1 Peter 2

NEW JERUSALEM	KING JAMES BIBLE
1 Rid yourselves, then, of al spite, deceit, hypocrisy, envy and carping criticism.	1 Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,
2 Like new-born babies al your longing should be for milk -- the unadulterated spiritual milk -- which willhelp you to grow up to salvation,	2 As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:
3 at any rate if you have tasted that the Lord is good .	3 If so be ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious.
4 He is the living stone, rejected by human beings but chosen by God and precious to him; set yourselvesclose to him	4 To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious,
5 so that you, too, may be living stones making a spiritual house as a holy priesthood to offer the spiritualsacrifices made acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.	5 Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.
6 As scripture says: Now I am laying a stone in Zion, a chosen, precious cornerstone and no one whorelies on this wil be brought to disgrace.	6 Wherefore also it is contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner stone, elect, precious: and he that believeth on him shall not be confounded.
7 To you believers it brings honour. But for unbelievers, it is rather a stone which the builders rejectedthat became a cornerstone,	7 Unto you therefore which believe he is precious: but unto them which be disobedient, the stone which the builders disallowed, the same is made the head of the corner,
8 a stumbling stone, a rock to trip people up. They stumble over it because they do not believe in theWord; it was the fate in store for them.	8 And a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence, even to them which stumble at the word, being disobedient: whereunto also they were appointed.
9 But you are a chosen race, a kingdom of priests, a holy nation, a people to be a personal possession tosing the praises of God who cal ed you out of the darkness into his wonderful light.	9 But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:
10 Once you were a non-people and now you are the People of God; once you were outside his pity; nowyou have received pity.	10 Which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.
11 I urge you, my dear friends, as strangers and nomads, to keep yourselves free from the disorderednatural inclinations that attack the soul.	11 Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;
12 Always behave honourably among gentiles so that they can see for themselves what moral lives youlead, and when the day of reckoning comes, give thanks to God for the things which now make them denounceyou as criminals.	12 Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.
13 For the sake of the Lord, accept the authority of every human institution: the emperor, as the supremeauthority,	13 Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme;
14 and the governors as commissioned by him to punish criminals and praise those who do good.	14 Or unto governors, as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers, and for the praise of them that do well.
15 It is God's will that by your good deeds you should silence the ignorant talk of fools.	15 For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:
16 You are slaves of no one except God, so behave like free people, and never use your freedom as acover for wickedness.	16 As free, and not using your liberty for a cloke of maliciousness, but as the servants of God.
17 Have respect for everyone and love for your fel ow-believers; fear God and honour the emperor.	17 Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king.
18 Slaves, you should obey your masters respectful y, not only those who are kind and reasonable butalso those who are difficult to please.	18 Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward.
19 You see, there is merit if, in awareness of God, you put up with the pains of undeserved punishment;	19 For this is thankworthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully.
20 but what glory is there in putting up with a beating after you have done something wrong? The merit inthe sight of God is in putting up with it patiently when you are punished for doing your duty.	20 For what glory is it, if, when ye be 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 acceptable with God.
21 This, in fact, is what you were called to do, because Christ suffered for you and left an example for youto fol ow in his steps.	21 For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps:
22 He had done nothing wrong, and had spoken no deceit.	22 Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth:
23 He was insulted and did not retaliate with insults; when he was suffering he made no threats but puthis trust in the upright judge.	23 Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously:
24 He was bearing our sins in his own body on the cross, so that we might die to our sins and live foruprightness; through his bruises you have been healed.	24 Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.
25 You had gone astray like sheep but now you have returned to the shepherd and guardian of yoursouls.	25 For ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.