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New American Standard Bible 2020

1 Peter 2

As Newborn Babes

1Therefore, 1rid yourselves of all 2malice and all deceit and 3hypocrisy and 4envy and all 56slander, 27and like newborn babies, long for the 89pure 10milk of the word, so that by it you may 11grow 12in respect to salvation, 3if you have 13tasted 1415the kindness of the Lord.

As Living Stones

4And coming to Him as to a living stone which has been 16rejected by people, but is 17choice and precious in the sight of God, 518you also, as living stones, 19are being built up as a 20spiritual house for a holy 21priesthood, to 22offer spiritual sacrifices that are acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. 6For this is contained in 23Scripture: “24Behold, I am laying in Zion a choice stone, a 25precious cornerstone, And the one who believes in 26Him will not be 27put to shame.” 728This precious value, then, is for you who believe; but for unbelievers, “29A stone which the builders 30rejected, This became the 31chief cornerstone,” 8and, “32A stone of stumbling and a rock of offense”; 33for they stumble because they are disobedient to the word, 34and to this they were also appointed.

9But you are 35a chosen people, a royal 36priesthood, a 37holy nation, 38a people for God’s own possession, so that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who has called you 39out of darkness into His marvelous light; 1040for you once were not a people, but now you are the people of God; you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.

1141Beloved, 42I urge you as 43foreigners and strangers to abstain from 44fleshly lusts, which wage 45war against the soul. 1246Keep your behavior excellent among the Gentiles, so that in the thing in which they 47slander you as evildoers, they may 48because of your good deeds, as they observe them, 49glorify God 50on the day of 51visitation.

Honor Authority

1352Submit yourselves for the Lord’s sake to every human institution, whether to a king as the one in authority, 14or to governors as sent 53by him 54for the punishment of evildoers and the 55praise of those who do right. 15For 5657such is the will of God, that by doing right you 58silence the ignorance of foolish people. 16Act as 59free people, and 60do not use your freedom as a 61covering for evil, but use it as 62bond-servants of God. 1763Honor all people, 64love the brotherhood, 65fear God, 66honor the 67king.

1868Servants, be subject to your masters with all respect, not only to those who are good and 69gentle, but also to those who are 70harsh. 19For this finds favor, if for the sake of 71conscience toward God a person endures 72grief when suffering unjustly. 20For what credit is there if, when you sin and are harshly treated, you endure it with patience? But if 73when you do what is right and suffer for it you patiently endure it, this finds favor with God.

Christ Is Our Example

21For 74you have been called for this purpose, 75because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you 76an example, so that you would follow in His steps, 22He who 77committed no sin, nor was any deceit found in His mouth; 2378and while being 79abusively insulted, He did not insult in return; while suffering, He did not threaten, but kept entrusting Himself to Him who judges righteously; 24and He Himself 8081brought our sins in His body up on the 8283cross, so that we 84might die to 85sin and live for righteousness; 86by His 87wounds you were 88healed. 25For you were 89continually straying like sheep, but now you have returned to the 90Shepherd and 91Guardian of your souls.

