| The Webster Bible (WBT) |
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1 Wherefore, laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil-speakings,
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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 new-born babes, desire the pure milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:
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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 indeed ye have tasted that the Lord [is] gracious.
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3 now that you have tasted that the Lord is good.
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4 To whom coming [as to] a living stone, disallowed indeed by men, but chosen by God, [and] precious,
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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 Ye also, as living stones, are built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up 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 Wherefore also it is contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner-stone, elect, precious: and he that believeth on 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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