Berean Standard Bible

1 Peter 2

(Isaiah 28:14–22; 1 Corinthians 3:10–15; Ephesians 2:19–22)

1Rid yourselvesἈποθέμενοιApothemenoiG659,thereforeοὖνounG3767,of allπᾶσανpasanG3956maliceκακίανkakianG2549καὶkaiG2532πάνταpantaG3956,deceitδόλονdolonG1388καὶkaiG2532,hypocrisyὑποκρίσειςhupokriseisG5272καὶkaiG2532,envyφθόνουςphthonousG5355,andκαὶkaiG2532πάσαςpasasG3956slanderκαταλαλιάς,katalaliasG2636.

2LikeὡςhōsG5613newbornἀρτιγέννηταartigennētaG738babiesβρέφηbrephēG1025,craveἐπιποθήσατεepipothēsateG1971τὸtoG3588pureἄδολονadolonG97spiritualλογικὸνlogikonG3050milkγάλαgalaG1051,so thatἵναinaG2443byἐνenG1722itαὐτῷautōG846you may grow upαὐξηθῆτεauxēthēteG837inεἰςeisG1519yoursalvationσωτηρίαν,sōtērianG4991,

3now thatεἰeiG1487you have tastedἐγεύσασθεegeusastheG1089thatὅτιhotiG3754theὁhoG3588Lordκύριος.kuriosG2962isgoodχρηστὸςchrēstosG5543.

4As you comeπροσερχόμενοιproserchomenoiG4334toπρὸςprosG4314HimὃνhonG3739, thelivingζῶντα,zōntaG2198stoneλίθονlithonG3037μὲνmenG3303,rejectedἀποδεδοκιμασμένονapodedokimasmenonG593byὑπὸhupoG5259menἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444butδὲdeG1161chosenἐκλεκτὸνeklektonG1588andpreciousἔντιμον,entimonG1784in God’sθεῷtheōG2316sightπαρὰparaG3844,

5youαὐτοὶautoiG846alsoκαὶkaiG2532,likeὡςhōsG5613livingζῶντεςzōntesG2198stonesλίθοιlithoiG3037,are being built intoοἰκοδομεῖσθεoikodomeistheG3618a spiritualπνευματικὸςpneumatikosG4152houseοἶκοςoikosG3624toεἰςeisG1519bea holyἅγιονhagionG40priesthoodἱεράτευμαhi'erateumaG2406,offeringἀνενέγκαιanenegkaiG399spiritualπνευματικὰςpneumatikasG4152sacrificesθυσίαςthusiasG2378acceptableεὐπροσδέκτουςeuprosdektousG2144G3588to GodθεῷtheōG2316throughδιὰdiaG1223JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ.ChristouG5547.

6ForδιότιdiotiG1360it standsπεριέχειperiecheiG4023inἐνenG1722Scriptureγραφῇ·graphēaG1124: “SeeἰδοὺidouG2400,I layτίθημιtithēmiG5087inἐνenG1722ZionΣιὼνSiōnG4622a stoneλίθονlithonG3037,a chosenἐκλεκτὸνeklektonG1588andpreciousἔντιμον,entimonG1784cornerstoneἀκρογωνιαῖονakrogōniaionG204;andκαὶkaiG2532theὁhoG3588one whobelievesπιστεύωνpisteuōnG4100inἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909HimαὐτῷautōG846will never be put to shameοὐ μὴ καταισχυνθῇ.ou mē kataischunthēaG3756 G3361 G2617.”

7To youὑμῖνhuminG4771whoἡhēG3588believeπιστεύουσιν·pisteuousinG4100,thenοὖνounG3767, this stoneτοῖςtoisG3588is preciousτιμὴtimēG5092.ButδὲdeG1161to those whodo not believeἀπιστοῦσινapistousinG569, “ThestoneλίθοςlithosG3037ὃνhonG3739theοἱhoiG3588buildersοἰκοδομοῦντες,oikodomountesG3618rejectedἀπεδοκίμασανapedokimasanG593οὗτοςhoutosG3778has becomeἐγενήθη εἰςegenēthē eisG1096 G1519the cornerstoneκεφαλὴν γωνίαςkephalēn gōniasG2776 G1137,”

8andκαὶkaiG2532, “A stoneλίθοςlithosG3037of stumblingπροσκόμματοςproskommatosG4348andκαὶkaiG2532a rockπέτραpetraG4073of offenseσκανδάλου,skandalouG4625.” TheyοἳhoiG3739stumbleπροσκόπτουσινproskoptousinG4350becausethey disobeyἀπειθοῦντες,apeithountesG544theτῷtōG3588wordλόγῳlogōG3056—andκαὶkaiG2532toεἰςeisG1519thisὃhoG3739they were appointedἐτέθησαν·etethēsanG5087.

