New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Peter 2

As Newborn Babes

1ThereforeοὖνounG3767,puttingἈποθέμενοιApothemenoiG659asideG659allπᾶσανpasanG3956maliceκακίανkakianG2549and allπάνταpantaG3956deceitδόλονdolonG1388andhypocrisyὑποκρίσειςhupokriseisG5272andenvyφθόνουςphthonousG5355and allπάσαςpasasG3956slanderκαταλαλιάς,katalaliasG2636,

2likeὡςhōsG5613newbornἀρτιγέννηταartigennētaG738babiesβρέφηbrephēG1025,longἐπιποθήσατεepipothēsateG1971for thepureἄδολονadolonG97milkγάλαgalaG1051of the wordλογικὸνlogikonG3050,soἵναinaG2443that by it you maygrowαὐξηθῆτεauxēthēteG837in respectεἰςeisG1519to salvationσωτηρίαν,sōtērianG4991,

3ifεἰeiG1487you havetastedἐγεύσασθεegeusastheG1089the kindnessχρηστὸςchrēstosG5543of the Lordκύριος.kuriosG2962.

As Living Stones

4And comingπροσερχόμενοιproserchomenoiG4334to Him as to a livingζῶντα,zōntaG2198stoneλίθονlithonG3037which has beenrejectedἀποδεδοκιμασμένονapodedokimasmenonG593by menἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444, but ischoiceἐκλεκτὸνeklektonG1588and preciousἔντιμον,entimonG1784in the sightπαρὰparaG3844of GodθεῷtheōG2316,

5you alsoκαὶkaiG2532,as livingζῶντεςzōntesG2198stonesλίθοιlithoiG3037,are being builtG2026up as aspiritualπνευματικὸςpneumatikosG4152houseοἶκοςoikosG3624for a holyἅγιονhagionG40priesthoodἱεράτευμαhi'erateumaG2406, toofferἀνενέγκαιanenegkaiG399up spiritualπνευματικὰςpneumatikasG4152sacrificesθυσίαςthusiasG2378acceptableεὐπροσδέκτουςeuprosdektousG2144to GodθεῷtheōG2316throughδιὰdiaG1223JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ.ChristouG5547.

6For thisis containedπεριέχειperiecheiG4023inScriptureγραφῇ·graphēaG1124: “BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400,I layτίθημιtithēmiG5087in ZionΣιὼνSiōnG4622a choiceἐκλεκτὸνeklektonG1588stoneλίθονlithonG3037, apreciousἔντιμον,entimonG1784cornerἀκρογωνιαῖονakrogōniaionG204stone,And he who believesπιστεύωνpisteuōnG4100in Him will not bedisappointedκαταισχυνθῇ.kataischunthēaG2617.”

7ThisG3588preciousG5092valueG5092,thenοὖνounG3767,is for you who believeπιστεύουσιν·pisteuousinG4100;but for thoseG3588who disbelieveἀπιστοῦσινapistousinG569, “The stoneλίθοςlithosG3037whichὃνhonG3739the buildersοἰκοδομοῦντες,oikodomountesG3618rejectedἀπεδοκίμασανapedokimasanG593,ThisοὗτοςhoutosG3778becameἐγενήθηegenēthēG1096the veryκεφαλὴνkephalēnG2776cornerγωνίαςgōniasG1137stone,”

8and, “A stoneλίθοςlithosG3037of stumblingπροσκόμματοςproskommatosG4348and a rockπέτραpetraG4073of offenseσκανδάλου,skandalouG4625”;for they stumbleπροσκόπτουσινproskoptousinG4350because they are disobedientἀπειθοῦντες,apeithountesG544to the wordλόγῳlogōG3056,and to thisG3739doomthey were alsoG2532appointedἐτέθησαν·etethēsanG5087.

