1 Peter 2
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1 Peter 2:3-12

3If indeedG1512 ye have tastedG1089 thatG3754 the LordG2962 is graciousG5543.

4ToG4314 whomG3739 comingG4334, as to a livingG2198 stoneG3037, rejectedG593 indeedG3303 byG5259 menG444, butG1161 chosenG1588 byG3844 GodG2316, and preciousG1784, 5YeG846 alsoG2532, asG5613 livingG2198 stonesG3037, are built upG3618 a spiritualG4152 houseG3624, an holyG40 priesthoodG2406, to offer upG399 spiritualG4152 sacrificesG2378, acceptableG2144 to GodG2316 byG1223 JesusG2424 ChristG5547.1 6ThereforeG1352 alsoG2532 it is containedG4023 inG1722 the scriptureG1124, BeholdG2400, I layG5087 inG1722 ZionG4622 a chief cornerG204 stoneG3037, electG1588, preciousG1784: andG2532 he that believethG4100 onG1909 himG846 shallG2617 not beG3364 confoundedG2617. 7To youG5213 thereforeG3767 whoG3588 believeG4100 he is preciousG5092: butG1161 to them who are disobedientG544, the stoneG3037 whichG3739 the buildersG3618 rejectedG593, the sameG3778 is madeG1096G1519 the headG2776 of the cornerG1137,2 8AndG2532 a stoneG3037 of stumblingG4348, andG2532 a rockG4073 of offenceG4625, even to them whoG3739 stumbleG4350 at the wordG3056, being disobedientG544: toG1519 thisG3739 alsoG2532 they were appointedG5087. 9ButG1161 yeG5210 are a chosenG1588 generationG1085, a royalG934 priesthoodG2406, an holyG40 nationG1484, a specialG1519G4047 peopleG2992; thatG3704 ye should show forthG1804 the praisesG703 of him who hath calledG2564 youG5209 out ofG1537 darknessG4655 intoG1519 hisG846 marvellousG2298 lightG5457:34 10WhoG3588 in time pastG4218 were notG3756 a peopleG2992, butG1161 are nowG3568 the peopleG2992 of GodG2316: whoG3588 hadG1653 notG3756 obtained mercyG1653, butG1161 nowG3568 have obtained mercyG1653. 11Dearly belovedG27, I beseechG3870 you asG5613 sojournersG3941 andG2532 pilgrimsG3927, abstain fromG567 fleshlyG4559 lustsG1939, whichG3748 warG4754 againstG2596 the soulG5590; 12HavingG2192 yourG5216 behaviourG391 honestG2570 amongG1722 the GentilesG1484: thatG2443, thoughG1722G3739 they speak againstG2635 youG5216 asG5613 evildoersG2555, they mayG1392 byG1537 your goodG2570 worksG2041, which they shall beholdG2029, glorifyG1392 GodG2316 inG1722 the dayG2250 of visitationG1984.5

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Notes

  1. 1. 1 Peter 2:5 are: or, be ye ↩
  2. 2. 1 Peter 2:7 precious: or, an honour ↩
  3. 3. 1 Peter 2:9 peculiar: or, purchased ↩
  4. 4. 1 Peter 2:9 praises: or, virtues ↩
  5. 5. 1 Peter 2:12 whereas: or, wherein ↩

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