New American Standard Bible 2020

1 Peter 2:1-9

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. 6For this is containedG4023 in 23ScriptureG1124: “24BeholdG2400, I am layingG5087 in ZionG4622 a choiceG1588 stoneG3037, a 25preciousG1784 cornerstoneG204, And the one who believesG4100 in 26Him will not be 27putG2617 toG2617 shameG2617.” 7 28ThisG3588 preciousG5092 valueG5092, thenG3767, is for you who believeG4100; but for unbelieversG569, “29A stoneG3037 whichG3739 the buildersG3618 30rejectedG593, ThisG3778 becameG1096 the 31chiefG2776 cornerstoneG1137,” 8and, “32A stoneG3037 of stumblingG4348 and a rockG4073 of offenseG4625”; 33for they stumbleG4350 because they are disobedientG544 to the wordG3056, 34and to thisG3739 they were alsoG2532 appointedG5087.

9But you are 35a chosenG1588 peopleG1085, a royalG934 36priesthoodG2406, a 37holyG40 nationG1484, 38a peopleG2992 for God’s own possessionG4047, soG3704 thatG3704 you may proclaimG1804 the excellenciesG703 of Him who has calledG2564 you 39out of darknessG4655 into His marvelousG2298 lightG5457;

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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 ↩
23. 1 Peter 2:6 Or a scripture ↩
24. 1 Peter 2:6 Is 28:16; Rom 9:32, 33; 10:11; 1 Pet 2:8 ↩
25. 1 Peter 2:6 Eph 2:20 ↩
26. 1 Peter 2:6 Or it ↩
27. 1 Peter 2:6 Or disappointed ↩
28. 1 Peter 2:7 2 Cor 2:16; 1 Pet 2:7, 8 ↩
29. 1 Peter 2:7 Ps 118:22; Matt 21:42; Luke 2:34 ↩
30. 1 Peter 2:7 1 Pet 2:4 ↩
31. 1 Peter 2:7 Lit head of the corner ↩
32. 1 Peter 2:8 Is 8:14 ↩
33. 1 Peter 2:8 1 Cor 1:23; Gal 5:11 ↩
34. 1 Peter 2:8 Rom 9:22 ↩
35. 1 Peter 2:9 Is 43:20f; Deut 10:15 ↩
36. 1 Peter 2:9 Is 61:6; 66:21; 1 Pet 2:5; Rev 1:6 ↩
37. 1 Peter 2:9 Ex 19:6; Deut 7:6 ↩
38. 1 Peter 2:9 Ex 19:5; Deut 4:20; 14:2; Titus 2:14 ↩
39. 1 Peter 2:9 Is 9:2; 42:16; Acts 26:18; 2 Cor 4:6 ↩

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