1 Peter 2
1 Having put aside, then, all evil, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envyings, and all evil speakings,
Wherefore, laying aside all maliciousnes, and all guile, and dissimulation, and enuie, and all euill speaking,
2 as new-born babes the word's pure milk desire ye, that in it ye may grow,
As newe borne babes desire that sincere milke of the woorde, that yee may growe thereby,
3 if so be ye did taste that the Lord [is] gracious,
Because yee haue tasted that the Lord is bountifull.
4 to whom coming — a living stone — by men, indeed, having been disapproved of, but with God choice, precious,
To whome comming as vnto a liuing stone disallowed of men, but chosen of God and precious,
5 and ye yourselves, as living stones, are built up, a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
Yee also as liuely stones, bee made a spirituall house, an holy Priesthoode to offer vp spirituall sacrifices acceptable to God by Iesus Christ.
6 Wherefore, also, it is contained in the Writing: 'Lo, I lay in Zion a chief corner-stone, choice, precious, and he who is believing on him may not be put to shame;'
Wherefore also it is conteyned in the Scripture, Beholde, I put in Sion a chiefe corner stone, elect and precious: and hee that beleeueth therein, shall not be ashamed.
7 to you, then, who are believing [is] the preciousness; and to the unbelieving, a stone that the builders disapproved of, this one did become for the head of a corner,
Vnto you therefore which beleeue, it is precious: but vnto them which be disobedient, the stone which the builders disallowed, the same is made the head of the corner,
8 and a stone of stumbling and a rock of offence — who are stumbling at the word, being unbelieving, — to which also they were set;
And a stone to stumble at, and a rocke of offence, euen to them which stumble at the woorde, being disobedient, vnto the which thing they were euen ordeined.
9 and ye [are] a choice race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people acquired, that the excellences ye may shew forth of Him who out of darkness did call you to His wondrous light;
But yee are a chosen generation, a royall Priesthoode, an holy nation, a people set at libertie, that yee shoulde shewe foorth the vertues of him that hath called you out of darkenesse into his marueilous light,
10 who [were] once not a people, and [are] now the people of God; who had not found kindness, and now have found kindness.
Which in time past were not a people, yet are nowe the people of God: which in time past were not vnder mercie, but nowe haue obteined mercie.
11 Beloved, I call upon [you], as strangers and sojourners, to keep from the fleshly desires, that war against the soul,
Dearely beloued, I beseeche you, as strangers and pilgrims, abstaine from fleshly lusts, which fight against the soule,
12 having your behaviour among the nations right, that in that which they speak against you as evil-doers, of the good works having beheld, they may glorify God in a day of inspection.
And haue your conuersation honest among the Gentiles, that they which speake euill of you as of euill doers, may by your good woorkes which they shall see, glorifie 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,
Therefore submit your selues vnto all maner ordinance of man for the Lordes sake, whether it be vnto the King, as vnto the superiour,
14 whether to governors, as to those sent through him, for punishment, indeed, of evil-doers, and a praise of those doing good;
Or vnto gouernours, as vnto them that are sent of him, for the punishment of euill doers, and for the praise of them that doe well.
15 because, so is the will of God, doing good, to put to silence the ignorance of the foolish men;
For so is the will of God, that by well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of the foolish men,
16 as free, and not having the freedom as the cloak of the evil, but as servants of God;
As free, and not as hauing the libertie for a cloke of maliciousnesse, but as the seruauntes of God.
17 to all give ye honour; the brotherhood love ye; God fear ye; the king honour ye.
Honour all men: loue brotherly fellowship: feare God: honour the King.
18 The domestics! be subjecting yourselves in all fear to the masters, not only to the good and gentle, but also to the cross;
Seruaunts, be subiect to your masters with all feare, not onely to the good and courteous, but also to the froward.
19 for this [is] gracious, if because of conscience toward God any one doth endure sorrows, suffering unrighteously;
For this is thanke worthie, if a man for conscience toward God endure griefe, suffering wrongfully.
20 for what renown [is it], if sinning and being buffeted, ye do endure [it]? but if, doing good and suffering [for it], ye do endure, this [is] gracious with God,
For what praise is it, if when ye be buffeted for your faultes, yee take it paciently? but and if when ye doe well, ye suffer wrong and take it paciently, this is acceptable to God.
21 for to this ye were called, because Christ also did suffer for you, leaving to you an example, that ye may follow his steps,
For hereunto ye are called: for Christ also suffred for you, leauing you an ensample that ye should follow his steppes.
22 who did not commit sin, nor was guile found in his mouth,
Who did no sinne, neither was there guile 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 hee was reuiled, reuiled not againe: when hee suffered, hee threatned not, but comitted it to him that iudgeth righteously.
24 who our sins himself did bear in his body, upon the tree, that to the sins having died, to the righteousness we may live; by whose stripes ye were healed,
Who his owne selfe bare our sinnes in his body on the tree, that we being dead to sinne, should liue in righteousnesse: by whose stripes ye were healed.
25 for ye were as sheep going astray, but ye turned back now to the shepherd and overseer of your souls.
For ye were as sheepe going astray: but are nowe returned vnto the shepheard and Bishop of your soules.
