1 Peter 2

1 Having put aside therefore all malice and all deceit and (hypocrisies *NK(O)*) and envies and all evil speakings

Rid yourselves therefore of all ill-will and all deceitfulness, of insincerity and envy, and of all evil speaking.

2 like newborn babies reasonable pure milk do crave so that by it you may grow up (in respect to salvation, *NO*)

Thirst, like newly-born infants, for pure milk for the soul, that by it you may grow up to salvation;

3 (if *N(k)O*) you have tasted that [is] good the Lord.

if you have had any experience of the goodness of the Lord.

4 To whom coming a stone living, by men indeed rejected in the sight of however God chosen [and] precious,

Come to Him, the ever-living Stone, rejected indeed by men as worthless, but in God's esteem chosen and held in honour.

5 also you yourselves as stones living are being built up as a house spiritual (into *no*) a priesthood holy to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable (*NK*) to God through Jesus Christ.

And be yourselves also like living stones that are being built up into a spiritual house, to become a holy priesthood to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.

6 (Therefore *N(k)O*) it is contained in (*k*) Scripture: Behold I lay in Zion a stone cornerstone a chosen precious, and the [one] who is believing on Him certainly not may be put to shame.

For it is contained in Scripture, "See, I am placing on Mount Zion a Cornerstone, chosen, and held in honour, and he whose faith rests on Him shall never have reason to feel ashamed."

7 To you therefore [is] the preciousness of those believing; ([for those] disbelieving *N(K)O*) however ([the] stone *N(k)O*) which rejected those building, this has become into [the] head of [the] corner

To you believers, therefore, that honour belongs; but for unbelievers-- "A Stone which the builders rejected has been made the Cornerstone,"

8 and A stone of stumbling and a rock of offense, [They] stumble at on the word being disobedient, to which also they were appointed;

and "a Stone for the foot to strike against, and a Rock to stumble over." Their foot strikes against it because they are disobedient to God's Message, and to this they were appointed.

9 You yourselves however [are] a race chosen, a royal priesthood, a nation holy, a people for [His] possession, so that the excellencies you may proclaim of the [One] out of darkness you having called to the marvelous of Him light;

But you are a chosen race, a priesthood of kingly lineage, a holy nation, a people belonging specially to God, that you may make known the perfections of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvellous light.

10 who once [were] not a people, now however [the] people of God, those [who] not received mercy, now however having received mercy.

Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God. Once you had not found mercy, but now you have.

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

Dear friends, I entreat you as pilgrims and foreigners not to indulge the cravings of your lower natures: for all such cravings wage war upon the soul.

12 the conduct of you among the Gentiles keeping honorable, so that wherein which they speak against you as evildoers, through the good deeds (having witnessed *N(k)O*) they may glorify God in [the] day of visitation.

Live honourable lives among the Gentiles, in order that, although they now speak against you as evil-doers, they may yet witness your good conduct, and may glorify God on the day of reward and retribution.

13 do be subjected (therefore *K*) to every human institution for the sake of the Lord; whether to [the] king as being supreme;

Submit, for the Lord's sake, to every authority set up by man, whether it be to the Emperor as supreme ruler,

14 or to governors as through him being sent for vengeance (indeed *k*) to evildoers, praise however to well-doers;

or to provincial Governors as sent by him for the punishment of evil-doers and the encouragement of those who do what is right.

15 because this is the will of God doing good to put to silence the of foolish men ignorance;

For it is God's will that by doing what is right you should thus silence the ignorant talk of foolish persons.

16 as free and not as a cover-up having for evil the freedom, but as of God servants.

Be free men, and yet do not make your freedom an excuse for base conduct, but be God's bondservants.

17 Everyone do honor, The brotherhood (do love, *NK(o)*) God do fear, the king do honor.

Honour every one. Love the brotherhood, fear God, honour the Emperor.

18 you who [are] Servants be subject with all fear to masters, not only to the good and gentle, but also to the unreasonable.

Household servants, be submissive to your masters, and show them the utmost respect--not only if they are kind and thoughtful, but also if they are unreasonable.

19 This for [is] acceptable, if for sake of conscience toward God endures anyone griefs suffering unjustly.

For it is an acceptable thing with God, if, from a sense of duty to Him, a man patiently submits to wrong, when treated unjustly.

20 What kind of for credit [is it] if sinning and being struck you will endure? But if doing good and suffering you will endure, this [is] commendable before God.

If you do wrong and receive a blow for it, what credit is there in your bearing it patiently? But if when you do right and suffer for it you bear it patiently, this is an acceptable thing with God.

21 To this hereunto for you have been called, because also Christ suffered for (for you, *N(K)O*) you leaving an example that you may follow after the steps of Him:

And it is to this you were called; because Christ also suffered on your behalf, leaving you an example so that you should follow in His steps.

22 Who sin not committed, neither was found trickery in the mouth of Him,

He never sinned, and no deceitful language was ever heard from His mouth.

23 Who being reviled not was not reviling back suffering not was threatening He was delivering [Himself] however to the [One] judging justly;

When He was reviled, He did not answer with reviling; when He suffered He uttered no threats, but left His wrongs in the hands of the righteous Judge.

24 Who the sins of us Himself bore in the body of Him on the tree so that to sins having been dead to righteousness we may live; Of whom by the wounds (of him *k*) you have been healed.

The burden of our sins He Himself carried in His own body to the Cross and bore it there, so that we, having died so far as our sins are concerned, may live righteous lives. By His wounds yours have been healed.

25 You were for like sheep (going astray *N(k)O*) but you have returned now to the Shepherd and Overseer of the souls of you.

For you were straying like lost sheep, but now you have come back to the Shepherd and Protector of your souls.