1 Peter 2

CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 Therefore, set aside all malice and all deceitfulness, as well as falseness and envy and every detraction.	1 Rid yourselves of all malice and all deceit, insincerity, envy, and all slander;
2 Like newborn infants, desire the milk of reasonableness without guile, so that by this you may increase unto salvation,	2 like newborn infants, long for pure spiritual milk so that through it you may grow into salvation,
3 if it is true that you have tasted that the Lord is sweet.	3 for you have tasted that the Lord is good.
4 And approaching him as if he were a living stone, rejected by men, certainly, but elect and honored by God,	4 Come to him, a living stone, rejected by human beings but chosen and precious in the sight of God,
5 be also yourselves like living stones, built upon him, a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, so as to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.	5 and, like living stones, let yourselves be built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
6 Because of this, Scripture asserts: “Behold, I am setting in Zion a chief cornerstone, elect, precious. And whoever will have believed in him will not be confounded.”	6 For it says in scripture: "Behold, I am laying a stone in Zion, a cornerstone, chosen and precious, and whoever believes in it shall not be put to shame."
7 Therefore, to you who believe, he is honor. But to those who do not believe, the stone which the builders have rejected, the same has been made into the head of the corner,	7 Therefore, its value is for you who have faith, but for those without faith: "The stone which the builders rejected has become the cornerstone,"
8 and a stone of offense, and a rock of scandal, to those who are offended by the Word; neither do they believe, though they also have been built upon him.	8 and "A stone that will make people stumble, and a rock that will make them fall." They stumble by disobeying the word, as is their destiny.
9 But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, an acquired people, so that you may announce the virtues of him who has called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.	9 But you are "a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people of his own, so that you may announce the praises" of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.
10 Though in past times you were not a people, yet now you are the people of God. Though you had not obtained mercy, yet now you have obtained mercy.	10 Once you were "no people" but now you are God's people; you "had not received mercy" but now you have received mercy.
11 Most beloved, I beg you, as new arrivals and sojourners, to abstain from carnal desires, which battle against the soul.	11 Beloved, I urge you as aliens and sojourners to keep away from worldly desires that wage war against the soul.
12 Keep your behavior among the Gentiles to what is good, so that, when they slander you as if you were evildoers, they may, by the good works that are seen in you, glorify God on the day of visitation.	12 Maintain good conduct among the Gentiles, so that if they speak of you as evildoers, they may observe your good works and glorify God on the day of visitation.
13 Therefore, be subject to every human creature because of God, whether it is to the king as preeminent,	13 Be subject to every human institution for the Lord's sake, whether it be to the king as supreme
14 or to leaders as having been sent from him for vindication over evildoers, it is truly for the praise of what is good.	14 or to governors as sent by him for the punishment of evildoers and the approval of those who do good.
15 For such is the will of God, that by doing good you may bring about the silence of imprudent and ignorant men,	15 For it is the will of God that by doing good you may silence the ignorance of foolish people.
16 in an open manner, and not as if cloaking malice with liberty, but like servants of God.	16 Be free, yet without using freedom as a pretext for evil, but as slaves of God.
17 Honor everyone. Love brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king.	17 Give honor to all, love the community, fear God, honor the king.
18 Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear, not only to the good and meek, but also to the unruly.	18 Slaves, be subject to your masters with all reverence, not only to those who are good and equitable but also to those who are perverse.
19 For this is grace: when, because of God, a man willingly endures sorrows, suffering injustice.	19 For whenever anyone bears the pain of unjust suffering because of consciousness of God, that is a grace.
20 For what glory is there, if you sin and then suffer a beating? But if you do well and suffer patiently, this is grace with God.	20 But what credit is there if you are patient when beaten for doing wrong? But if you are patient when you suffer for doing what is good, this is a grace before God.
21 For you have been called to this because Christ also suffered for us, leaving you an example, so that you would follow in his footsteps.	21 For to this you have been called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example that you should follow in his footsteps.
22 He committed no sin, neither was deceit found in his mouth.	22 "He committed no sin, and no deceit was found in his mouth."
23 And when evil was spoken against him, he did not speak evil. When he suffered, he did not threaten. Then he handed himself over to him who judged him unjustly.	23 When he was insulted, he returned no insult; when he suffered, he did not threaten; instead, he handed himself over to the one who judges justly.
24 He himself bore our sins in his body upon the tree, so that we, having died to sin, would live for justice. By his wounds, you have been healed.	24 He himself bore our sins in his body upon the cross, so that, free from sin, we might live for righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed.
25 For you were like wandering sheep. But now you have been turned back toward the Pastor and the Bishop of your souls.	25 For you had gone astray like sheep, but you have now returned to the shepherd and guardian of your souls.