{"book":"1 Peter","slug":"1-peter","ch":2,"genre":"poetry","sub":"1 Peter","prev":"1-peter/1","next":"1-peter/3","verses":[{"v":1,"t":"Rid yourselves, therefore, {of} all malice, deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander.","f":[],"h":"The Living Stone and Chosen People","style":"reg"},{"v":2,"t":"Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in [your] salvation,","f":[]},{"v":3,"t":"now that you have tasted that the Lord [is] good.","f":[]},{"v":4,"t":"As you come to [Him], [the] living stone, rejected by men but chosen [and] precious in God’s sight,","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":5,"t":"you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to [be] a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.","f":[]},{"v":6,"t":"For it stands in Scripture:“ See, I lay in Zion a stone, a chosen [and] precious cornerstone; and the [one who] believes in Him will never be put to shame.”","f":["Isaiah 28:16 (see also LXX)"],"lines":[{"style":"","t":"For it stands in Scripture:"},{"style":"indent1stline","t":"“ See, I lay in Zion a stone,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"a chosen [and] precious cornerstone;"},{"style":"indent1","t":"and the [one who] believes in Him"},{"style":"indent2","t":"will never be put to shame.”"}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":7,"t":"To you who believe, then, [this stone] is precious. But [to those who] do not believe,“ [The] stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone,”","f":["Psalm 118:22"],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"To you who believe, then, [this stone] is precious. But [to those who] do not believe,"},{"style":"indent1stline","t":"“ [The] stone the builders rejected"},{"style":"indent2","t":"has become the cornerstone,”"}],"style":"reg"},{"v":8,"t":"and,“ A stone of stumbling and a rock of offense.” [They] stumble [because] they disobey the word — and to [this] they were appointed.","f":["Isaiah 8:14"],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"and,"},{"style":"indent1stline","t":"“ A stone of stumbling"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and a rock of offense.”"},{"style":"reg","t":"[They] stumble [because] they disobey the word — and to [this] they were appointed."}],"style":"reg"},{"v":9,"t":"But you [are] a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for [God’s own] possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":10,"t":"Once [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.","f":["Hosea 2:23"]},{"v":11,"t":"Beloved, I urge [you], as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from [the] desires of the flesh, which war against [your] soul.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":12,"t":"Conduct yourselves with such honor among the Gentiles that, though they slander you as evildoers, they may see [your] good deeds [and] glorify God on [the] day He visits us.","f":[]},{"v":13,"t":"Submit yourselves for the Lord’s sake to every human institution, whether to [the] king as the supreme [authority],","f":[],"h":"Submission to Authorities","style":"reg"},{"v":14,"t":"or to governors as those sent by him to punish those who do wrong and to praise those who do right.","f":[]},{"v":15,"t":"For it is God’s will that by doing good you should silence the ignorance of foolish men.","f":[]},{"v":16,"t":"[Live] in freedom, [but] do not use [your] freedom as a cover-up for evil; [live] as servants of God.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":17,"t":"Treat everyone with high regard: Love the brotherhood [of believers], fear God, honor the king.","f":["Literally Love the brotherhood"]},{"v":18,"t":"Servants, submit yourselves to [your] masters with all respect, not only to those who [are] good and gentle, but even to those who [are] unreasonable.","f":["Or in all fear"],"style":"reg"},{"v":19,"t":"For if anyone endures the pain of unjust suffering because he is conscious of God, this is to be commended.","f":[]},{"v":20,"t":"How is it to your credit if you are beaten for doing wrong and you endure [it]? But if you suffer for doing good [and] you endure [it], this [is] commendable before God.","f":[]},{"v":21,"t":"For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in His footsteps:","f":[],"h":"Christ’s Example of Suffering","style":"reg"},{"v":22,"t":"“ He committed no sin, [and] no deceit was found in His mouth.”","f":["Isaiah 53:9"],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"“ He committed no sin,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"[and] no deceit was found in His mouth.”"}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":23,"t":"When they heaped abuse on Him, He did not retaliate; when He suffered, He made no threats, but entrusted Himself to Him who judges justly.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"When they heaped abuse on Him,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"He did not retaliate;"},{"style":"indent1","t":"when He suffered, He made no threats,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"but entrusted Himself to Him who judges justly."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":24,"t":"[He] Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree, so that we might die to sin [and] live to righteousness.“ By [His] stripes you are healed.”","f":["Isaiah 53:4 (see also LXX)","Isaiah 53:5"],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"[He] Himself bore our sins"},{"style":"indent2","t":"in His body on the tree,"},{"style":"indent1","t":"so that we might die to sin"},{"style":"indent2","t":"[and] live to righteousness."},{"style":"indent1","t":"“ By [His] stripes you are healed.”"}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":25,"t":"For “ you were like sheep going astray,” but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.","f":["Isaiah 53:6"],"style":"reg"}]}