1 Peter 2:2

1 Peter 2:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:
• New International Version (NIV)Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation,
• English Standard Version (ESV)Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual milk, that by it you may grow up into salvation—
• New King James Version (NKJV)as newborn babes, desire the pure milk of the word, that you may grow thereby,

Context of 1 Peter 2:2

1Therefore, rid yourselves of all malice, all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and all slander. Like newborn infants, desire the pure milk of the word, so that by it you may grow up into your salvation, 3if you have tasted that the Lord is good. 4As you come to him, a living stone — rejected by people but chosen and honored by God —

1 Peter 2:2 word by word

ὡς ἀρτιγέννητα βρέφη τὸ λογικὸν ἄδολον γάλα ἐπιποθήσατε ἵνα ἐν αὐτῷ αὐξηθῆτε εἰς σωτηρίαν,Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Asὡςhōs · as/whenG5613
• newbornἀρτιγέννητοςartigennētos · newbornG738
• babesβρέφοςbrephos · infantG1025
• desireἐπιποθέωepipotheō · to long forG1971
• the sincereἄδολοςadolos · pureG97
• milkγάλαgala · milkG1051
• of the wordλογικόςlogikos · spiritualG3050
• thatἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
• ye may growαὐξάνωauxanō · to growG837
• therebyἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• ·αὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846

Cross-references for 1 Peter 2:2

• 1 Peter 1:23because you have been born again — not of perishable seed but of imperishable — through the living and enduring word of God.
• Matthew 18:3“Truly I tell you,” he said, “unless you turn and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
• Mark 10:15Truly I tell you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.”
• Romans 6:4Therefore we were buried with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, so we too may walk in newness of life.
• 1 Corinthians 3:1For my part, brothers and sisters, I was not able to speak to you as spiritual people but as people of the flesh, as babies in Christ.
• 1 Corinthians 14:20Brothers and sisters, don’t be childish in your thinking, but be infants in regard to evil and adult in your thinking.
• Psalms 19:7The instruction of the Lord is perfect, renewing one’s life; the testimony of the Lord is trustworthy, making the inexperienced wise.
• 1 Corinthians 3:2I gave you milk to drink, not solid food, since you were not yet ready for it. In fact, you are still not ready,
• Hebrews 5:12Although by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you the basic principles of God’s revelation again. You need milk, not solid food.
• 2 Samuel 23:5Is it not true my house is with God? For he has established a permanent covenant with me, ordered and secured in every detail. Will he not bring about my whole salvation and my every desire?
• Job 17:9Yet the righteous person will hold to his way, and the one whose hands are clean will grow stronger.
• Proverbs 4:18The path of the righteous is like the light of dawn, shining brighter and brighter until midday.
• Hosea 6:3Let’s strive to know the Lord. His appearance is as sure as the dawn. He will come to us like the rain, like the spring showers that water the land.
• Hosea 14:5I will be like the dew to Israel; he will blossom like the lily and take root like the cedars of Lebanon.
• Malachi 4:2But for you who fear my name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings, and you will go out and playfully jump like calves from the stall.
• Ephesians 2:21In him the whole building, being put together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord.

Commentaries on 1 Peter 2:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2As new-born babes - In the preceding chapter, 1 Peter 1:23, the apostle states that they had been born again; and as the new-born infant desires that aliment which nature has provided for it, so they, being born again - born from above, should as earnestly require that heavenly nourishment which is suited to their new nature; and this the apostle calls the sincere milk of the word, , or, as some translate, the rational unadulterated milk; i.e. the pure…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2As new-born babes - The phrase used here would properly denote those which were just born, and hence Christians who had just begun the spiritual life. See the word explained in the notes at 2 Timothy 3:15. It is not uncommon, in the Scriptures, to compare Christians with little children. See the notes at Matthew 18:3, for the reasons of this comparison. Compare the 1 Corinthians 3:2 note; Hebrews 5:12, Hebrews 5:14 notes. Desire the sincere milk of the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2Christians have been "born again" and should be like newborn babies, who naturally and regularly crave pure spiritual milk (1:23). In other places in the New Testament, milk (in contrast to solid food) represents basic Christian teachings (1 Corinthians 3:2; Hebrews 5:12–13). But this does not mean that the people Peter wrote to were new believers. Here, milk most likely refers to God’s word in general.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. new-born babes--altogether without "guile" (1Pe 2:1). As long as we are here we are "babes," in a specially tender relation to God (Is 40:11). The childlike spirit is indispensable if we would enter heaven. "Milk" is here not elementary truths in contradistinction to more advanced Christian truths, as in 1Co 3:2; He 5:12, 13; but in contrast to "guile, hypocrisies," &c. (1Pe 2:1); the simplicity of Christian doctrine in general to the childlike spirit…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Peter 2:2

• Babes
• Children
• Grace of God
• Hunger
• Milk
• Righteous
• Sincerity
• Word of God
• Zeal, Religious

In the dictionaries

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Commentaries on 1 Peter 2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings