Revised Version 1895
1 Peter 2:2
2as newborn babes, long for the spiritual milk which is without guile, that ye may grow thereby unto salvation;
1 Peter 2:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:
- New International Version (NIV)Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation,
- English Standard Version (ESV)Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual milk, that by it you may grow up into salvation—
- New King James Version (NKJV)as newborn babes, desire the pure milk of the word, that you may grow thereby,
Context of 1 Peter 2:2
1Putting away therefore all wickedness, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings, as newborn babes, long for the spiritual milk which is without guile, that ye may grow thereby unto salvation; 3if ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious: 4unto whom coming, a living stone, rejected indeed of men, but with God elect, precious,
Read all of 1 Peter 21 Peter 2:2 word by word
ὡς ἀρτιγέννητα βρέφη τὸ λογικὸν ἄδολον γάλα ἐπιποθήσατε ἵνα ἐν αὐτῷ αὐξηθῆτε εἰς σωτηρίαν,Read the interlinear
- asὡςhōs · as/whenG5613
- newbornἀρτιγέννητοςartigennētos · newbornG738
- longἐπιποθέωepipotheō · to long forG1971
- forεἰςeis · towardG1519
- theὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- spiritualλογικόςlogikos · spiritualG3050
- milkγάλαgala · milkG1051
- thatἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
- growαὐξάνωauxanō · to growG837
- salvationσωτηρίαsōtēria · salvationG4991
Cross-references for 1 Peter 2:2
- 1 Peter 1:23having been begotten again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, through the word of God, which liveth and abideth.
- Matthew 18:3and said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye turn, and become as little children, ye shall in no wise enter into the kingdom of heaven.
- Mark 10:15Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall in no wise enter therein.
- Romans 6:4We were buried therefore with him through baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, so we also might walk in newness of life.
- 1 Corinthians 3:1And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, as unto babes in Christ.
- 1 Corinthians 14:20Brethren, be not children in mind: howbeit in malice be ye babes, but in mind be men.
- Psalms 19:7The law of the LORD is perfect, restoring the soul: the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple.
- 1 Corinthians 3:2I fed you with milk, not with meat; for ye were not yet able to bear it: nay, not even now are ye able;
- Hebrews 5:12For when by reason of the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need again that some one teach you the rudiments of the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of solid food.
- 2 Samuel 23:5Verily my house is not so with God; yet he hath made with me an everlasting covenant, ordered in all things, and sure: for it is all my salvation, and all my desire, although he maketh it not to grow.
- Job 17:9Yet shall the righteous hold on his way, and he that hath clean hands shall wax stronger and stronger.
- Proverbs 4:18But the path of the righteous is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.
- Hosea 6:3And let us know, let us follow on to know the LORD; his going forth is sure as the morning: and he shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter rain that watereth the earth.
- Hosea 14:5I will be as the dew unto Israel: he shall blossom as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon.
- Malachi 4:2But unto you that fear my name shall the sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and gambol as calves of the stall.
- Ephesians 2:21in whom each several building, fitly framed together, groweth into a holy temple in the Lord;
Commentaries on 1 Peter 2:2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2As new-born babes - In the preceding chapter, 1 Peter 1:23, the apostle states that they had been born again; and as the new-born infant desires that aliment which nature has provided for it, so they, being born again - born from above, should as earnestly require that heavenly nourishment which is suited to their new nature; and this the apostle calls the sincere milk of the word, , or, as some translate, the rational unadulterated milk; i.e. the pure…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2As new-born babes - The phrase used here would properly denote those which were just born, and hence Christians who had just begun the spiritual life. See the word explained in the notes at 2 Timothy 3:15. It is not uncommon, in the Scriptures, to compare Christians with little children. See the notes at Matthew 18:3, for the reasons of this comparison. Compare the 1 Corinthians 3:2 note; Hebrews 5:12, Hebrews 5:14 notes. Desire the sincere milk of the…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2Christians have been "born again" and should be like newborn babies, who naturally and regularly crave pure spiritual milk (1:23). In other places in the New Testament, milk (in contrast to solid food) represents basic Christian teachings (1 Corinthians 3:2; Hebrews 5:12–13). But this does not mean that the people Peter wrote to were new believers. Here, milk most likely refers to God’s word in general.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. new-born babes--altogether without "guile" (1Pe 2:1). As long as we are here we are "babes," in a specially tender relation to God (Is 40:11). The childlike spirit is indispensable if we would enter heaven. "Milk" is here not elementary truths in contradistinction to more advanced Christian truths, as in 1Co 3:2; He 5:12, 13; but in contrast to "guile, hypocrisies," &c. (1Pe 2:1); the simplicity of Christian doctrine in general to the childlike spirit…Read the comment
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Commentaries on 1 Peter 2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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