New American Standard Bible 2020

1 Peter 2:1-5

1ThereforeG3767, 1ridG659 yourselves ofG659 allG3956 2maliceG2549 and allG3956 deceitG1388 and 3hypocrisyG5272 and 4envyG5355 and allG3956 5 6slanderG2636, 2 7and likeG5613 newbornG738 babiesG1025, longG1971 forG1971 the 8 9pureG97 10milkG1051 ofG3050 theG3050 wordG3050, soG2443 thatG2443 by it you may 11growG837 12inG1519 respectG1519 toG1519 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 peopleG444, but is 17choiceG1588 and preciousG1784 inG3844 theG3844 sightG3844 ofG3844 GodG2316, 5 18you alsoG2532, as livingG2198 stonesG3037, 19are being builtG2026 upG2026 as a 20spiritualG4152 houseG3624 for a holyG40 21priesthoodG2406, to 22offerG399 spiritualG4152 sacrificesG2378 that are 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, so ↩
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 ↩