1 Peter 2 (New American Standard)

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As Newborn Babes

1 Therefore, ¹putting aside all ^amalice and all deceit and ^bhypocrisy and ^cenvy and all ^d²slander, 2 ³like newborn babies, long for the ^e⁴pure ^fmilk of the word, so that by it you may ⁵grow ^gin respect to salvation, 3 if you have ⁶tasted ^h⁷the kindness of the Lord.

As Living Stones

4 And coming to Him as to a living stone which has been ⁸rejected by men, but is ⁱchoice and precious in the sight of God, 5 ⁹you also, as living stones, ^jare being built up as a ¹⁰spiritual house for a holy ¹¹priesthood, to ¹²offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. 6 For this is contained in ^kScripture : "¹³BEHOLD, I LAY IN ZION A CHOICE STONE, A ¹⁴PRECIOUS CORNER stone, AND HE WHO BELIEVES IN ^lHIM WILL NOT BE ^mDISAPPOINTED." 7 ¹⁵This precious value, then, is for you who believe ; but for those who disbelieve, "¹⁶THE STONE WHICH THE BUILDERS ¹⁷REJECTED, THIS BECAME THE VERY CORNER stone," 8 and, "¹⁸A STONE OF STUMBLING AND A ROCK OF OFFENSE "; ¹⁹for they stumble because they are disobedient to the word, ²⁰and to this doom they were also appointed. 9 But you are ²¹A CHOSEN RACE, A royal ²²PRIESTHOOD, A ²³HOLY NATION, ²⁴A PEOPLE FOR God's OWN POSSESSION, so that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who has called you ²⁵out of darkness into His marvelous light ; 10 ²⁶for you once were NOT A PEOPLE, but now you are THE PEOPLE OF GOD ; you had NOT RECEIVED MERCY, but now you have RECEIVED MERCY. 11 ²⁷Beloved, ²⁸I urge you as ²⁹aliens and strangers to abstain from ³⁰fleshly lusts which wage ³¹war against the soul. 12 ³²Keep your behavior excellent among the Gentiles, so that in the thing in which they ³³slander you as evildoers, they may ⁿbecause of your good deeds, as they observe them, ³⁴glorify God ³⁵in the day of ^ovisitation.

Honor Authority

13 ³⁶Submit yourselves for the Lord's sake to every human institution, whether to a king as the one in authority, 14 or to governors as sent ^pby him ³⁷for the punishment of evildoers and the ³⁸praise of those who do right. 15 For ^q³⁹such is the will of God that by doing right you may ⁴⁰silence the ignorance of foolish men. 16 Act as ⁴¹free men, and ^rdo not use your freedom as a covering for evil, but use it as ⁴²bondslaves of God. 17 ⁴³Honor all people, ⁴⁴love the brotherhood, ⁴⁵fear God, ⁴⁶honor the ^sking. 18 ⁴⁷Servants, be submissive to your masters with all respect, not only to those who are good and ⁴⁸gentle, but also to those who are ^tunreasonable. 19 For this finds ^ufavor, if for the sake of ⁴⁹conscience toward God a person bears up under sorrows when suffering unjustly. 20 For what credit is there if, when you sin and are harshly treated, you endure it with patience ? But if ⁵⁰when you do what is right and suffer for it you patiently endure it, this finds ^vfavor with God.

Christ Is Our Example

21 For ⁵¹you have been called for this purpose, ⁵²since Christ also suffered for you, leaving you ⁵³an example for you to follow in His steps, 22 WHO ⁵⁴COMMITTED NO SIN, NOR WAS ANY DECEIT FOUND IN HIS MOUTH ; 23 ^wand while being ⁵⁵reviled, He did not revile in return ; while suffering, He uttered no threats, but kept entrusting Himself to Him who judges righteously ; 24 and He Himself ^x⁵⁶bore our sins in His body on the ^y⁵⁷cross, so that we ⁵⁸might die to ^zsin and live to righteousness ; for ⁵⁹by His ^aawounds you were ⁶⁰healed. 25 For you were ⁶¹continually straying like sheep, but now you have returned to the ⁶²Shepherd and ^bbGuardian of your souls.

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a. 1 Peter 2:1 - Or "wickedness"

b. 1 Peter 2:1 - plural nouns

c. 1 Peter 2:1 - plural nouns

d. 1 Peter 2:1 - plural nouns

e. 1 Peter 2:2 - Or "unadulterated"

f. 1 Peter 2:2 - Or "spiritual" (Gr "logikos") "milk"

g. 1 Peter 2:2 - Or "up to salvation"

h. 1 Peter 2:3 - Lit "that the Lord is kind"

i. 1 Peter 2:4 - Lit "chosen;" or "elect"

j. 1 Peter 2:5 - Or "allow yourselves to be built up;" or "build yourselves up"

k. 1 Peter 2:6 - Or "a scripture"

l. 1 Peter 2:6 - Or "it"

m. 1 Peter 2:6 - Or "put to shame"

n. 1 Peter 2:12 - Or "as a result of"

o. 1 Peter 2:12 - I.e. Christ's coming again in judgment

p. 1 Peter 2:14 - Lit "through"

q. 1 Peter 2:15 - Lit "so"

r. 1 Peter 2:16 - Lit "not having"

s. 1 Peter 2:17 - Or "emperor"

t. 1 Peter 2:18 - Or "perverse"

u. 1 Peter 2:19 - Or "grace"

v. 1 Peter 2:20 - V 19, note 1

w. 1 Peter 2:23 - Lit "who"

x. 1 Peter 2:24 - Or "carried...up to the cross"

y. 1 Peter 2:24 - Lit "wood"

z. 1 Peter 2:24 - Lit "sins"

aa. 1 Peter 2:24 - Lit "wound;" or "welt"

bb. 1 Peter 2:25 - Or "Bishop, Overseer"

