New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Peter 2:3-12

3ifG1487 you have 1tastedG1089 2 3the kindnessG5543 of the LordG2962.

4And comingG4334 to Him as to a livingG2198 stoneG3037 which has been 4rejectedG593 by menG444, but is 5choiceG1588 and preciousG1784 in the sightG3844 of GodG2316, 5 6you alsoG2532, as livingG2198 stonesG3037, 7are being builtG2026 up as a 8spiritualG4152 houseG3624 for a holyG40 9priesthoodG2406, to 10offerG399 up spiritualG4152 sacrificesG2378 acceptableG2144 to GodG2316 throughG1223 JesusG2424 ChristG5547. 6For this is containedG4023 in 11ScriptureG1124: “12BeholdG2400, I layG5087 in ZionG4622 a choiceG1588 stoneG3037, a 13preciousG1784 cornerG204 stone, And he who believesG4100 in 14Him will not be 15disappointedG2617.” 7 16ThisG3588 preciousG5092 valueG5092, thenG3767, is for you who believeG4100; but for thoseG3588 who disbelieveG569, “17The stoneG3037 whichG3739 the buildersG3618 18rejectedG593, ThisG3778 becameG1096 the veryG2776 cornerG1137 stone,” 8and, “19A stoneG3037 of stumblingG4348 and a rockG4073 of offenseG4625”; 20for they stumbleG4350 because they are disobedientG544 to the wordG3056, 21and to thisG3739 doom they were alsoG2532 appointedG5087.

9But you are 22a chosenG1588 raceG1085, a royalG934 23priesthoodG2406, a 24holyG40 nationG1484, 25a peopleG2992 for God’s own possessionG4047, soG3704 that you may proclaimG1804 the excellenciesG703 of Him who has calledG2564 you 26out of darknessG4655 into His marvelousG2298 lightG5457; 10 27for you onceG4218 were not a peopleG2992, but nowG3568 you are the peopleG2992 of GodG2316; you had not receivedG1653 mercyG1653, but nowG3568 you have receivedG1653 mercyG1653.

11 28BelovedG27, 29I urgeG3870 you as 30aliensG3941 and strangersG3927 to abstainG568 from 31fleshlyG4559 lustsG1939 whichG3748 wageG4754 32warG4754 againstG2596 the soulG5590. 12 33KeepG2192 your behaviorG391 excellentG2570 amongG1722 the GentilesG1484, soG2443 that in the thing in whichG3739 they 34slanderG2635 you as evildoersG2555, they may 35becauseG1537 of your goodG2570 deedsG2041, as they observeG2029 them, 36glorifyG1392 GodG2316 37in the dayG2250 of 38visitationG1984.

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Notes

1. 1 Peter 2:3 Heb 6:5 ↩
2. 1 Peter 2:3 Lit that the Lord is kind ↩
3. 1 Peter 2:3 Ps 34:8; Titus 3:4 ↩
4. 1 Peter 2:4 1 Pet 2:7 ↩
5. 1 Peter 2:4 Lit chosen; or elect ↩
6. 1 Peter 2:5 1 Cor 3:9 ↩
7. 1 Peter 2:5 Or allow yourselves to be built up; or build yourselves up ↩
8. 1 Peter 2:5 Gal 6:10; 1 Tim 3:15 ↩
9. 1 Peter 2:5 Is 61:6; 66:21; 1 Pet 2:9; Rev 1:6 ↩
10. 1 Peter 2:5 Rom 15:16; Heb 13:15 ↩
11. 1 Peter 2:6 Or a scripture ↩
12. 1 Peter 2:6 Is 28:16; Rom 9:32, 33; 10:11; 1 Pet 2:8 ↩
13. 1 Peter 2:6 Eph 2:20 ↩
14. 1 Peter 2:6 Or it ↩
15. 1 Peter 2:6 Or put to shame ↩
16. 1 Peter 2:7 2 Cor 2:16; 1 Pet 2:7, 8 ↩
17. 1 Peter 2:7 Ps 118:22; Matt 21:42; Luke 2:34 ↩
18. 1 Peter 2:7 1 Pet 2:4 ↩
19. 1 Peter 2:8 Is 8:14 ↩
20. 1 Peter 2:8 1 Cor 1:23; Gal 5:11 ↩
21. 1 Peter 2:8 Rom 9:22 ↩
22. 1 Peter 2:9 Is 43:20f; Deut 10:15 ↩
23. 1 Peter 2:9 Is 61:6; 66:21; 1 Pet 2:5; Rev 1:6 ↩
24. 1 Peter 2:9 Ex 19:6; Deut 7:6 ↩
25. 1 Peter 2:9 Ex 19:5; Deut 4:20; 14:2; Titus 2:14 ↩
26. 1 Peter 2:9 Is 9:2; 42:16; Acts 26:18; 2 Cor 4:6 ↩
27. 1 Peter 2:10 Hos 1:10; 2:23; Rom 9:25; 10:19 ↩
28. 1 Peter 2:11 Heb 6:9; 1 Pet 4:12 ↩
29. 1 Peter 2:11 Rom 12:1 ↩
30. 1 Peter 2:11 Lev 25:23; Ps 39:12; Eph 2:19; Heb 11:13; 1 Pet 1:17 ↩
31. 1 Peter 2:11 Rom 13:14; Gal 5:16, 24 ↩
32. 1 Peter 2:11 James 4:1 ↩
33. 1 Peter 2:12 2 Cor 8:21; Phil 2:15; Titus 2:8; 1 Pet 2:15; 3:16 ↩
34. 1 Peter 2:12 Acts 28:22 ↩
35. 1 Peter 2:12 Or as a result of ↩
36. 1 Peter 2:12 Matt 5:16; 9:8; John 13:31; 1 Pet 4:11, 16 ↩
37. 1 Peter 2:12 Is 10:3; Luke 19:44 ↩
38. 1 Peter 2:12 I.e. Christ’s coming again in judgment ↩

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