Notes

  1. 1. 1 Peter 2:1 Eph 4:22, 25, 31; James 1:21 ↩
  2. 2. 1 Peter 2:1 Or wickedness ↩
  3. 3. 1 Peter 2:1 plural nouns ↩
  4. 4. 1 Peter 2:1 plural nouns ↩
  5. 5. 1 Peter 2:1 plural nouns ↩
  6. 6. 1 Peter 2:1 James 4:11 ↩
  7. 7. 1 Peter 2:2 Matt 18:3; 19:14; Mark 10:15; Luke 18:17; 1 Cor 14:20 ↩
  8. 8. 1 Peter 2:2 Or unadulterated ↩
  9. 9. 1 Peter 2:2 1 Cor 3:2 ↩
  10. 10. 1 Peter 2:2 Or spiritual (Gr logikos) milk, so ↩
  11. 11. 1 Peter 2:2 Eph 4:15f ↩
  12. 12. 1 Peter 2:2 Or up to salvation ↩
  13. 13. 1 Peter 2:3 Heb 6:5 ↩
  14. 14. 1 Peter 2:3 Lit that the Lord is kind ↩
  15. 15. 1 Peter 2:3 Ps 34:8; Titus 3:4 ↩
  16. 16. 1 Peter 2:4 1 Pet 2:7 ↩
  17. 17. 1 Peter 2:4 Lit chosen; or elect ↩
  18. 18. 1 Peter 2:5 1 Cor 3:9 ↩
  19. 19. 1 Peter 2:5 Or allow yourselves to be built up; or build yourselves up ↩
  20. 20. 1 Peter 2:5 Gal 6:10; 1 Tim 3:15 ↩
  21. 21. 1 Peter 2:5 Is 61:6; 66:21; 1 Pet 2:9; Rev 1:6 ↩
  22. 22. 1 Peter 2:5 Rom 15:16; Heb 13:15 ↩
  23. 23. 1 Peter 2:6 Or a scripture ↩
  24. 24. 1 Peter 2:6 Is 28:16; Rom 9:32, 33; 10:11; 1 Pet 2:8 ↩
  25. 25. 1 Peter 2:6 Eph 2:20 ↩
  26. 26. 1 Peter 2:6 Or it ↩
  27. 27. 1 Peter 2:6 Or disappointed ↩
  28. 28. 1 Peter 2:7 2 Cor 2:16; 1 Pet 2:7, 8 ↩
  29. 29. 1 Peter 2:7 Ps 118:22; Matt 21:42; Luke 2:34 ↩
  30. 30. 1 Peter 2:7 1 Pet 2:4 ↩
  31. 31. 1 Peter 2:7 Lit head of the corner ↩
  32. 32. 1 Peter 2:8 Is 8:14 ↩
  33. 33. 1 Peter 2:8 1 Cor 1:23; Gal 5:11 ↩
  34. 34. 1 Peter 2:8 Rom 9:22 ↩
  35. 35. 1 Peter 2:9 Is 43:20f; Deut 10:15 ↩
  36. 36. 1 Peter 2:9 Is 61:6; 66:21; 1 Pet 2:5; Rev 1:6 ↩
  37. 37. 1 Peter 2:9 Ex 19:6; Deut 7:6 ↩
  38. 38. 1 Peter 2:9 Ex 19:5; Deut 4:20; 14:2; Titus 2:14 ↩
  39. 39. 1 Peter 2:9 Is 9:2; 42:16; Acts 26:18; 2 Cor 4:6 ↩
  40. 40. 1 Peter 2:10 Hos 1:10; 2:23; Rom 9:25; 10:19 ↩
  41. 41. 1 Peter 2:11 Heb 6:9; 1 Pet 4:12 ↩
  42. 42. 1 Peter 2:11 Rom 12:1 ↩
  43. 43. 1 Peter 2:11 Lev 25:23; Ps 39:12; Eph 2:19; Heb 11:13; 1 Pet 1:17 ↩
  44. 44. 1 Peter 2:11 Rom 13:14; Gal 5:16, 24 ↩
  45. 45. 1 Peter 2:11 James 4:1 ↩
  46. 46. 1 Peter 2:12 2 Cor 8:21; Phil 2:15; Titus 2:8; 1 Pet 2:15; 3:16 ↩
  47. 47. 1 Peter 2:12 Acts 28:22 ↩
  48. 48. 1 Peter 2:12 Or as a result of ↩
  49. 49. 1 Peter 2:12 Matt 5:16; 9:8; John 13:31; 1 Pet 4:11, 16 ↩
  50. 50. 1 Peter 2:12 Is 10:3; Luke 19:44 ↩
  51. 51. 1 Peter 2:12 I.e., Christ’s coming again in judgment ↩
  52. 52. 1 Peter 2:13 Rom 13:1 ↩
  53. 53. 1 Peter 2:14 Lit through ↩
  54. 54. 1 Peter 2:14 Rom 13:4 ↩
  55. 55. 1 Peter 2:14 Rom 13:3 ↩
  56. 56. 1 Peter 2:15 Lit so ↩
  57. 57. 1 Peter 2:15 1 Pet 3:17 ↩
  58. 58. 1 Peter 2:15 1 Pet 2:12 ↩
  59. 59. 1 Peter 2:16 John 8:32; James 1:25 ↩
  60. 60. 1 Peter 2:16 Lit not having ↩
  61. 61. 1 Peter 2:16 I.e., a way to conceal ↩
  62. 62. 1 Peter 2:16 Rom 6:22; 1 Cor 7:22 ↩
  63. 63. 1 Peter 2:17 Rom 12:10; 13:7 ↩
  64. 64. 1 Peter 2:17 1 Pet 1:22 ↩
  65. 65. 1 Peter 2:17 Prov 24:21 ↩
  66. 66. 1 Peter 2:17 Matt 22:21; 1 Pet 2:13 ↩
  67. 67. 1 Peter 2:17 Or emperor ↩
  68. 68. 1 Peter 2:18 Eph 6:5 ↩
  69. 69. 1 Peter 2:18 James 3:17 ↩
  70. 70. 1 Peter 2:18 Or unscrupulous ↩
  71. 71. 1 Peter 2:19 Rom 13:5; 1 Pet 3:14, 16f ↩
  72. 72. 1 Peter 2:19 Or pain ↩
  73. 73. 1 Peter 2:20 1 Pet 3:17 ↩
  74. 74. 1 Peter 2:21 Acts 14:22; 1 Pet 3:9 ↩
  75. 75. 1 Peter 2:21 1 Pet 3:18; 4:1, 13 ↩
  76. 76. 1 Peter 2:21 Matt 11:29; 16:24 ↩
  77. 77. 1 Peter 2:22 Is 53:9; 2 Cor 5:21 ↩
  78. 78. 1 Peter 2:23 Lit who ↩
  79. 79. 1 Peter 2:23 Is 53:7; Heb 12:3; 1 Pet 3:9 ↩
  80. 80. 1 Peter 2:24 Or offered...up ↩
  81. 81. 1 Peter 2:24 Is 53:4, 11; 1 Cor 15:3; Heb 9:28 ↩
  82. 82. 1 Peter 2:24 Lit wood; see Deut 21:23 ↩
  83. 83. 1 Peter 2:24 Deut 21:23 ↩
  84. 84. 1 Peter 2:24 Rom 6:2, 13 ↩
  85. 85. 1 Peter 2:24 Lit sins ↩
  86. 86. 1 Peter 2:24 Is 53:5 ↩
  87. 87. 1 Peter 2:24 Lit wound; or welt ↩
  88. 88. 1 Peter 2:24 Heb 12:13; James 5:16 ↩
  89. 89. 1 Peter 2:25 Is 53:6 ↩
  90. 90. 1 Peter 2:25 John 10:11; 1 Pet 5:4 ↩
  91. 91. 1 Peter 2:25 Or Bishop, Overseer ↩

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