New American Standard Bible 2020

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 peopleG444, but is 5choiceG1588 and preciousG1784 inG3844 theG3844 sightG3844 ofG3844 GodG2316, 5 6you alsoG2532, as livingG2198 stonesG3037, 7are being builtG2026 upG2026 as a 8spiritualG4152 houseG3624 for a holyG40 9priesthoodG2406, to 10offerG399 spiritualG4152 sacrificesG2378 that are acceptableG2144 to GodG2316 throughG1223 JesusG2424 ChristG5547. 6For this is containedG4023 in 11ScriptureG1124: “12BeholdG2400, I am layingG5087 in ZionG4622 a choiceG1588 stoneG3037, a 13preciousG1784 cornerstoneG204, And the one who believesG4100 in 14Him will not be 15putG2617 toG2617 shameG2617.” 7 16ThisG3588 preciousG5092 valueG5092, thenG3767, is for you who believeG4100; but for unbelieversG569, “17A stoneG3037 whichG3739 the buildersG3618 18rejectedG593, ThisG3778 becameG1096 the 19chiefG2776 cornerstoneG1137,” 8and, “20A stoneG3037 of stumblingG4348 and a rockG4073 of offenseG4625”; 21for they stumbleG4350 because they are disobedientG544 to the wordG3056, 22and to thisG3739 they were alsoG2532 appointedG5087.

9But you are 23a chosenG1588 peopleG1085, a royalG934 24priesthoodG2406, a 25holyG40 nationG1484, 26a peopleG2992 for God’s own possessionG4047, soG3704 thatG3704 you may proclaimG1804 the excellenciesG703 of Him who has calledG2564 you 27out of darknessG4655 into His marvelousG2298 lightG5457; 10 28for 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 29BelovedG27, 30I urgeG3870 you as 31foreignersG3941 and strangersG3927 to abstainG568 from 32fleshlyG4559 lustsG1939, whichG3748 wageG4754 33warG4754 againstG2596 the soulG5590. 12 34KeepG2192 your behaviorG391 excellentG2570 amongG1722 the GentilesG1484, soG2443 thatG2443 in the thing in whichG3739 they 35slanderG2635 you as evildoersG2555, they may 36becauseG1537 of your goodG2570 deedsG2041, as they observeG2029 them, 37glorifyG1392 GodG2316 38on the dayG2250 of 39visitationG1984.

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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 disappointed ↩
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 2:7 Lit head of the corner ↩
20. 1 Peter 2:8 Is 8:14 ↩
21. 1 Peter 2:8 1 Cor 1:23; Gal 5:11 ↩
22. 1 Peter 2:8 Rom 9:22 ↩
23. 1 Peter 2:9 Is 43:20f; Deut 10:15 ↩
24. 1 Peter 2:9 Is 61:6; 66:21; 1 Pet 2:5; Rev 1:6 ↩
25. 1 Peter 2:9 Ex 19:6; Deut 7:6 ↩
26. 1 Peter 2:9 Ex 19:5; Deut 4:20; 14:2; Titus 2:14 ↩
27. 1 Peter 2:9 Is 9:2; 42:16; Acts 26:18; 2 Cor 4:6 ↩
28. 1 Peter 2:10 Hos 1:10; 2:23; Rom 9:25; 10:19 ↩
29. 1 Peter 2:11 Heb 6:9; 1 Pet 4:12 ↩
30. 1 Peter 2:11 Rom 12:1 ↩
31. 1 Peter 2:11 Lev 25:23; Ps 39:12; Eph 2:19; Heb 11:13; 1 Pet 1:17 ↩
32. 1 Peter 2:11 Rom 13:14; Gal 5:16, 24 ↩
33. 1 Peter 2:11 James 4:1 ↩
34. 1 Peter 2:12 2 Cor 8:21; Phil 2:15; Titus 2:8; 1 Pet 2:15; 3:16 ↩
35. 1 Peter 2:12 Acts 28:22 ↩
36. 1 Peter 2:12 Or as a result of ↩
37. 1 Peter 2:12 Matt 5:16; 9:8; John 13:31; 1 Pet 4:11, 16 ↩
38. 1 Peter 2:12 Is 10:3; Luke 19:44 ↩
39. 1 Peter 2:12 I.e., Christ’s coming again in judgment ↩

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