1 Peter 2

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

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

2 Thirst, like newly-born infants, for pure milk for the soul, that by it 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 you have had any experience of the goodness of the Lord.

if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is good:

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

coming to him, a living stone, though rejected by people but chosen by God, precious.

5 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.

You also, as living stones, are built up as a spiritual house, to be a holy cohanim, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God through Yeshua the Messiah.

6 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."

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

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 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.

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 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.

But you are a chosen race, a royal cohanim, 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 Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God. Once you had not found mercy, but now you have.

who once were not a people, but now are God's people, who had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.

11 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.

Beloved, I urge you as foreigners and temporary residents, to abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;

12 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.

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

Subject yourselves to every human institution for the Lord's sake: whether to the king, as supreme;

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

or to governors, as sent by him for vengeance on evildoers and for praise to those who do well.

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

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

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

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

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

Honor all people. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king.

18 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.

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

19 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.

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

20 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.

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 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.

For to this you were called, because Messiah also suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow his steps,

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

who "committed no sin, nor was deceit found in his mouth."

23 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.

Who, when he was cursed, did not curse back. When he suffered, did not threaten, but committed himself to him who judges righteously;

24 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.

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

For you were going astray like sheep; but now have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.