1 Peter 2 - American Standard Version 20151 Putting away therefore all wickedness, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings, 2 as newborn babes, long for the spiritual milk which is without guile, that ye may grow thereby unto salvation; 3 if ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious: 4 unto whom coming, a living stone, rejected indeed of men, but with God elect, precious, 5 ye also, as living stones, are built up a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. 6 Because it is contained in scripture,\par\tab {\b Behold, I lay in Zion a chief corner stone, elect, precious:\par\tab And he that believeth on him shall not be put to shame.} 7 For you therefore that believe is the preciousness: but for such as disbelieve,\par\tab {\b The stone which the builders rejected,\par\tab The same was made the head of the corner}; 8 and,\par\tab {\b A stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence};\par\tab for they stumble at the word, being disobedient: whereunto also they were appointed. 9 But ye are an elect race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for {\i God's} own possession, that ye may show forth the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvellous light: 10 who in time past were {\b no people,} but now are {\b the people of God}: who had {\b not obtained mercy,} but now have {\b obtained mercy.}\par 11 Beloved, I beseech you as sojourners and pilgrims, to abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul; 12 having your behavior seemly among the Gentiles; that, wherein they speak against you as evil-doers, they may by your good works, which they behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.\par 13 Be subject to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake: whether to the king, as supreme; 14 or unto governors, as sent by him for vengeance on evil-doers and for praise to them that do well. 15 For so is the will of God, that by well-doing ye should put to silence the ignorance of foolish men: 16 as free, and not using your freedom for a cloak of wickedness, but as bondservants of God. 17 Honor all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king.\par 18 Servants, {\i be} in subjection to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward. 19 For this is acceptable, if for conscience toward God a man endureth griefs, suffering wrongfully. 20 For what glory is it, if, when ye sin, and are buffeted {\i for it}, ye shall take it patiently? but if, when ye do well, and suffer {\i for it}, ye shall take it patiently, this is acceptable with God. 21 For hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, that ye should follow his steps: 22 {\b who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth}: 23 who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, threatened not; but committed {\i himself} to him that judgeth righteously: 24 who his own self bare our sins in his body upon the tree, that we, having died unto sins, might live unto righteousness; by whose stripes ye were healed. 25 For ye were going astray like sheep; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.\par |
Edited by Jeff D. Huddleston. Based on the 1901 American Standard Version (ASV-1901).