- 1. Having put aside, then, all evil, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envyings, and all evil speakings,
- 2. as new-born babes the word's pure milk desire ye, that in it ye may grow,
- 3. if so be ye did taste that the Lord `is' gracious,
- 4. to whom coming -- a living stone -- by men, indeed, having been disapproved of, but with God choice, precious,
- 5. and ye yourselves, as living stones, are built up, a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
- 6. Wherefore, also, it is contained in the Writing: `Lo, I lay in Zion a chief corner-stone, choice, precious, and he who is believing on him may not be put to shame;'
- 7. to you, then, who are believing `is' the preciousness; and to the unbelieving, a stone that the builders disapproved of, this one did become for the head of a corner,
- 8. and a stone of stumbling and a rock of offence -- who are stumbling at the word, being unbelieving, -- to which also they were set;
- 9. and ye `are' a choice race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people acquired, that the excellences ye may shew forth of Him who out of darkness did call you to His wondrous light;
- 10. who `were' once not a people, and `are' now the people of God; who had not found kindness, and now have found kindness.
- 11. Beloved, I call upon `you', as strangers and sojourners, to keep from the fleshly desires, that war against the soul,
- 12. having your behaviour among the nations right, that in that which they speak against you as evil-doers, of the good works having beheld, they may glorify God in a day of inspection.
- 13. Be subject, then, to every human creation, because of the Lord, whether to a king, as the highest,
- 14. whether to governors, as to those sent through him, for punishment, indeed, of evil-doers, and a praise of those doing good;
- 15. because, so is the will of God, doing good, to put to silence the ignorance of the foolish men;
- 16. as free, and not having the freedom as the cloak of the evil, but as servants of God;
- 17. to all give ye honour; the brotherhood love ye; God fear ye; the king honour ye.
- 18. The domestics! be subjecting yourselves in all fear to the masters, not only to the good and gentle, but also to the cross;
- 19. for this `is' gracious, if because of conscience toward God any one doth endure sorrows, suffering unrighteously;
- 20. for what renown `is it', if sinning and being buffeted, ye do endure `it'? but if, doing good and suffering `for it', ye do endure, this `is' gracious with God,
- 21. for to this ye were called, because Christ also did suffer for you, leaving to you an example, that ye may follow his steps,
- 22. who did not commit sin, nor was guile found in his mouth,
- 23. who being reviled -- was not reviling again, suffering -- was not threatening, and was committing himself to Him who is judging righteously,
- 24. who our sins himself did bear in his body, upon the tree, that to the sins having died, to the righteousness we may live; by whose stripes ye were healed,
- 25. for ye were as sheep going astray, but ye turned back now to the shepherd and overseer of your souls.
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