1 Peter 2

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1. 1So get rid of all malice, all deceit, all hypocrisy, all envy, and every kind of slander.
2. 2Like newborn babies, crave the pure milk of God's word so that you can grow through it.
3. 3If indeed you have tasted that the Lord is gracious.
4. 4Come to him — the living stone. People rejected him, but God chose him and considers him precious.
5. 5You too are living stones, and God is building you into a spiritual house. You serve as a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices that are pleasing to God through Jesus Christ.
6. 6Scripture says it this way: "Look — I am placing in Zion a chief cornerstone, chosen and precious. Whoever believes in him will never be put to shame."
7. 7So for those of you who believe, he is precious. But for those who are disobedient, 'the stone the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone,'
8. 8and also "a stumbling stone and a rock of offense." They stumble because they disobey the word — and this is what they were destined for.
9. 9But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people; that you should proclaim the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.
10. 10There was a time when 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.
11. 11Dear friends, I urge you, as strangers and pilgrims, to abstain from fleshly lusts that wage war against the soul.
12. 12Having your conduct honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall see, glorify God in the day of visitation.
13. 13For the Lord's sake, submit to every human authority — whether to the king as the highest ruler,
14. 14or to governors, as those sent by him to punish evildoers and to praise those who do well.
15. 15It is God's will that by doing good you silence the ignorant talk of foolish people.
16. 16Live as free people, but don't use your freedom as a cover for wickedness. Instead, live as servants of God.
17. 17Honor everyone. Love your fellow believers. Fear God. Honor the king.
18. 18Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear; not only to those who are good and gentle, but also to those who are harsh.
19. 19For it is commendable if someone endures grief, suffering wrongfully, because of their conscience toward God.
20. 20For what glory is there if you endure a beating for doing wrong? But if you suffer for doing good and endure it patiently, this is acceptable with God.
21. 21This is what you were called to, because Christ also suffered for us and left an example for you to follow in his footsteps.
22. 22He never committed a sin, and no deceit was ever found in his mouth.
23. 23When people hurled insults at him, he didn't insult them back. When he suffered, he made no threats. Instead, he entrusted himself to the one who judges righteously.
24. 24He himself carried our sins in his own body on the tree, so that we, being dead to sins, should live for righteousness. By his wounds, you have been healed.
25. 25You were like sheep going astray, but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.