1 Peter 2

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

1Rid yourselvesG659, thereforeG3767, of allG3956 maliceG2549, deceitG1388, hypocrisyG5272, envyG5355, andG2532 slanderG2636. 2LikeG5613 newbornG738 babiesG1025, craveG1971 pureG97 spiritualG3050 milkG1051, so thatG2443 byG1722 itG846 you may grow upG837 inG1519 your salvationG4991, 3now thatG1487 you have tastedG1089 thatG3754 theG3588 LordG2962 is goodG5543.

4As you comeG4334 toG4314 Him, the livingG2198 stoneG3037, rejectedG593 byG5259 menG444 butG1161 chosenG1588 and preciousG1784 in God’sG2316 sightG3844, 5youG846 alsoG2532, likeG5613 livingG2198 stonesG3037, are being built intoG3618 a spiritualG4152 houseG3624 toG1519 be a holyG40 priesthoodG2406, offeringG399 spiritualG4152 sacrificesG2378 acceptableG2144 to GodG2316 throughG1223 JesusG2424 ChristG5547. 6ForG1360 it standsG4023 inG1722 ScriptureG1124:

7To youG4771 whoG3588 believeG4100, thenG3767, this stone is preciousG5092. ButG1161 to those who do not believeG569,

8andG2532,

They stumbleG4350 because they disobeyG544 theG3588 wordG3056—andG2532 toG1519 this they were appointedG5087.

9ButG1161 youG4771 are a chosenG1588 peopleG1085, a royalG934 priesthoodG2406, a holyG40 nationG1484, a peopleG2992 forG1519 God’s own possessionG4047, toG3704 proclaimG1804 theG3588 virtuesG703 of Him whoG3588 calledG2564 youG4771 out ofG1537 darknessG4655 intoG1519 HisG846 marvelousG2298 lightG5457. 10OnceG4218 you were notG3756 a peopleG2992, butG1161 nowG3568 you are the peopleG2992 of GodG2316; once you had not received mercyG3756G1653, butG1161 nowG3568 you have received mercyG1653.4

11BelovedG27, I urgeG3870 you, asG5613 foreignersG3941 andG2532 exilesG3927, to abstainG568 fromG3588 the desiresG1939 of the fleshG4559, whichG3748 warG4754 againstG2596 your soulG5590. 12ConductG2192G391 yourselvesG4771 with such honorG2570 amongG1722 theG3588 GentilesG1484 thatG2443, thoughG1722G3739 they slanderG2635 youG4771 asG5613 evildoersG2555, they may seeG2029 your goodG2570 deedsG2041 and glorifyG1392 GodG2316 onG1722 the dayG2250 He visits usG1984.

Submission to Authorities

(Romans 13:1–7)

13Submit yourselvesG5293 for theG3588 Lord’sG2962 sakeG1223 to everyG3956 humanG442 institutionG2937, whetherG1535 to the kingG935 asG5613 the supremeG5242 authority, 14orG1535 to governorsG2232 asG5613 those sentG3992 byG1223 himG846 toG1519 punishG1557 those who do wrongG2555 andG1161 to praiseG1868 those who do rightG17. 15ForG3754 it isG1510 God’sG3588G2316 willG2307 thatG3779 by doing goodG15 you should silenceG5392 theG3588 ignoranceG56 of foolishG878 menG444.

16Live in freedomG1658, but do not useG3361G2192 your freedomG1657 asG5613 a cover-upG1942 forG3588 evilG2549; live asG5613 servantsG1401 of GodG2316. 17Treat everyone with high regardG5091G3956: LoveG25 theG3588 brotherhoodG81 of believers,5 fearG5399 GodG2316, honorG5091 theG3588 kingG935.

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ServantsG3610, submit yourselvesG5293 toG3588 your mastersG1203 withG1722 allG3956 respectG5401,6 notG3756 onlyG3440 to those whoG3588 are goodG18 andG2532 gentleG1933, butG235 evenG2532 to those whoG3588 are unreasonableG4646. 19ForG1063 ifG1487 anyoneG5100 enduresG5297 the painG3077 of unjustG95 sufferingG3958 becauseG1223 he is consciousG4893 of GodG2316, thisG3778 is to be commendedG5485. 20HowG4169 is it to your creditG2811 ifG1487 you are beatenG2852 for doing wrongG264 andG2532 you endureG5278 it? ButG235 ifG1487 you sufferG3958 for doing goodG15 and you endureG5278 it, thisG3778 is commendableG5485 beforeG3844 GodG2316.

Christ’s Example of Suffering

(Isaiah 53:1–8)

21ForG1063 to thisG1519G3778 you were calledG2564, becauseG3754 ChristG5547 alsoG2532 sufferedG3958 forG5228 youG4771, leavingG5277 youG4771 an exampleG5261, thatG2443 you should follow inG1872 HisG846 footstepsG2487:

25ForG1063 “you wereG1510 likeG5613 sheepG4263 going astrayG4105,”10 butG235 nowG3568 you have returnedG1994 toG1909 theG3588 ShepherdG4166 andG2532 OverseerG1985 ofG3588 yourG4771 soulsG5590.