1 ¶ Having therefore left all malice and all guile and hypocrisies and envies and all murmurings,
Therefore, laying aside all malice, all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and all evil speaking,
2 a s newborn babes, desire the rational milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby in health;
as newborn babes, desire the pure milk of the word, that you may grow thereby,
3 i f so be ye have tasted that the Lord is benevolent;
if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is gracious. The Chosen Stone and His Chosen People
4 ¶ coming unto whom (is the living Stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious),
Coming to Him as to a living stone, rejected indeed by men, but chosen by God and 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.
you also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual house, 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.
Therefore it is also contained in the Scripture, “Behold, I lay in Zion A chief cornerstone, elect, precious, And he who believes on Him will by no means 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,
Therefore, to you who believe, He is precious; but to those who are disobedient, “The stone which the builders rejected Has become the chief cornerstone,”
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 offense.” They stumble, being disobedient to the word, to which they also 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 you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous 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 once were not a people but are now the people of God, who had not obtained mercy but now have obtained mercy. Living Before the World
11 D early beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from the carnal desires which war against the soul
Beloved, I beg you as sojourners and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts 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 conduct honorable among the Gentiles, that when they speak against you as evildoers, they may, by your good works which they observe, glorify God in the day of visitation. Submission to Government
13 ¶ Therefore, be subject to every human ordinance that is of the Lord, whether it be to a king or to a superior,
Therefore submit yourselves 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 to governors, as to those who are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers and for the praise of those who do good.
15 F or this is the will of God, that in well doing ye may silence the ignorance of vain men,
For this is the will of God, that by doing good you may 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, yet not using liberty as a cloak for vice, but as bondservants of God.
17 H onour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king.
Honor all people. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king. Submission to Masters
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 submissive to your masters with all fear, not only to the good and gentle, but also to the harsh.
19 F or this is due to grace, if a man for conscience toward God endures grief, suffering wrongfully.
For this is commendable, if because of conscience toward God one endures grief, 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 credit is it if, when you are beaten for your faults, you take it patiently? But when you do good and suffer, if you take it patiently, this is commendable before 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 to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that you should follow His steps:
22 w ho did no sin neither was guile found in his mouth,
“Who committed no sin, Nor was deceit 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, did not revile in return; when He suffered, He did not threaten, but committed Himself to Him who judges 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 Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness—by whose stripes you 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 you were like sheep going astray, but have now returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.