9ButδὲdeG1161youὑμεῖςhumeisG4771area chosenἐκλεκτόν,eklektonG1588peopleγένοςgenosG1085,a royalβασίλειονbasileionG934priesthoodἱεράτευμα,hi'erateumaG2406,a holyἅγιον,hagionG40nationἔθνοςethnosG1484,a peopleλαὸςlaosG2992forεἰςeisG1519God’s ownpossessionπεριποίησιν,peripoiēsinG4047,toὅπωςhopōsG3704proclaimἐξαγγείλητεexangeilēteG1804theτὰςtasG3588virtuesἀρετὰςaretasG703of Him whoτοῦtouG3588calledκαλέσαντοςkalesantosG2564youὑμᾶςhumasG4771out ofἐκekG1537darknessσκότουςskotousG4655intoεἰςeisG1519HisαὐτοῦautouG846marvelousθαυμαστὸνthaumastonG2298τὸtoG3588lightφῶς·phōsG5457.

10OnceποτεpoteG4218you wereοἵoiG3739notοὐouG3756a peopleλαός,laosG2992,butδὲdeG1161nowνῦνnunG3568you are thepeopleλαὸςlaosG2992of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316; once youοἱhoiG3588had not received mercyοὐκ ἠλεημένοι,ouk ēleēmenoiG3756 G1653,butδὲdeG1161nowνῦνnunG3568you have received mercyἐλεηθέντες.¶eleēthentesG1653.

11BelovedἈγαπητοί,AgapētoiG27,I urgeπαρακαλῶparakalōG3870you,asὡςhōsG5613foreignersπαροίκουςparoikousG3941andκαὶkaiG2532exilesπαρεπιδήμουςparepidēmousG3927,to abstainἀπέχεσθαιapechesthaiG568fromτῶνtōnG3588thedesiresἐπιθυμιῶν,epithumiōnG1939of the fleshσαρκικῶνsarkikōnG4559,whichαἵτινεςaitinesG3748warστρατεύονταιstrateuontaiG4754againstκατὰkataG2596yourτῆςtēsG3588soulψυχῆς·psuchēsG5590.

12τὴνtēnG3588Conductἀναστροφὴν ἔχοντεςanastrophēn echontesG2192 G391yourselvesὑμῶνhumōnG4771with such honorκαλήν,kalēnG2570amongἐνenG1722theτοῖςtoisG3588GentilesἔθνεσινethnesinG1484thatἵναinaG2443,thoughἐν ᾧen hōG1722 G3739they slanderκαταλαλοῦσινkatalalousinG2635youὑμῶνhumōnG4771asὡςhōsG5613evildoersκακοποιῶν,kakopoiōnG2555ἐκekG1537,they may seeἐποπτεύοντεςepopteuontesG2029yourτῶνtōnG3588goodκαλῶνkalōnG2570deedsἔργωνergōnG2041andglorifyδοξάσωσινdoxasōsinG1392τὸνtonG3588GodθεὸνtheonG2316onἐνenG1722thedayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250He visits usἐπισκοπῆς.¶episkopēsG1984.

Submission to Authorities

(Romans 13:1–7)

13Submit yourselvesὙποτάγητεHupotagēteG5293for theτὸνtonG3588Lord’sκύριον·kurionG2962sakeδιὰdiaG1223to everyπάσῃpasēG3956humanἀνθρωπίνῃanthrōpinēG442institutionκτίσειktiseiG2937,whetherεἴτεeiteG1535to the kingβασιλεῖbasileiG935asὡςhōsG5613the supremeὑπερέχοντι·huperechontiG5242authority,

14orεἴτεeiteG1535to governorsἡγεμόσινhēgemosinG2232asὡςhōsG5613those sentπεμπομένοιςpempomenoisG3992byδι᾽di᾽G1223himαὐτοῦautouG846toεἰςeisG1519punishἐκδίκησινekdikēsinG1557those who do wrongκακοποιῶν,kakopoiōnG2555andδὲdeG1161to praiseἔπαινονepainonG1868those who do rightἀγαθοποιῶν·agathopoiōnG17.

15ForὅτιhotiG3754it isἐστὶνestinG1510God’sτὸ θεοῦto theouG3588 G2316τοῦtouG3588willθέλημαthelēmaG2307thatοὕτωςhoutōsG3779by doing goodἀγαθοποιοῦνταςagathopoiountasG15you should silenceφιμοῦνphimounG5392theτὴνtēnG3588ignoranceἀγνωσίαν·agnōsianG56of foolishἀφρόνωνaphronōnG878τῶνtōnG3588menἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444.

16LiveὡςhōsG5613in freedomἐλεύθεροιeleutheroiG1658, butκαὶkaiG2532do not useμὴ ἔχοντεςmē echontesG3361 G2192yourτῆςtēsG3588freedomἐλευθερίαν,eleutherianG1657asὡςhōsG5613a cover-upἐπικάλυμμαepikalummaG1942forτὴνtēnG3588evilκακίαςkakiasG2549ἀλλ᾽all᾽G235; liveasὡςhōsG5613servantsδοῦλοι.douloiG1401of GodθεοῦtheouG2316.

17Treat everyone with high regardπάντας τιμήσατε,pantas timēsateG5091 G3956:Loveἀγαπᾶτε,agapateG25theτὴνtēnG3588brotherhoodἀδελφότηταadelphotētaG81of believers,fearφοβεῖσθε,phobeistheG5399τὸνtonG3588GodθεὸνtheonG2316,honorτιμᾶτε.¶timateG5091theτὸνtonG3588kingβασιλέαbasileaG935.

