1 Peter 2

2Wherefore ^alaying aside all ^bmalice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all ^cevil speakings, ^2dAs newborn babes, desire the ^esincere ^fmilk ^gof the word, that ^hye may grow thereby: ³If so be ye have ⁱtasted that the Lord is ^kgracious. ⁴To whom coming, as unto a living stone, ^ldisallowed indeed of men, but ^lmchosen of God, and ^lprecious, ⁵Ye also, as lively stones, ^||mmare built up ⁿa spiritual house, ^oan holy priesthood, ^pto offer up spiritual sacrifices, ^qacceptable to God ^rby Jesus Christ. ⁶Wherefore also it is contained in ^sthe scripture, ^tBehold, I lay in Sion a chief corner stone, elect, precious: ^uand ^vhe that believeth on him shall not be confounded. ⁷Unto you therefore which believe ^||he is precious: but unto ^wthem which be disobedient, ^xthe stone which the builders disallowed, the same is made the head of the corner, ⁸And ^ya stone of ^zstumbling, and a rock of ^zoffence, even to them which stumble at the word, ^wbeing disobedient: ^awhereunto also they ^bwere appointed. ⁹But ye are ^ca chosen generation, ^da royal priesthood, ^ean holy nation, ^||fa peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the ^||gpraises of ^hhim who hath called you ⁱout of darkness into his marvellous light: ^10kWhich in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.

¹¹Dearly beloved, ^lI beseech you ^mas ⁿstrangers and ^opilgrims, ^pabstain from ^qfleshly lusts, ^rwhich war against the soul; ^12sHaving your ^tconversation honest among the Gentiles: that, ^||uwhereas they speak against you as ^wevildoers, they may ^xby your good works, which they shall ^ybehold, ^zglorify God in the day of ^avisitation. ^13bSubmit yourselves to every ordinance of man ^cfor the Lord’s sake: whether it be to the king, as ^bdsupreme; ¹⁴Or unto governors, as unto them that are sent by him ^efor the punishment of evildoers, and ^ffor the praise of them that do well. ¹⁵For so is ^gthe will of God, that ^hwith well doing ye may ⁱput to silence the ignorance of foolish men: ^16kAs free, and not ^†using your liberty for a cloke of maliciousness, but as ^lthe servants of God. ^17||mHonour all men. Love ⁿthe brotherhood. ^oFear God. ^opHonour the king. ^18qServants, ^rbe subject to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and ^sgentle, but also to the ^tfroward. ¹⁹For this is ^||thankworthy, ^uif a man ^vfor conscience toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully. ²⁰For ^wwhat glory is it, if, when ye be ^xbuffeted for your faults, ye shall take it patiently? but if, ^wwhen ye do well, and suffer for it, ye take it patiently, this is ^||acceptable with God. ²¹For even ^yhereunto ^zwere ye called: because ^aChrist also suffered ^||for us, ^bleaving us an ^cexample, that ye should follow ^dhis steps: ^22eWho did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth: ^23fWho, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but ^||gcommitted himself to him that judgeth righteously: ^24hWho his own self bare our sins in his own body ^||on ⁱthe tree, ^kthat we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: ^lby whose ^mstripes ye were healed. ²⁵For ⁿye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned ^ounto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.