1 Peter 2

1 Putting away, therefore, all vice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envyings and all detractions,

Laying aside therefore all malice and all guile and hypocrisies and envyings and all evil speakings,

2 As new-born babes, for the pure milk that is for the mind, eagerly crave, that, thereby, ye may grow unto salvation: —

as newborn babes desire earnestly the pure mental milk of the word, that by it ye may grow up to salvation,

3 If ye have tasted for yourselves that, gracious, is the Lord, —

if indeed ye have tasted that the Lord [is] good.

4 Unto whom coming near, as unto a living stone—by men, indeed, rejected, but, with God, chosen, held in honour,

To whom coming, a living stone, cast away indeed as worthless by men, but with God chosen, precious,

5 Yourselves also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual house, for a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices, well-pleasing unto God through Jesus Christ;

yourselves also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.

6 Inasmuch as it is contained in scripture—Lo! I lay in Zion an outmost corner stone, chosen, held in honour, and, he that resteth faith thereupon, shall not be put to shame.

Because it is contained in the scripture: Behold, I lay in Zion a corner stone, elect, precious: and he that believes on him shall not be put to shame.

7 Unto you, then, is the honour—[unto you] who believe; but, unto such as disbelieve, The stone which the builders rejected, —The same, hath become head of the corner,

To you therefore who believe [is] the preciousness; but to the disobedient, the stone which the builders cast away as worthless, this is become head of [the] corner,

8 And a stone to strike against, and a rock to stumble over: Who stumble because, unto the word, they do not yield, —unto which also they have been appointed;

and a stone of stumbling and rock of offence; [who] stumble at the word, being disobedient to which also they have been appointed.

9 But, ye, are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for a peculiar treasure, that, the excellences, ye may tell forth, of him who, out of darkness, hath called you into his marvellous light: —

But ye [are] a chosen race, a kingly priesthood, a holy nation, a people for a possession, that ye might set forth the excellencies of him who has called you out of darkness to his wonderful light;

10 Who, at one time, were a No-people, but, now, are a people of God, —who had not been enjoying mercy, but, now, have received mercy.

who once [were] not a people, but now God's people; who were not enjoying mercy, but now have found mercy.

11 Beloved! I exhort you, as sojourners and pilgrims, to abstain from fleshly covetings, such as take the field against the soul;

Beloved, I exhort [you], as strangers and sojourners, to abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;

12 Having, your behaviour among the nations, honourable, —in order that, wherein they speak against you as evil-doers, they may, owing to the honourable works they are permitted to behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.

having your conversation honest among the Gentiles, that [as to that] in which they speak against you as evildoers, they may through [your] good works, [themselves] witnessing [them], glorify God in [the] day of visitation.

13 Submit yourselves unto every human creation, for the Lord’s sake, —whether unto a king, as one that protecteth,

Be in subjection [therefore] to every human institution for the Lord's sake; whether to [the] king as supreme,

14 Or unto governors, as, through him, sent—for vengeance on evil-doers, but praise to such as do good;

or to rulers as sent by him, for vengeance on evildoers, and praise to them that do well.

15 Because, so, is the will of God, —by doing good, to be putting to silence, the ignorance of heedless men:

Because so is the will of God, that by well-doing ye put to silence the ignorance of senseless men;

16 As free, yet, not as a cloak of vice, holding your freedom, but, as God’s servants.

as free, and not as having liberty as a cloak of malice, but as God's bondmen.

17 Unto all men, give honour, unto the brotherhood, shew love, unto God, give reverence, the king, hold in honour.

Shew honour to all, love the brotherhood, fear God, honour the king.

18 Ye domestics, submitting yourselves, in all reverence, unto your masters, —not only unto the good and considerate, but also unto the perverse;

Servants, [be] subject with all fear to your masters, not only to the good and gentle, but also to the ill-tempered.

19 For, this, is thankworthy, —If, for the sake of conscience towards God, one beareth griefs, suffering wrongfully, —

For this [is] acceptable, if one, for conscience sake towards God, endure griefs, suffering unjustly.

20 For what sort of honour is it—if, committing sin, and being buffeted, ye endure it? But, if, doing good, and suffering, ye endure it, this, is thankworthy with God.

For what glory [is it], if sinning and being buffeted ye shall bear [it]? but if, doing good and suffering, ye shall bear [it], this is acceptable with God.

21 For, hereunto, have ye been called; because, Christ also, suffered in your behalf, unto you, leaving behind a pattern, that ye might follow in his steps:

For to this have ye been called; for Christ also has suffered for you, leaving you a model that ye should follow in his steps:

22 Who did not, a sin, commit, neither was deceit found in his mouth, —

who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth;

23 Who, being reviled, was not reviling again, suffering, he was not threatening, but was making surrender unto him that judgeth righteously, —

who, [when] reviled, reviled not again; [when] suffering, threatened not; but gave [himself] over into the hands of him who judges righteously;

24 Who, our sins, himself, bare up, in his body, unto the tree, in order that we, from our sins getting away, in righteousness, might live, —by whose stripes, ye have been healed;

who himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, in order that, being dead to sins, we may live to righteousness: by whose stripes ye have been healed.

25 For ye were as sheep going astray, but have now turned back unto the shepherd and overseer of your souls.

For ye were going astray as sheep, but have now returned to the shepherd and overseer of your souls.