‏ 1 Peter 2

As Newborn Babes

1 Therefore, arid yourselves of all
Or wickedness
malice and all deceit and
plural nouns
hypocrisy and
plural nouns
envy and all
plural nouns
fslander,
2 gand like newborn babies, long for the
Or unadulterated
ipure
Or spiritual (Gr logikos) milk, so
milk of the word, so that by it you may kgrow
Or up to salvation
in respect to salvation,
3if you have mtasted
Lit that the Lord is kind
othe kindness of the Lord.

As Living Stones

4 And coming to Him as to a living stone which has been prejected by people, but is
Lit chosen; or elect
choice and precious in the sight of God,
5 ryou also, as living stones,
Or allow yourselves to be built up; or build yourselves up
are being built up as a tspiritual house for a holy upriesthood, to voffer spiritual sacrifices that are acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
6For this is contained in
Or a scripture
Scripture:
xBehold, I am laying in Zion a choice stone, a yprecious cornerstone,
And the one who believes in
Or it
Him will not be
Or disappointed
put to shame.”

7 abThis precious value, then, is for you who believe; but for unbelievers,
acA stone which the builders adrejected,
This became the
Lit head of the corner
chief cornerstone,”

8 and,
afA stone of stumbling and a rock of offense”;

agfor they stumble because they are disobedient to the word, ahand to this they were also appointed.

9 But you are aia chosen people, a royal ajpriesthood, a akholy nation, ala people for God’s own possession, so that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who has called you amout of darkness into His marvelous light; 10 anfor you once were not a people, but now you are the people of God; you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.

11 aoBeloved, apI urge you as aqforeigners and strangers to abstain from arfleshly lusts, which wage aswar against the soul. 12 atKeep your behavior excellent among the Gentiles, so that in the thing in which they auslander you as evildoers, they may
Or as a result of
because of your good deeds, as they observe them, awglorify God axon the day of
I.e., Christ’s coming again in judgment
visitation.

Honor Authority

13 azSubmit yourselves for the Lord’s sake to every human institution, whether to a king as the one in authority, 14or to governors as sent
Lit through
by him bbfor the punishment of evildoers and the bcpraise of those who do right.
15For
Lit so
besuch is the will of God, that by doing right you bfsilence the ignorance of foolish people.
16Act as bgfree people, and
Lit not having
do not use your freedom as a
I.e., a way to conceal
covering for evil, but use it as bjbond-servants of God.
17 bkHonor all people, bllove the brotherhood, bmfear God, bnhonor the
Or emperor
king.

18 bpServants, be subject to your masters with all respect, not only to those who are good and bqgentle, but also to those who are
Or unscrupulous
harsh.
19For this finds favor, if for the sake of bsconscience toward God a person endures
Or pain
grief when suffering unjustly.
20For what credit is there if, when you sin and are harshly treated, you endure it with patience? But if buwhen you do what is right and suffer for it you patiently endure it, this finds favor with God.

Christ Is Our Example

21 For bvyou have been called for this purpose, bwbecause Christ also suffered for you, leaving you bxan example, so that you would follow in His steps, 22He who bycommitted no sin, nor was any deceit found in His mouth; 23
Lit who
and while being caabusively insulted, He did not insult in return; while suffering, He did not threaten, but kept entrusting Himself to Him who judges righteously;
24and He Himself
Or offered...up
ccbrought our sins in His body up on the
Lit wood; see Deut 21:23
cecross, so that we cfmight die to
Lit sins
sin and live for righteousness; chby His
Lit wound; or welt
wounds you were cjhealed.
25For you were ckcontinually straying like sheep, but now you have returned to the clShepherd and
Or Bishop, Overseer
Guardian of your souls.
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