1 ¶ Having therefore left all malice and all guile and hypocrisies and envies and all murmurings,

Putting away therefore all wickedness, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,

2 a s newborn babes, desire the rational milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby in health;

as newborn babes, long for the spiritual milk which is without guile, that ye may grow thereby unto salvation;

3 i f so be ye have tasted that the Lord is benevolent;

if ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious:

4 ¶ coming unto whom (is the living Stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious),

unto whom coming, a living stone, rejected indeed of men, but with God elect, precious,

5 y e also, as living stones, are built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, well pleasing to God by Jesus, the Christ.

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 T herefore, also it is contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Sion the chief corner stone, chosen, precious; and he that believes on him shall not be confounded.

Because it is contained in scripture, Behold, I lay in Zion a chief corner stone, elect, precious: And he that believeth on him shall not be put to shame.

7 U nto you, therefore, who believe he is precious; but unto those who are disobedient, the stone which the builders disallowed, the same is made the head of the corner,

For you therefore that believe is the preciousness: but for such as disbelieve, The stone which the builders rejected, The same was made the head of the corner;

8 a nd a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense, even to those who stumble at the word, not obeying in that for which they were ordained.

and, A stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence; for they stumble at the word, being disobedient: whereunto also they were appointed.

9 B ut ye are the chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, an acquired people, that ye should show forth the virtues of him who has called you out of darkness into his marvellous light.

But ye are a elect race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God's own possession, that ye may show forth the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:

10 Y e who in the time past were not a people, but are now the people of God, who in the time past had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.

who in time past were no people, but now are the people of God: who had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.

11 D early beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from the carnal desires which war against the soul

Beloved, I beseech you as sojourners and pilgrims, to abstain from fleshly lust, which war against the soul;

12 a nd have your honest conversation among the Gentiles, so that, in that which they murmur about you as of evildoers, having witnessed your good works, they may glorify God in the day of visitation.

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.

13 ¶ Therefore, be subject to every human ordinance that is of the Lord, whether it be to a king or to a superior,

Be subject to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake: whether to the king, as supreme;

14 a nd unto governors as unto those that are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers and for the praise of those that do well.

or unto governors, as sent by him for vengeance on evil-doers and for praise to them that do well.

15 F or this is the will of God, that in well doing ye may silence the ignorance of vain men,

For so is the will of God, that by well-doing ye should put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:

16 a s being free, yet not using your liberty to cover maliciousness, but as slaves of God.

as free, and not using your freedom for a cloak of wickedness, but as bondservants of God.

17 H onour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king.

Honor all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king.

18 S ervants, be subject to your masters with all fear, not only to the good and humane, but also to the unjust.

Servants, be in subjection to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward.

19 F or this is due to grace, if a man for conscience toward God endures grief, suffering wrongfully.

For this is acceptable, if for conscience toward God a man endureth griefs, suffering wrongfully.

20 F or what glory is it if, when ye are buffeted for your faults, ye shall take it patiently? but if, when ye do well and suffer for it, ye take it patiently, this is due to grace from God.

For what glory is it, if, when ye sin, and are buffeted for it, ye shall take it patiently? but if, when ye do well, and suffer for it, ye shall take it patiently, this is acceptable with God.

21 B ecause for this were ye called: for the Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps

For hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, that ye should follow his steps:

22 w ho did no sin neither was guile found in his mouth,

who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth:

23 w ho, when he was cursed, did not return the curse; when he suffered, he did not threaten, but committed himself to him that judges righteously;

who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously:

24 h e himself bore our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness; by whose wound ye were healed.

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 F or ye were as sheep that had gone astray, but are now converted unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.

For ye were going astray like sheep; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.