cover-up for evil, but as slaves of God.

17 give honor to all; love the brotherhood; fear God; honor the king.

Honor all people. 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 in subjection to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the wicked.

19 for this [is] grace: if anyone endures sorrows because of conscience toward God, suffering unrighteously;

For it is commendable if someone endures pain, suffering unjustly, because of conscience toward God.

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 sin, you patiently endure beating? But if, when you do well, you patiently endure suffering, this is commendable 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 to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow his steps,

22 who did not commit sin, nor was guile found in His mouth,

who "committed no sin, nor was deceit 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 cursed, did not curse back. When he suffered, did not threaten, but committed himself to him who 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 body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live to righteousness; by whose wounds 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 going astray like sheep; but now have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.