18ΟἱHoiG3588ServantsοἰκέταιoiketaiG3610,submit yourselvesὑποτασσόμενοιhupotassomenoiG5293toτοῖςtoisG3588yourmastersδεσπόταις,despotaisG1203withἐνenG1722allπαντὶpantiG3956respectφόβῳphobōG5401,notοὐouG3756onlyG3440to those whoτοῖςtoisG3588aregoodἀγαθοῖςagathoisG18andκαὶkaiG2532gentleἐπιεικέσιν,epieikesinG1933,butἀλλὰallaG235evenκαὶkaiG2532to those whoτοῖςtoisG3588areunreasonableσκολιοῖς.skolioisG4646.

19ForγὰρgarG1063ifεἰeiG1487anyoneτιςtisG5100enduresὑποφέρειhupophereiG5297the painλύπαςlupasG3077of unjustἀδίκως.adikōsG95sufferingπάσχωνpaschōnG3958becauseδιὰdiaG1223he is consciousσυνείδησινsuneidēsinG4893of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778is to be commendedχάρις,charisG5485.

20γὰρgarG1063HowποῖονpoionG4169is it to your creditκλέοςkleosG2811ifεἰeiG1487you are beatenκολαφιζόμενοιkolaphizomenoiG2852for doing wrongἁμαρτάνοντεςhamartanontesG264andκαὶkaiG2532you endureὑπομενεῖτε;hupomeneiteG5278it?Butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235ifεἰeiG1487καὶkaiG2532you sufferπάσχοντεςpaschontesG3958for doing goodἀγαθοποιοῦντεςagathopoiountesG15andyou endureὑπομενεῖτε,hupomeneiteG5278it,thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778iscommendableχάριςcharisG5485beforeπαρὰparaG3844Godθεῷ.theōG2316.

Christ’s Example of Suffering

(Isaiah 53:1–8)

21ForγὰρgarG1063to thisεἰς τοῦτοeis toutoG1519 G3778you were calledἐκλήθητε,eklēthēteG2564,becauseὅτιhotiG3754ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547alsoκαὶkaiG2532sufferedἔπαθενepathenG3958forὑπὲρhuperG5228youὑμῶν,humōnG4771,leavingὑπολιμπάνωνhupolimpanōnG5277youὑμῖνhuminG4771an exampleὑπογραμμὸνhupogrammonG5261,thatἵναinaG2443you should follow inἐπακολουθήσητεepakolouthēsēteG1872Hisαὐτοῦ·autouG846τοῖςtoisG3588footstepsἴχνεσινichnesinG2487:

22“HeὃςhosG3739committedἐποίησεν,epoiēsenG4160noοὐκoukG3756sinἁμαρτίανhamartianG266, andnoοὐδὲoudeG3761deceitδόλοςdolosG1388was foundεὑρέθηheurethēG2147inἐνenG1722Hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846τῷtōG3588mouthστόματιstomatiG4750.”

23When they heaped abuse on Himὃς λοιδορούμενοςhos loidoroumenosG3739 G3058,He did not retaliateοὐκ ἀντελοιδόρει,ouk anteloidoreiG3756 G486;when He sufferedπάσχωνpaschōnG3958,He made no threatsοὐκ ἠπείλει,ouk ēpeileiG3756 G546,butδὲdeG1161entrusted HimselfπαρεδίδουparedidouG3860to Him whoτῷtōG3588judgesκρίνοντιkrinontiG2919justlyδικαίως·dikaiōsG1346.

24HeὃςhosG3739HimselfαὐτὸςautosG846boreἀνήνεγκενanēnegkenG399ourG1473τὰςtasG3588sinsἁμαρτίαςhamartiasG266inἐνenG1722HisαὐτοῦautouG846τῷtōG3588bodyσώματιsōmatiG4983onἐπὶepiG1909theτὸtoG3588treeξύλονxulonG3586,so thatἵναinaG2443we might dieἀπογενόμενοιapogenomenoiG581ταῖςtaisG3588to sinἁμαρτίαιςhamartiaisG266andliveζήσωμεν·zēsōmenG2198τῇtēaG3588to righteousnessδικαιοσύνῃdikaiosunēG1343. “ByοὗhouG3739HisτῷtōG3588stripesμώλωπιmōlōpiG3468you are healedἰάθητε.iathēteG2390.”

25ForγὰρgarG1063“you wereἦτεēteG1510likeὡςhōsG5613sheepπρόβαταprobataG4263going astrayπλανώμενοιplanōmenoiG4105,”butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235nowνῦνnunG3568you have returnedἐπεστράφητεepestraphēteG1994toἐπὶepiG1909theτὸνtonG3588ShepherdποιμέναpoimenaG4166andκαὶkaiG2532OverseerἐπίσκοπονepiskoponG1985ofτῶνtōnG3588yourὑμῶν.¶humōnG4771soulsψυχῶνpsuchōnG5590.