1 Peter 2:1

New Living Translation

So get rid of all evil behavior. Be done with all deceit, hypocrisy, jealousy, and all unkind speech.

Cross References

Job 36:13

For the godless are full of resentment. Even when he punishes them, they refuse to cry out to him for help.

Psalm 32:2

Yes, what joy for those whose record the Lord has cleared of guilt, whose lives are lived in complete honesty!

Psalm 34:13

Then keep your tongue from speaking evil and your lips from telling lies!

Psalm 37:1

Don’t worry about the wicked or envy those who do wrong.

Psalm 73:3

For I envied the proud when I saw them prosper despite their wickedness.

Proverbs 14:30

A peaceful heart leads to a healthy body; jealousy is like cancer in the bones.

Proverbs 24:1

Don’t envy evil people or desire their company.

Proverbs 24:19

Don’t fret because of evildoers; don’t envy the wicked.

Proverbs 3:31

Don’t envy violent people or copy their ways.

Isaiah 2:20

On that day of judgment they will abandon the gold and silver idols they made for themselves to worship. They will leave their gods to the rodents and bats,

Isaiah 30:22

Then you will destroy all your silver idols and your precious gold images. You will throw them out like filthy rags, saying to them, “Good riddance!”

Matthew 15:7

You hypocrites! Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you, for he wrote,

Matthew 23:28

Outwardly you look like righteous people, but inwardly your hearts are filled with hypocrisy and lawlessness.

Matthew 24:51

and he will cut the servant to pieces and assign him a place with the hypocrites. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

Matthew 7:5

Hypocrite! First get rid of the log in your own eye; then you will see well enough to deal with the speck in your friend’s eye.

Mark 12:15

Should we pay them, or shouldn’t we?” Jesus saw through their hypocrisy and said, “Why are you trying to trap me? Show me a Roman coin, and I’ll tell you.”

Luke 11:44

Yes, what sorrow awaits you! For you are like hidden graves in a field. People walk over them without knowing the corruption they are stepping on.”

Luke 12:1

Meanwhile, the crowds grew until thousands were milling about and stepping on each other. Jesus turned first to his disciples and warned them, “Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees—their hypocrisy.

Luke 6:42

How can you think of saying, ‘Friend, let me help you get rid of that speck in your eye,’ when you can’t see past the log in your own eye? Hypocrite! First get rid of the log in your own eye; then you will see well enough to deal with the speck in your friend’s eye.

John 1:47

As they approached, Jesus said, “Now here is a genuine son of Israel—a man of complete integrity.”

Romans 1:29

Their lives became full of every kind of wickedness, sin, greed, hate, envy, murder, quarreling, deception, malicious behavior, and gossip.

1 Corinthians 14:20

Dear brothers and sisters, don’t be childish in your understanding of these things. Be innocent as babies when it comes to evil, but be mature in understanding matters of this kind.

1 Corinthians 5:8

So let us celebrate the festival, not with the old bread of wickedness and evil, but with the new bread of sincerity and truth.

2 Corinthians 12:20

For I am afraid that when I come I won’t like what I find, and you won’t like my response. I am afraid that I will find quarreling, jealousy, anger, selfishness, slander, gossip, arrogance, and disorderly behavior.

Ephesians 4:31

Get rid of all bitterness, rage, anger, harsh words, and slander, as well as all types of evil behavior.

1 Thessalonians 2:3

So you can see we were not preaching with any deceit or impure motives or trickery.

1 Timothy 3:11

In the same way, their wives must be respected and must not slander others. They must exercise self-control and be faithful in everything they do.

Titus 2:3

Similarly, teach the older women to live in a way that honors God. They must not slander others or be heavy drinkers. Instead, they should teach others what is good.

Hebrews 12:1

Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up. And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us.

James 1:21

So get rid of all the filth and evil in your lives, and humbly accept the word God has planted in your hearts, for it has the power to save your souls.

James 3:14

But if you are bitterly jealous and there is selfish ambition in your heart, don’t cover up the truth with boasting and lying.

James 4:11

Don’t speak evil against each other, dear brothers and sisters. If you criticize and judge each other, then you are criticizing and judging God’s law. But your job is to obey the law, not to judge whether it applies to you.

James 4:5

Do you think the Scriptures have no meaning? They say that God is passionate that the spirit he has placed within us should be faithful to him.

James 5:9

Don’t grumble about each other, brothers and sisters, or you will be judged. For look—the Judge is standing at the door!

1 Peter 2:16

For you are free, yet you are God’s slaves, so don’t use your freedom as an excuse to do evil.

1 Peter 2:22

He never sinned, nor ever deceived anyone.

1 Peter 3:10

For the Scriptures say, “If you want to enjoy life and see many happy days, keep your tongue from speaking evil and your lips from telling lies.

1 Peter 4:2

You won’t spend the rest of your lives chasing your own desires, but you will be anxious to do the will of God.

1 Peter 4:4

Of course, your former friends are surprised when you no longer plunge into the flood of wild and destructive things they do. So they slander you.

Revelation 14:5

They have told no lies; they are without blame.