1 Peter 2
1 Having put aside, then, all evil, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envyings, and all evil speakings,
Putting away therefore all wickedness, and all deceit, and hypocrisy, and envy, and all slander,
2 as new-born babes the word's pure milk desire ye, that in it ye may grow,
as newborn babies, long for the pure milk of the word, that you may grow thereby to salvation,
3 if so be ye did taste that the Lord [is] gracious,
if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is good:
4 to whom coming — a living stone — by men, indeed, having been disapproved of, but with God choice, precious,
coming to him, a living stone, though rejected by people but chosen by God, 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.
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 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;'
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, 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,
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 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 over, and a rock to trip over." For they stumble at the word, being disobedient, to which also they were appointed.
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 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:
10 who [were] once not a people, and [are] now the people of God; who had not found kindness, and now have found kindness.
who once were not a people, but now are God's people, who had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.
11 Beloved, I call upon [you], as strangers and sojourners, to keep from the fleshly desires, that war against the soul,
Beloved, I urge you as foreigners and temporary residents, to abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;
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.
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 Be subject, then, to every human creation, because of the Lord, whether to a king, as the highest,
Subject yourselves to every human institution for the Lord's sake: whether to the king, as supreme;
14 whether to governors, as to those sent through him, for punishment, indeed, of evil-doers, and a praise of those doing good;
or to governors, as sent by him for vengeance on evildoers and for praise to those who do well.
15 because, so is the will of God, doing good, to put to silence the ignorance of the foolish men;
For this is the will of God, that by well-doing you should put to silence the ignorance of foolish people:
16 as free, and not having the freedom as the cloak of the evil, but as servants of God;
as free, and not using your freedom as a pretext for evil, but as slaves of God.
17 to all give ye honour; the brotherhood love ye; God fear ye; the king honour ye.
Honor all people. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor 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;
Servants, be in subjection to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the wicked.
19 for this [is] gracious, if because of conscience toward God any one doth endure sorrows, suffering unrighteously;
For it is commendable if someone endures pain, suffering unjustly, because of conscience toward God.
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 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 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 to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow his steps,
22 who did not commit sin, nor was guile found in his mouth,
who "committed no sin, nor was deceit 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 he was cursed, did not curse back. When he suffered, did not threaten, but committed himself to him who judges 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 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 ye were as sheep going astray, but ye turned back now to the shepherd and overseer of your souls.
For you were going astray like sheep; but now have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.
