1 Peter 2 | Strong's Bible

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CHAPTER 2

Rid yourselves,

therefore,

of all

malice,

deceit,

hypocrisy,

envy,

and

slander.

Like

newborn

infants,

crave

pure

spiritual

milk,

so that

by

it

you may grow up

in your

salvation,

now that

you have tasted

that

the

Lord

is good.

As you come

to

Him,

the living

stone,

rejected

by

men,

but

chosen

and precious

in God’s

sight,

you

also,

like

living

stones,

are being built into

a spiritual

house

to be

a holy

priesthood,

offering

spiritual

sacrifices

acceptable

to God

through

Jesus

Christ.

For

it stands

in

Scripture:

“See,

I lay

in

Zion

a stone,

a chosen

and precious

cornerstone;

and

the one who

believes

in

Him

will never be put to shame.”

To you

who

believe,

then,

this stone

is precious.

But

to those who do not believe,

“The stone

the

builders

rejected

has become

the cornerstone,”

and,

“A stone

of stumbling

and

a rock

of offense.”

They

stumble because

they disobey

the

message—

and

to

this

they were appointed.

But

you

are a chosen

people,

a royal

priesthood,

a holy

nation,

a people

for God’s own

possession,

to

proclaim

the

virtues

of Him who

called

you

out of

darkness

into

His

marvelous

light.

Once

you were

not

a people,

but

now you are

the people

of God;

once you

had not received mercy,

but

now

you have received mercy.

Beloved,

I urge you,

as

foreigners

and

exiles,

to abstain

from

the desires

of the flesh,

which

war

against

your

soul.

Conduct

yourselves

with such honor

among

the

Gentiles

that,

though

they slander

you

as

evildoers,

they may see

your

good

deeds

and glorify

God

on

the day

He visits us.

Submit yourselves

for the

Lord’s

sake

to every

human

institution,

whether

to the king

as

the supreme authority,

or

to governors

as

those sent

by

him

to

punish

evildoers

and

praise

well-doers.

For

it is

God’s

will

that

by doing good

you should silence

the

ignorance

of foolish

men.

Live

in freedom,

but

do not use

your

freedom

as

a cover-up

for

evil;

live as

servants

of God.

Treat everyone with high regard:

Love

the

brotherhood of believers,

fear

God,

honor

the

king.

Servants,

submit yourselves

to your

masters

with

all

respect,

not

only

to those who are

good

and

gentle,

but

even

to those who are

unreasonable.

For

if

anyone

endures

the pain

of unjust

suffering

because

he is conscious

of God,

this

is to be commended.

How

is it to your credit

if

you are beaten

for doing wrong

and

you endure it?

But

if

you suffer

for doing good

and you endure it,

this is

commendable

before

God.

For

to this

you were called,

because

Christ

also

suffered

for

you,

leaving

you

an example,

that

you should follow in

His

footsteps:

“He

committed

no

sin,

and no

deceit

was found

in

His

mouth.”

When they heaped abuse on Him,

He did not retaliate;

when He suffered,

He made no threats,

but

entrusted Himself

to Him who

judges

justly.

He

Himself

bore

our

sins

in

His

body

on

the

tree,

so that

we might die

to sin

and live

to righteousness.

“By His

stripes

you are healed.”

For

you were

like

sheep

going astray,

but

now

you have returned

to

the

Shepherd

and

Overseer

of

your

souls.

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