New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Peter 2:1-5

1ThereforeG3767, 1puttingG659 asideG659 allG3956 2maliceG2549 and allG3956 deceitG1388 and 3hypocrisyG5272 and 4envyG5355 and allG3956 5 6slanderG2636, 2 7likeG5613 newbornG738 babiesG1025, longG1971 for the 8 9pureG97 10milkG1051 of the wordG3050, soG2443 that by it you may 11growG837 12in respectG1519 to salvationG4991, 3ifG1487 you have 13tastedG1089 14 15the kindnessG5543 of the LordG2962.

4And comingG4334 to Him as to a livingG2198 stoneG3037 which has been 16rejectedG593 by menG444, but is 17choiceG1588 and preciousG1784 in the sightG3844 of GodG2316, 5 18you alsoG2532, as livingG2198 stonesG3037, 19are being builtG2026 up as a 20spiritualG4152 houseG3624 for a holyG40 21priesthoodG2406, to 22offerG399 up spiritualG4152 sacrificesG2378 acceptableG2144 to GodG2316 throughG1223 JesusG2424 ChristG5547.

Notes

1. 1 Peter 2:1 Eph 4:22, 25, 31; James 1:21 ↩
2. 1 Peter 2:1 Or wickedness ↩
3. 1 Peter 2:1 plural nouns ↩
4. 1 Peter 2:1 plural nouns ↩
5. 1 Peter 2:1 plural nouns ↩
6. 1 Peter 2:1 James 4:11 ↩
7. 1 Peter 2:2 Matt 18:3; 19:14; Mark 10:15; Luke 18:17; 1 Cor 14:20 ↩
8. 1 Peter 2:2 Or unadulterated ↩
9. 1 Peter 2:2 1 Cor 3:2 ↩
10. 1 Peter 2:2 Or spiritual (Gr logikos)milk ↩
11. 1 Peter 2:2 Eph 4:15f ↩
12. 1 Peter 2:2 Or up to salvation ↩
13. 1 Peter 2:3 Heb 6:5 ↩
14. 1 Peter 2:3 Lit that the Lord is kind ↩
15. 1 Peter 2:3 Ps 34:8; Titus 3:4 ↩
16. 1 Peter 2:4 1 Pet 2:7 ↩
17. 1 Peter 2:4 Lit chosen; or elect ↩
18. 1 Peter 2:5 1 Cor 3:9 ↩
19. 1 Peter 2:5 Or allow yourselves to be built up; or build yourselves up ↩
20. 1 Peter 2:5 Gal 6:10; 1 Tim 3:15 ↩
21. 1 Peter 2:5 Is 61:6; 66:21; 1 Pet 2:9; Rev 1:6 ↩
22. 1 Peter 2:5 Rom 15:16; Heb 13:15 ↩