1 Peter 2
1 Putting away therefore all wickedness, and all deceit, and hypocrisy, and envy, and all slander,
Therefore put away all malice, all deceit, insincerity, jealousy, and slander of every sort.
2 as newborn babies, long for the pure milk of the word, that you may grow thereby to salvation,
Like new-born babes long for the pure spiritual milk to make you grow up into salvation;
3 if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is good:
since you have tasted that the Lord is gracious.
4 coming to him, a living stone, though rejected by people but chosen by God, precious.
Come to him then, that living Stone, rejected indeed by men, but chosen by God, and precious.
5 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 (the) Messiah.
And yourselves like living stones be built into a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood offering spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God, through Christ Jesus.
6 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."
For, as Scripture says. Behold, I lay in Zion a chief corner-stone, elect, precious, And he who believes on Him shall never be put to shame.
7 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,"
For you, then, that believe, is the preciousness; but for those who do not believe, A stone which the builders rejected, The same has become the head stone of the corner,
8 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.
and, A stone of stumbling, and a rock of offense. They stumble over it because they are disobeying God’s word, and to this they were also appointed.
9 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:
But you are an elect race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a purchased people, that you may show forth the virtues of Him who has called you out of darkness into his marvelous light -
10 who once were not a people, but now are God's people, who had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.
you who once were not a people, but now are the people of God; who were once without mercy, but now you have found mercy.
11 Beloved, I urge you as foreigners and temporary residents, to abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;
I beseech you, beloved, as pilgrims and exiles, to abstain from passions of the flesh that war upon your souls.
12 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.
Let your manner of life before the Gentiles be honest; so that, although they are now slandering you as evil-doers, they may, by beholding your noble conduct, come to glorify God, in the day of visitation.
13 Subject yourselves to every human institution for the Lord's sake: whether to the king, as supreme;
Submit yourselves, for the Lord’s sake, to every human authority; whether it be to the Emperor as supreme ruler,
14 or to governors, as sent by him for vengeance on evildoers and for praise to those who do well.
or to governors as sent by him for the punishment of evil-doers and for the encouragement of well-doers.
15 For this is the will of God, that by well-doing you should put to silence the ignorance of foolish people:
For it is the will of God that by well-doing you should silence the ignorant talk of foolish men.
16 as free, and not using your freedom as a cover-up for evil, but as slaves of God.
Live like free men; and yet do not make your freedom a cloak for misconduct, but be the slaves of God.
17 Honor all people. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king.
Honor all men. Love the brotherhood. Reverence God. Honor the Emperor.
18 Servants, be in subjection to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the wicked.
Household slaves, submit yourselves to your masters in all reverence; not only to the kind and gentle, but also to the unreasonable.
19 For it is commendable if someone endures pain, suffering unjustly, because of conscience toward God.
For it is an acceptable thing to God, if from a sense of duty to him, a man endures a wrong, even suffering unjustly.
20 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.
For what credit is it if, when you are struck for a fault, you take it patiently? But if when you are doing well and suffer for it, you always take it patiently, this is acceptable with God.
21 For to this you were called, because Messiah also suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow his steps,
For this is your calling; because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, so that you should follow in his footsteps;
22 who "committed no sin, nor was deceit found in his mouth."
He committed no sin, Neither was guile found in his mouth.
23 Who, when he was cursed, did not curse back. When he suffered, did not threaten, but committed himself to him who judges righteously;
He was reviled, and reviled not back. When he suffered he never threatened but always committed his cause to the One who judges rightly.
24 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.
He bore our sins in his own body upon the tree, in order that we might become dead to sins, and be alive unto righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed.
25 For you were going astray like sheep; but now have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.
For you were straying like lost sheep, but you are now returned to the Shepherd and Guardian of your souls.
