1 Peter 2

1PuttingG659 away thereforeG3767 all wickednessG2549, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evilG2549 speakings, 2as newborn babes, longG1971 for the spiritual milkG1051 which is without guile, that ye may growG837 thereby unto salvationG4991; 3if ye have tastedG1089 that the LordG2962 is gracious: 4unto whom comingG4334, a livingG2198 stoneG3037, rejectedG593 indeedG3303 of menG444, but with GodG2316 electG1588, preciousG1784, 5ye alsoG2532, as livingG2198 stonesG3037, are builtG3618 up a spiritualG4152 houseG3624, to be a holyG40 priesthoodG2406, to offerG399 up spiritualG4152 sacrificesG2378, acceptableG2144 to GodG2316 through JesusG2424 ChristG5547. 6Because it is contained in scriptureG1124,

7For you thereforeG3767 that believeG4100 is the preciousness: but for such as disbelieve,

8and,

for they stumble at the wordG3056, being disobedientG544: whereunto alsoG2532 they were appointedG5087. 9But ye are an electG1588 raceG1085, a royal priesthoodG2406, a holyG40 nationG1484, a peopleG2992 for God’s own possessionG4047, that ye may show forth the excellencies of him who calledG2564 you out of darknessG4655 into his marvellous lightG5457: 10who in timeG4218 past were no peopleG2992, but nowG1161 are the peopleG2992 of GodG2316: who had not obtained mercyG1653, but nowG1161 have obtained mercyG1653.

11BelovedG27, I beseech you as sojourners and pilgrims, to abstainG568 from fleshlyG4559 lustsG1939, which warG4754 against the soulG5590; 12having your behavior seemly among the GentilesG1484; that, wherein they speakG2635 against you as evil-doers, they may by your goodG2570 worksG2041, which they behold, glorifyG1392 GodG2316 in the dayG2250 of visitationG1984.

13Be subjectG5293 to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sakeG1223: whether to the kingG935, as supreme; 14or unto governorsG2232, as sentG3992 by him for vengeanceG1557 on evil-doers and for praiseG1868 to them that do well. 15For soG3779 isG1510 the will of GodG2316, that by well-doing ye should put to silence the ignoranceG56 of foolishG878 menG444: 16as freeG1658, and not using your freedomG1657 for a cloak of wickednessG2549, but as bondservants of GodG2316. 17HonorG5091 all men. LoveG25 the brotherhoodG81. FearG5399 GodG2316. HonorG5091 the kingG935.

18Servants, bein subjectionG5293 to your mastersG1203 with all fearG5401; not onlyG3440 to the goodG18 and gentleG1933, but alsoG2532 to the froward. 19For this is acceptable, if for conscienceG4893 toward GodG2316 a manG3778 endureth griefs, sufferingG3958 wrongfully. 20For what glory is it, if, when ye sinG264, and are buffeted for it, ye shall take it patiently? but if, when ye do well, and sufferG3958 for it, ye shall take it patiently, this is acceptable with GodG2316. 21For hereunto were ye calledG2564: because ChristG5547 alsoG2532 sufferedG3958 for you, leaving you an example, that ye should follow his stepsG2487: 22who did no sinG266, neither was guile foundG2147 in his mouthG4750: 23who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he sufferedG3958, threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteouslyG1346: 24who his own self bare our sinsG266 in his bodyG4983 upon the treeG3586, that we, having died unto sinsG266, might liveG2198 unto righteousnessG1343; by whose stripes ye were healedG2390. 25For ye wereG1510 going astrayG4105 like sheepG4263; but areG1510 nowG3568 returnedG1994 unto the ShepherdG4166 and Bishop of your soulsG5590.