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1 Peter Chapter 2 002:001 Putting away therefore all wickedness, all deceit, hypocrisies, envies, and all evil speaking, 002:002 as newborn babies, long for the pure milk of the Word, that you may grow thereby, 002:003 if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is gracious: 002:004 coming to him, a living stone, rejected indeed by men, but chosen by God, precious.
002:005 You also, as living stones, are built up as a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
002:006 Because it is contained in Scripture, "Behold, I lay in Zion a chief cornerstone, chosen, and precious: He who believes in him will not be disappointed."{Isaiah 28:16} 002:007 For you who believe therefore is the honor, but for those who are disobedient, "The stone which the builders rejected, has become the chief cornerstone,"{Psalm 118:22} 002:008 and, "a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offense."{Isaiah 8:14} For they stumble at the word, being disobedient, to which also they were appointed.
002:009 But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God's own possession, that you may proclaim the excellence of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light: 002:010 who in time past were no people, but now are God's people, who had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.
002:011 Beloved, I beg you as foreigners and pilgrims, to abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul; 002:012 having good behavior among the nations, so in that of which they speak against you as evil-doers, they may by your good works, which they see, glorify God in the day of visitation.
002:013 Therefore subject yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake: whether to the king, as supreme; 002:014 or to governors, as sent by him for vengeance on evil-doers and for praise to those who do well. 002:015 For this is the will of God, that by well-doing you should put to silence the ignorance of foolish men: 002:016 as free, and not using your freedom for a cloak of wickedness, but as bondservants of God. 002:017 Honor all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king.
002:018 Servants, be in subjection to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the wicked. 002:019 For it is commendable if someone endures pain, suffering unjustly, because of conscience toward God. 002:020 For what glory is it if, when you sin, you patiently endure beating? But if, when you do well, you patiently endure suffering, this is commendable with God.
002:021 For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for us, leaving you{TR reads "us" instead of "you"} an example, that you should follow his steps, 002:022 who did not sin, "neither was deceit found in his mouth."{Isaiah 53:9} 002:023 Who, when he was cursed, didn't curse back.
When he suffered, didn't threaten, but committed himself to him who judges righteously; 002:024 who his own self bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live to righteousness; by whose stripes you were healed. 002:025 For you were going astray like sheep; but now have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer{"Overseer" is from the Greek episkopon, which can mean overseer, curator, guardian, or superintendent.} of your souls.