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<a href ="../1_corinthians/3.htm#10">1 Corinthians 3:10–15</a>; <a href ="../ephesians/2.htm#19">Ephesians 2:19–22</a>)</span><p><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_peter/2-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>Therefore setting aside all wickedness, and all artifice, and dissimulation; and envies, and all calumnies, <A name="3"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_peter/2-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>As new born babes, long for the sincere milk pertaining to the word, that ye might be nourished with it: <A name="4"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_peter/2-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>If ye have tasted that the Lord is good.<p> <A name="5"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_peter/2-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>To whom approaching, a living stone, truly disapproved of by men, and chosen by God, highly valued, <A name="6"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_peter/2-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>And ye yourselves are built, as living stones, a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to bring up spiritual sacrifice; acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.<p> <A name="7"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_peter/2-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>Wherefore also it holds in the writing, Behold, I place in Zion a corner stone, chosen, highly valued: and he believing on him shall not be ashamed.<p> <A name="8"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_peter/2-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>Therefore honour to you believing: and to the unbelieving, the stone which the builders disapproved of has become the head of the corner,<p> <A name="9"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_peter/2-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>And a stone of stumble, and rock of offence, they disbelieving the word stumble: to which also they were set.<p> <A name="10"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_peter/2-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>And ye a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for acquisition; so that ye should proclaim the excellencies of him having called you out of darkness into his wonderful light: <A name="11"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_peter/2-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>Who once not a people, and now the people of God: they not commiserated, and now commiserated.<p> <A name="12"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_peter/2-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>Dearly beloved, I beseech as sojourners and strangers, to keep off from fleshly passions, which war against the soul; <A name="13"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_peter/2-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>Having your turning back good in the nations: that, in what they speak against you as doing evil, from good works, they having beheld, might praise God in the day of inspection.<p> <A name="14"></a><p class="hdg">Submission to Authorities<br /><span class="cross">(<a href ="../romans/13.htm">Romans 13:1–7</a>)</span><p><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_peter/2-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>Be subjected to every creation proceeding from man on account of the Lord: whether to the king, as having superiority; <A name="15"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_peter/2-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>Or to chiefs, as sent by him for the punishing of them doing evil, and the praise of them doing good. <A name="16"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_peter/2-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>(For so is the will of God, those doing good to silence the want of knowledge of the foolish men:) <A name="17"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_peter/2-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>As free, and as not having liberty for a covering of wickedness, but as the servants of God. <A name="18"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_peter/2-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>Honour all. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king.<p> <A name="19"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_peter/2-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>Servants being subjected to masters in all fear; not only to the good and equitable, but also to the crooked. <A name="20"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_peter/2-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>For this is grace, if any by consciousness of God bear grief, suffering unjustly. <A name="21"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_peter/2-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>For what glory, if, sinning and being cuffed, ye endure? but if, doing good, and suffering, ye endure, this is grace with God.<p> <A name="22"></a><p class="hdg">Christ’s Example of Suffering<br /><span class="cross">(<a href ="../isaiah/53.htm">Isaiah 53:1–8</a>)</span><p><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_peter/2-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>For to this were ye called: for also Christ suffered for you, leaving behind to you an underwriting, that ye should follow upon his footsteps: <A name="23"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_peter/2-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>Who did no sin, nor was deceit found in his mouth: <A name="24"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_peter/2-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>Who, being reviled, reviled not back; suffering, he threatened not; and delivered to him judging justly; <A name="25"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_peter/2-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>Who himself bear up our sins in his body upon the wood, that we, removed from sins, should live to justice: by whose bloody mark ye were healed. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_peter/2-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>For ye were as sheep going astray; but now have turned about to the Shepherd and inspector of your souls.<p><br /></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">The Holy Bible Containing the Old and New Testaments; Translated Literally From The Original Tongues by Julia E. 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