9But you area chosenἐκλεκτόν,eklektonG1588raceγένοςgenosG1085, aroyalβασίλειονbasileionG934priesthoodἱεράτευμα,hi'erateumaG2406, aholyἅγιον,hagionG40nationἔθνοςethnosG1484,a peopleλαὸςlaosG2992for God’sown possessionπεριποίησιν,peripoiēsinG4047,soὅπωςhopōsG3704that you may proclaimἐξαγγείλητεexangeilēteG1804the excellenciesἀρετὰςaretasG703of Him who has calledκαλέσαντοςkalesantosG2564youout of darknessσκότουςskotousG4655into His marvelousθαυμαστὸνthaumastonG2298lightφῶς·phōsG5457;

10for you onceποτεpoteG4218werenot a peopleλαός,laosG2992,but nowνῦνnunG3568you arethe peopleλαὸςlaosG2992of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316; you hadnot receivedG1653mercyἠλεημένοι,ēleēmenoiG1653,but nowνῦνnunG3568you havereceivedG1653mercyἐλεηθέντες.¶eleēthentesG1653.

11BelovedἈγαπητοί,AgapētoiG27,I urgeπαρακαλῶparakalōG3870you asaliensπαροίκουςparoikousG3941and strangersπαρεπιδήμουςparepidēmousG3927to abstainἀπέχεσθαιapechesthaiG568fromfleshlyσαρκικῶνsarkikōnG4559lustsἐπιθυμιῶν,epithumiōnG1939whichαἵτινεςaitinesG3748wageG4754warστρατεύονταιstrateuontaiG4754againstκατὰkataG2596the soulψυχῆς·psuchēsG5590.

12KeepἔχοντεςechontesG2192your behaviorἀναστροφὴνanastrophēnG391excellentκαλήν,kalēnG2570amongG1722the GentilesἔθνεσινethnesinG1484,soἵναinaG2443that in the thing in whichᾧhōG3739theyslanderκαταλαλοῦσινkatalalousinG2635you as evildoersκακοποιῶν,kakopoiōnG2555, they maybecauseἐκekG1537of your goodκαλῶνkalōnG2570deedsἔργωνergōnG2041,as they observeἐποπτεύοντεςepopteuontesG2029them,glorifyδοξάσωσινdoxasōsinG1392GodθεὸνtheonG2316in the dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250ofvisitationἐπισκοπῆς.¶episkopēsG1984.

Honor Authority

13SubmitὙποτάγητεHupotagēteG5293yourselves for the Lord’sκύριον·kurionG2962sakeδιὰdiaG1223to everyπάσῃpasēG3956humanἀνθρωπίνῃanthrōpinēG442institutionκτίσειktiseiG2937,whetherεἴτεeiteG1535to a kingβασιλεῖbasileiG935as the one in authorityὑπερέχοντι·huperechontiG5242,

14orεἴτεeiteG1535to governorsἡγεμόσινhēgemosinG2232as sentπεμπομένοιςpempomenoisG3992by himfor the punishmentἐκδίκησινekdikēsinG1557of evildoersκακοποιῶν,kakopoiōnG2555and thepraiseἔπαινονepainonG1868of those who doG15rightG15.

15ForsuchοὕτωςhoutōsG3779is the willθέλημαthelēmaG2307of GodθεοῦtheouG2316that by doingG15rightG15you maysilenceφιμοῦνphimounG5392the ignoranceἀγνωσίαν·agnōsianG56of foolishἀφρόνωνaphronōnG878menἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444.

16Act asfreeἐλεύθεροιeleutheroiG1658menG1658, anddo not useἔχοντεςechontesG2192your freedomἐλευθερίαν,eleutherianG1657as a coveringἐπικάλυμμαepikalummaG1942for evilκακίαςkakiasG2549, but use it asbondslavesδοῦλοι.douloiG1401of GodθεοῦtheouG2316.

