1 Laying aside Ἀποθέμενοι Apothemenoi G659 therefore οὖν oun G3767 all malice κακίαν kakian G2549 and all guile and hypocrisies and envyings and all evil G2549 speakings, 2 as newborn babes desire earnestly the pure mental milk γάλα gala G1051 of the word , that by it ye may grow αὐξηθῆτε auxēthēte G837 up to salvation σωτηρίαν, sōtērian G4991 , 3 if indeed ye have tasted G1089 that the Lord κύριος. kurios G2962 [ is ] good χρηστὸς chrēstos G5543 . 5 yourselves also καὶ kai G2532 , as living G2198 stones G3037 , are being built G3618 up a spiritual πνευματικὸς pneumatikos G4152 house οἶκος oikos G3624 , a holy ἅγιον hagion G40 priesthood ἱεράτευμα hi'erateuma G2406 , to offer ἀνενέγκαι anenegkai G399 spiritual πνευματικὰς pneumatikas G4152 sacrifices G2378 acceptable εὐπροσδέκτους euprosdektous G2144 to God θεῷ theō G2316 by Jesus Ἰησοῦ Iēsou G2424 Christ Χριστοῦ. Christou G5547 . 6 Because it is contained in the scripture γραφῇ· graphēa G1124 : Behold ἰδοὺ idou G2400 , I lay in Zion Σιὼν Siōn G4622 a corner stone λίθον lithon G3037 , elect G1588 , precious ἔντιμον, entimon G1784 : and he that believes G4100 on him shall not be put G5087 to shame καταισχυνθῇ. kataischunthēa G2617 . 7 To you therefore οὖν oun G3767 who believe G4100 [ is ] the preciousness; but to the disobedient, the stone λίθος lithos G3037 which the builders cast away as worthless, this is become ἐγενήθη egenēthē G1096 head κεφαλὴν kephalēn G2776 of [ the ] corner γωνίας gōnias G1137 , 8 and a stone λίθος lithos G3037 of stumbling and rock πέτρα petra G4073 of offence; [ who ] stumble at the word λόγῳ logō G3056 , being disobedient ἀπειθοῦντες, apeithountes G544 to which also G2532 they have been appointed ἐτέθησαν· etethēsan G5087 . 9 But ye [ are ] a chosen race γένος genos G1085 , a kingly priesthood ἱεράτευμα, hi'erateuma G2406 , a holy ἅγιον, hagion G40 nation ἔθνος ethnos G1484 , a people λαὸς laos G2992 for a possession περιποίησιν, peripoiēsin G4047 , that ye might set forth the excellencies of him who has called καλέσαντος kalesantos G2564 you out of darkness σκότους skotous G4655 to his wonderful light φῶς· phōs G5457 ; 10 who once ποτε pote G4218 [ were ] not a people λαός, laos G2992 , but now G1161 God's people λαὸς laos G2992 ; who were not enjoying mercy ἠλεημένοι, ēleēmenoi G1653 , but now G1161 have found mercy ἐλεηθέντες.¶ eleēthentes G1653 . 11 Beloved Ἀγαπητοί, Agapētoi G27 , I exhort παρακαλῶ parakalō G3870 [ you ], as strangers and sojourners, to abstain ἀπέχεσθαι apechesthai G568 from fleshly σαρκικῶν sarkikōn G4559 lusts G1939 , which war στρατεύονται strateuontai G4754 against the soul ψυχῆς· psuchēs G5590 ; 12 having your conversation honest among the Gentiles ἔθνεσιν ethnesin G1484 , that [ as to that ] in which they speak καταλαλοῦσιν katalalousin G2635 against you as evildoers κακοποιῶν, kakopoiōn G2555 , they may through [ your ] good G2570 works G2041 , [ themselves ] witnessing [ them ], glorify δοξάσωσιν doxasōsin G1392 God θεὸν theon G2316 in [ the ] day ἡμέρᾳ hēmera G2250 of visitation ἐπισκοπῆς.¶ episkopēs G1984 . 13 Be in subjection G5293 [ therefore ] to every human ἀνθρωπίνῃ anthrōpinē G442 institution for the Lord's sake διὰ dia G1223 ; whether to [ the ] king βασιλεῖ basilei G935 as supreme , 14 or to rulers as sent G3992 by him , for vengeance ἐκδίκησιν ekdikēsin G1557 on evildoers κακοποιῶν, kakopoiōn G2555 , and praise ἔπαινον epainon G1868 to them that do well . 15 Because so G3779 is G1510 the will of God θεοῦ theou G2316 , that by well-doing ye put to silence the ignorance ἀγνωσίαν· agnōsian G56 of senseless men G444 ; 16 as free ἐλεύθεροι eleutheroi G1658 , and not as having liberty as a cloak of malice G2549 , but as God's bondmen. 17 Shew honour to all , love ἀγαπᾶτε, agapate G25 the brotherhood ἀδελφότητα adelphotēta G81 , fear φοβεῖσθε, phobeisthe G5399 God θεὸν theon G2316 , honour the king βασιλέα basilea G935 . 18 Servants, [ be ] subject ὑποτασσόμενοι hupotassomenoi G5293 with all fear φόβῳ phobō G5401 to your masters δεσπόταις, despotais G1203 , not only G3440 to the good ἀγαθοῖς agathois G18 and gentle ἐπιεικέσιν, epieikesin G1933 , but also G2532 to the ill-tempered. 19 For this [ is ] acceptable, if one G5100 , for conscience συνείδησιν suneidēsin G4893 sake διὰ dia G1223 towards God θεοῦ theou G2316 , endure griefs, suffering πάσχων paschōn G3958 unjustly . 20 For what glory [ is it ], if sinning ἁμαρτάνοντες hamartanontes G264 and being buffeted ye shall bear [ it ]? but if , doing good ἀγαθοποιοῦντες agathopoiountes G15 and suffering πάσχοντες paschontes G3958 , ye shall bear [ it ], this is acceptable with God θεῷ. theō G2316 . 21 For to this have ye been called ἐκλήθητε, eklēthēte G2564 ; for Christ Χριστὸς Christos G5547 also καὶ kai G2532 has suffered ἔπαθεν epathen G3958 for you , leaving you a model that ye should follow in his steps ἴχνεσιν ichnesin G2487 : 22 who did no sin ἁμαρτίαν hamartian G266 , neither was guile found G2147 in his mouth στόματι stomati G4750 ; 23 who , [ when ] reviled , reviled not again; [ when ] suffering πάσχων paschōn G3958 , threatened not ; but gave [himself] over into the hands G3860 of him who judges G2919 righteously G1346 ; 24 who himself bore our sins ἁμαρτίας hamartias G266 in his body σώματι sōmati G4983 on the tree ξύλον xulon G3586 , in order G2443 that , being dead to sins ἁμαρτίαις hamartiais G266 , we may live ζήσωμεν· zēsōmen G2198 to righteousness δικαιοσύνῃ dikaiosunē G1343 : by whose stripes ye have been healed ἰάθητε. iathēte G2390 . 25 For ye were G1510 going astray πλανώμενοι planōmenoi G4105 as sheep πρόβατα probata G4263 , but have now νῦν nun G3568 returned ἐπεστράφητε epestraphēte G1994 to the shepherd ποιμένα poimena G4166 and overseer ἐπίσκοπον episkopon G1985 of your souls ψυχῶν psuchōn G5590 . ← 1 Peter 1 1 Peter 3 → Commentaries on 1 Peter 2 Darby Bible — 1889 — Public Domain
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