1 Peter 2 - New King James Version (NKJV)

Our Inheritance Through Christ’s Blood

2 Therefore, (A)laying aside all malice, all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and all evil speaking, 2 (B)as newborn babes, desire the pure (C)milk of the word, that you may grow [a]thereby, 3 if indeed you have (D)tasted that the Lord is gracious.

The Chosen Stone and His Chosen People(E)

4 Coming to Him as to a living stone, (F)rejected indeed by men, but chosen by God and precious, 5 you also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. 6 Therefore it is also contained in the Scripture,

(G)“Behold, I lay in Zion
A chief cornerstone, elect, precious,
And he who believes on Him will by no means be put to shame.”

7 Therefore, to you who believe, He is precious; but to those who [b]are disobedient,

(H)“The stone which the builders rejected
Has become the chief cornerstone,”

8 and

(I)“A stone of stumbling
And a rock of offense.”

(J)They stumble, being disobedient to the word, (K)to which they also were appointed.

9 But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of (L)darkness into His marvelous light; 10 (M)who once were not a people but are now the people of God, who had not obtained mercy but now have obtained mercy.

Living Before the World

11 Beloved, I beg you as sojourners and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts (N)which war against the soul, 12 (O)having your conduct honorable among the Gentiles, that when they speak against you as evildoers, (P)they may, by your good works which they observe, glorify God in the day of visitation.

Submission to Government(Q)

13 (R)Therefore submit yourselves to every [c]ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake, whether to the king as supreme, 14 or to governors, as to those who are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers and for the praise of those who do good. 15 For this is the will of God, that by doing good you may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men— 16 (S)as free, yet not (T)using liberty as a cloak for [d]vice, but as bondservants of God. 17 Honor all people. Love the brotherhood. Fear (U)God. Honor the king.

Submission to Masters(V)

18 (W)Servants, be submissive to your masters with all fear, not only to the good and gentle, but also to the harsh. 19 For this is (X)commendable, if because of conscience toward God one endures grief, suffering wrongfully. 20 For (Y)what credit is it if, when you are beaten for your faults, you take it patiently? But when you do good and suffer, if you take it patiently, this is commendable before God. 21 For (Z)to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for [e]us, (AA)leaving [f]us an example, that you should follow His steps:

22 “Who(AB) committed no sin,
Nor was deceit found in His mouth”;

23 (AC)who, when He was reviled, did not revile in return; when He suffered, He did not threaten, but (AD)committed Himself to Him who judges righteously; 24 (AE)who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, (AF)that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness—(AG)by whose [g]stripes you were healed. 25 For (AH)you were like sheep going astray, but have now returned (AI)to the Shepherd and [h]Overseer of your souls.

Footnotes

  1. 1 Peter 2:2 NU adds up to salvation
  2. 1 Peter 2:7 NU disbelieve
  3. 1 Peter 2:13 institution
  4. 1 Peter 2:16 wickedness
  5. 1 Peter 2:21 NU you
  6. 1 Peter 2:21 NU, M you
  7. 1 Peter 2:24 wounds
  8. 1 Peter 2:25 Gr. Episkopos

Cross references

  1. 1 Peter 2:1 : Heb. 12:1
  2. 1 Peter 2:2 : [Matt. 18:3; 19:14; Mark 10:15; Luke 18:17]; 1 Cor. 14:20
  3. 1 Peter 2:2 : 1 Cor. 3:2
  4. 1 Peter 2:3 : Ps. 34:8; Titus 3:4; Heb. 6:5
  5. 1 Peter 2:4 : Ps. 118:22; Is. 28:16
  6. 1 Peter 2:4 : Ps. 118:22
  7. 1 Peter 2:6 : Is. 28:16; Rom. 9:32, 33; 10:11; 1 Pet. 2:8
  8. 1 Peter 2:7 : Ps. 118:22; Matt. 21:42; Luke 2:34
  9. 1 Peter 2:8 : Is. 8:14
  10. 1 Peter 2:8 : 1 Cor. 1:23; Gal. 5:11
  11. 1 Peter 2:8 : Rom. 9:22
  12. 1 Peter 2:9 : Is. 9:2; 42:16; [Acts 26:18; 2 Cor. 4:6]
  13. 1 Peter 2:10 : Hos. 1:9, 10; 2:23; Rom. 9:25; 10:19
  14. 1 Peter 2:11 : [Rom. 8:13]; Gal. 5:17; James 4:1
  15. 1 Peter 2:12 : 2 Cor. 8:21; Phil. 2:15; Titus 2:8; 1 Pet. 2:15; 3:16
  16. 1 Peter 2:12 : Matt. 5:16; 9:8; John 13:31; 1 Pet. 4:11, 16
  17. 1 Peter 2:13 : cf. Rom. 13:1–5
  18. 1 Peter 2:13 : Matt. 22:21
  19. 1 Peter 2:16 : Rom. 6:14, 20, 22; 1 Cor. 7:22; [Gal. 5:1]
  20. 1 Peter 2:16 : Gal. 5:13
  21. 1 Peter 2:17 : Prov. 24:21
  22. 1 Peter 2:18 : Is. 53:7–9
  23. 1 Peter 2:18 : Eph. 6:5–8
  24. 1 Peter 2:19 : Matt. 5:10
  25. 1 Peter 2:20 : Luke 6:32–34
  26. 1 Peter 2:21 : Matt. 16:24; 1 Thess. 3:3, 4
  27. 1 Peter 2:21 : [1 John 2:6]
  28. 1 Peter 2:22 : Is. 53:9; 2 Cor. 5:21
  29. 1 Peter 2:23 : Is. 53:7; Heb. 12:3; 1 Pet. 3:9
  30. 1 Peter 2:23 : Luke 23:46
  31. 1 Peter 2:24 : Is. 53:4, 11; 1 Cor. 15:3; [Heb. 9:28]
  32. 1 Peter 2:24 : Rom. 7:6
  33. 1 Peter 2:24 : Is. 53:5
  34. 1 Peter 2:25 : Is. 53:5, 6
  35. 1 Peter 2:25 : Is. 40:11; [Ezek. 34:23]; Zech. 13:7

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