1. 1 Peter 2:1 - Eph 4:22, 25, 31; James 1:21

2. 1 Peter 2:1 - James 4:11

3. 1 Peter 2:2 - Matt 18:3; 19:14; Mark 10:15; Luke 18:17; 1 Cor 14:20

4. 1 Peter 2:2 - 1 Cor 3:2

5. 1 Peter 2:2 - Eph 4:15f

6. 1 Peter 2:3 - Heb 6:5

7. 1 Peter 2:3 - Ps 34:8; Titus 3:4

8. 1 Peter 2:4 - 1 Pet 2:7

9. 1 Peter 2:5 - 1 Cor 3:9

10. 1 Peter 2:5 - Gal 6:10; 1 Tim 3:15

11. 1 Peter 2:5 - Is 61:6; 66:21; 1 Pet 2:9; Rev 1:6

12. 1 Peter 2:5 - Rom 15:16; Heb 13:15

13. 1 Peter 2:6 - Is 28:16; Rom 9:32, 33; 10:11; 1 Pet 2:8

14. 1 Peter 2:6 - Eph 2:20

15. 1 Peter 2:7 - 2 Cor 2:16; 1 Pet 2:7, 8

16. 1 Peter 2:7 - Ps 118:22; Matt 21:42; Luke 2:34

17. 1 Peter 2:7 - 1 Pet 2:4

18. 1 Peter 2:8 - Is 8:14

19. 1 Peter 2:8 - 1 Cor 1:23; Gal 5:11

20. 1 Peter 2:8 - Rom 9:22

21. 1 Peter 2:9 - Is 43:20f; Deut 10:15

22. 1 Peter 2:9 - Is 61:6; 66:21; 1 Pet 2:5; Rev 1:6

23. 1 Peter 2:9 - Ex 19:6; Deut 7:6

24. 1 Peter 2:9 - Ex 19:5; Deut 4:20; 14:2; Titus 2:14

25. 1 Peter 2:9 - Is 9:2; 42:16; Acts 26:18; 2 Cor 4:6

26. 1 Peter 2:10 - Hos 1:10; 2:23; Rom 9:25; 10:19

27. 1 Peter 2:11 - Heb 6:9; 1 Pet 4:12

28. 1 Peter 2:11 - Rom 12:1

29. 1 Peter 2:11 - Lev 25:23; Ps 39:12; Eph 2:19; Heb 11:13; 1 Pet 1:17

30. 1 Peter 2:11 - Rom 13:14; Gal 5:16, 24

31. 1 Peter 2:11 - James 4:1

32. 1 Peter 2:12 - 2 Cor 8:21; Phil 2:15; Titus 2:8; 1 Pet 2:15; 3:16

33. 1 Peter 2:12 - Acts 28:22

34. 1 Peter 2:12 - Matt 5:16; 9:8; John 13:31; 1 Pet 4:11, 16

35. 1 Peter 2:12 - Is 10:3; Luke 19:44

36. 1 Peter 2:13 - Rom 13:1

37. 1 Peter 2:14 - Rom 13:4

38. 1 Peter 2:14 - Rom 13:3

39. 1 Peter 2:15 - 1 Pet 3:17

40. 1 Peter 2:15 - 1 Pet 2:12

41. 1 Peter 2:16 - John 8:32; James 1:25

42. 1 Peter 2:16 - Rom 6:22; 1 Cor 7:22

43. 1 Peter 2:17 - Rom 12:10; 13:7

44. 1 Peter 2:17 - 1 Pet 1:22

45. 1 Peter 2:17 - Prov 24:21

46. 1 Peter 2:17 - Matt 22:21; 1 Pet 2:13

47. 1 Peter 2:18 - Eph 6:5

48. 1 Peter 2:18 - James 3:17

49. 1 Peter 2:19 - Rom 13:5; 1 Pet 3:14, 16f

50. 1 Peter 2:20 - 1 Pet 3:17

51. 1 Peter 2:21 - Acts 14:22; 1 Pet 3:9

52. 1 Peter 2:21 - 1 Pet 3:18; 4:1, 13

53. 1 Peter 2:21 - Matt 11:29; 16:24

54. 1 Peter 2:22 - Is 53:9; 2 Cor 5:21

55. 1 Peter 2:23 - Is 53:7; Heb 12:3; 1 Pet 3:9

56. 1 Peter 2:24 - Is 53:4, 11; 1 Cor 15:3; Heb 9:28

57. 1 Peter 2:24 - Acts 5:30

58. 1 Peter 2:24 - Rom 6:2, 13

59. 1 Peter 2:24 - Is 53:5

60. 1 Peter 2:24 - Heb 12:13; James 5:16

61. 1 Peter 2:25 - Is 53:6

62. 1 Peter 2:25 - John 10:11; 1 Pet 5:4

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