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1 Therefore put ye away all malice, and all guile, and feignings, and envies, and all backbitings; [Therefore putting away all malice, and all guile, and simulations, or feignings, and envies, and all detractions;]
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1 Therefore, rid yourselves of all malice and all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander of every kind.
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2 as now born young children, reasonable, without guile, covet ye milk [of full teaching], that in it ye wax into health;
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2 Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation,
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3 if nevertheless ye have tasted, that the Lord is sweet.
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3 now that you have tasted that the Lord is good.
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4 And approach ye to him, that is a living stone, and reproved of men [To whom ye going nigh, a quick stone, reproved soothly of men], but chosen of God, and honoured;
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4 As you come to him, the living Stone--rejected by men but chosen by God and precious to him--
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5 and yourselves as quick stones be ye above builded [and yourselves as quick stones be above builded] into spiritual houses, and an holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.
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5 you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
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6 For which thing the scripture saith, Lo! I shall set in Sion the highest corner stone, chosen and precious [For which thing the scripture holdeth, Lo! I shall put in Sion the highest stone, a corner stone, chosen, precious]; and he that shall believe in him, shall not be confounded.
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6 For in Scripture it says: "See, I lay a stone in Zion, a chosen and precious cornerstone, and the one who trusts in him will never be put to shame."
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7 Therefore honour to you that believe; but to men that believe not, the stone whom the builders reproved, this is made into the head of the corner;
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7 Now to you who believe, this stone is precious. But to those who do not believe, "The stone the builders rejected has become the capstone, "
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8 and the stone of hurting, and the stone of stumbling, to them that offend to the word, neither believe it, in which they be set. [+and the stone of hurting, and the stone of offence, to them that offend by word, neither believe, in which and they be put.]
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8 and, "A stone that causes men to stumble and a rock that makes them fall." They stumble because they disobey the message--which is also what they were destined for.
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9 But ye be a chosen kin, a kingly priesthood, holy folk, a people of purchasing, that ye tell the virtues of him, that called you from darknesses into his wonderful light.
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9 But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.
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10 Which sometime were not a people of God, but now ye be the people of God; which had not mercy, but now ye have mercy.
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10 Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.
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11 Most dear, I beseech you, as comelings and pilgrims, to abstain you from fleshly desires, that fight against the soul;
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11 Dear friends, I urge you, as aliens and strangers in the world, to abstain from sinful desires, which war against your soul.
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12 and have ye your conversation good among heathen men [having your conversation, or life, good among heathen men], that in that thing that they backbite of you, as of misdoers, they behold you of good works, and glorify God in the day of visitation.
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12 Live such good lives among the pagans that, though they accuse you of doing wrong, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day he visits us.
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13 Be ye subject to each creature of man, for God; either to the king, as to him that is higher in state [as precellent, or more worthy in state],
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13 Submit yourselves for the Lord's sake to every authority instituted among men: whether to the king, as the supreme authority,
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14 either to dukes, as to those that be sent of him to the vengeance of misdoers, and to the praising of good men [forsooth to the praising of good deeds, or good men].
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14 or to governors, who are sent by him to punish those who do wrong and to commend those who do right.
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15 For so is the will of God, that ye do well, and make the unknowingness of unprudent men to be dumb. [For so is the will of God, that ye doing well, make the unknowingness of unwise men to be dumb.]
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15 For it is God's will that by doing good you should silence the ignorant talk of foolish men.
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16 As free men, and not as having freedom the covering of malice, but as the servants of God.
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16 Live as free men, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as servants of God.
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17 Honour ye all men, love ye brotherhood, dread ye God, honour ye the king.
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17 Show proper respect to everyone: Love the brotherhood of believers, fear God, honor the king.
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18 Servants, be ye subject in all dread to lords, not only to good and to mild [not only to good and mild], but also to tyrants.
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18 Slaves, submit yourselves to your masters with all respect, not only to those who are good and considerate, but also to those who are harsh.
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19 For this is grace, if for conscience of God any man suffereth heavinesses, and suffereth unjustly. [Forsooth this is grace, if for conscience of God any man suffereth sorrows, or heavinesses, suffering unjustly.]
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19 For it is commendable if a man bears up under the pain of unjust suffering because he is conscious of God.
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20 For what grace is it, if ye sin, and be buffeted, and suffer? But if ye do well, and suffer patiently, this is grace with God.
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20 But how is it to your credit if you receive a beating for doing wrong and endure it? But if you suffer for doing good and you endure it, this is commendable before God.
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21 For to this thing ye be called. For also Christ suffered for us, and left ensample to you [leaving to you example], that ye follow the steps of him.
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21 To this you were called, because Christ suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in his steps.
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22 Which did not sin, neither guile was found in his mouth.
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22 "He committed no sin, and no deceit was found in his mouth."
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23 And when he was cursed, he cursed not [Which, when he was cursed, cursed not]; when he suffered, he menaced not; but he betook himself to him, that deemed him unjustly.
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23 When they hurled their insults at him, he did not retaliate; when he suffered, he made no threats. Instead, he entrusted himself to him who judges justly.
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24 And he himself bare our sins in his body on a tree [Which he himself suffered, or bare, our sins in his body on the tree], that we be dead to sins, and live to rightwiseness, by whose wan wound ye be healed.
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24 He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; by his wounds you have been healed.
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25 For ye were as sheep erring, but ye be now turned to the shepherd, and bishop of your souls.
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25 For you were like sheep going astray, but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.
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| Copyright © 2001 by Terence P. Noble. For personal use only. (Wycliffe Bible) |
Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide. (New International Version Bible Online) |