17Honorτιμήσατε,timēsateG5091allG3956peopleG3956,loveἀγαπᾶτε,agapateG25the brotherhoodἀδελφότηταadelphotētaG81,fearφοβεῖσθε,phobeistheG5399GodθεὸνtheonG2316,honorτιμᾶτε.¶timateG5091thekingβασιλέαbasileaG935.

18ServantsοἰκέταιoiketaiG3610,be submissiveὑποτασσόμενοιhupotassomenoiG5293to your mastersδεσπόταις,despotaisG1203with allπαντὶpantiG3956respectφόβῳphobōG5401,not onlyG3440to thoseG3588who are goodἀγαθοῖςagathoisG18andgentleἐπιεικέσιν,epieikesinG1933,but alsoG2532to thoseG3588who areunreasonableσκολιοῖς.skolioisG4646.

19For thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778findsfavorχάρις,charisG5485,ifεἰeiG1487for the sakeδιὰdiaG1223ofconscienceσυνείδησινsuneidēsinG4893toward GodθεοῦtheouG2316a personτιςtisG5100bearsG5297up underG5297sorrowsλύπαςlupasG3077when sufferingπάσχωνpaschōnG3958unjustlyἀδίκως.adikōsG95.

20For whatποῖονpoionG4169creditκλέοςkleosG2811is there ifεἰeiG1487,when you sinἁμαρτάνοντεςhamartanontesG264and are harshlyG2852treatedG2852,you endureὑπομενεῖτε;hupomeneiteG5278it with patienceG5278?But ifεἰeiG1487when you doG15what is rightG15and sufferπάσχοντεςpaschontesG3958for ityou patientlyG5278endureὑπομενεῖτε,hupomeneiteG5278it, thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778findsfavorχάριςcharisG5485with Godθεῷ.theōG2316.

Christ Is Our Example

21Foryou have been calledἐκλήθητε,eklēthēteG2564for thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778purpose,sinceὅτιhotiG3754ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547alsoκαὶkaiG2532sufferedἔπαθενepathenG3958for you, leavingὑπολιμπάνωνhupolimpanōnG5277youan exampleὑπογραμμὸνhupogrammonG5261for you to followἐπακολουθήσητεepakolouthēsēteG1872in His stepsἴχνεσινichnesinG2487,

22whoὃςhosG3739committedἐποίησεν,epoiēsenG4160noοὐκoukG3756sinἁμαρτίανhamartianG266,norοὐδὲoudeG3761was any deceitδόλοςdolosG1388foundεὑρέθηheurethēG2147in His mouthστόματιstomatiG4750;

23and while beingreviledλοιδορούμενοςloidoroumenosG3058,He did not revileG486in returnG486;while sufferingπάσχωνpaschōnG3958,He utteredG546noG3756threatsG546,but kept entrustingπαρεδίδουparedidouG3860Himselfto Him who judgesκρίνοντιkrinontiG2919righteouslyδικαίως·dikaiōsG1346;

24and He HimselfG846boreἀνήνεγκενanēnegkenG399our sinsἁμαρτίαςhamartiasG266in His bodyσώματιsōmatiG4983on thecrossξύλονxulonG3586,soἵναinaG2443that wemight dieἀπογενόμενοιapogenomenoiG581tosinἁμαρτίαιςhamartiaisG266and liveζήσωμεν·zēsōmenG2198to righteousnessδικαιοσύνῃdikaiosunēG1343; for by HiswoundsμώλωπιmōlōpiG3468you werehealedἰάθητε.iathēteG2390.

25For you werecontinually strayingπλανώμενοιplanōmenoiG4105likeὡςhōsG5613sheepπρόβαταprobataG4263,but nowνῦνnunG3568you have returnedἐπεστράφητεepestraphēteG1994to theShepherdποιμέναpoimenaG4166andGuardianἐπίσκοπονepiskoponG1985of your soulsψυχῶνpsuchōnG5590.

As Newborn Babes

As Living Stones

Honor Authority

Christ Is Our Example

Commentaries on 1 Peter 2