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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>1 Peter 2 Worrell New Testament</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/1_peter/2.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/1_peter/2-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">WOR</a> > 1 Peter 2</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="../menu.htm" width="100%" height="48" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../1_peter/1.htm" title="1 Peter 1">◄</a> 1 Peter 2 <a href="../1_peter/3.htm" title="1 Peter 3">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">Worrell New Testament</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/parallel/1_peter/2-1.htm" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Verses"> Par ▾ </a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><A name="2"></a><p class="hdg">The Living Stone and Chosen People<br /><span class="cross">(<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>Having, therefore, put away all wickedness, and all guile, and hypocrisy, and envies, and all evil speakings, <A name="3"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_peter/2-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>as new-born babes, long ye for the spiritual, unadulterated milk, that thereby ye may grow unto salvation, <A name="4"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_peter/2-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>if ye tasted that the Lord <i>is</i> gracious;<p> <A name="5"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_peter/2-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>to Whom coming, a Living Stone, rejected, indeed, by men, but with God Elect, Precious, <A name="6"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_peter/2-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>ye yourselves also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.<p> <A name="7"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_peter/2-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>Because it is contained in Scripture, "Behold, I lay in Zion a Chief Corner-Stone, Elect, Precious; and he who believes on Him shall in nowise be put to shame."<p> <A name="8"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_peter/2-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>To you, therefore, who believe <i>is</i> the preciousness; but to those who disbelieve, a stone which the builders rejected, this was made into a head of a 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 stumbling, and rock of offense"; who stumble, being disobedient to the word, to which also they were appointed.<p> <A name="10"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_peter/2-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>But ye <i>are</i> "an elect race, a kingly priesthood, a holy nation," a people for a possession, that ye may show forth the excellencies of Him Who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light; <A name="11"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_peter/2-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>who once <i>were</i> not a people, but are now God's people; who had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.<p> <A name="12"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_peter/2-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>Beloved, I beseech you as sojourners and pilgrims, to abstain from fleshly desires, which, indeed, 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 conduct seemly among the gentiles; that, wherein they speak against you as evil-doers, they may, from <i>your</i> good works <i>which</i> they behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.<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>Submit yourself to every human ordinance, for the Lord's sake; whether to a king as supreme; <A name="15"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_peter/2-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>or to governors, as sent through him for the punishment of evil-doers, and for praise to those who do well; <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, that by well-doing ye should put to silence the ignorance of foolish men; <A name="17"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_peter/2-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>as free, and not holding your freedom as a cloak for wickedness, but as servants of God. <A name="18"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_peter/2-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>Honor all men; love the brotherhood; fear God; honor the king.<p> <A name="19"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_peter/2-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear, not only to the good and gentle, but also to the perverse. <A name="20"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_peter/2-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>For this is acceptable, if, for conscience toward God, one endures griefs, suffering wrongfully. <A name="21"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_peter/2-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>For what glory <i>is it</i>, if, when sinning and being beaten, ye endure <i>it</i>? but, if, when doing well and suffering <i>for it</i>, ye endure <i>it</i>, this is acceptable with God.<p> <A name="22"></a><p class="hdg">Christ’s Example of Suffering<p><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_peter/2-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>For to this were ye called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, that ye should follow His steps; <A name="23"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_peter/2-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth; <A name="24"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_peter/2-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>Who, when reviled, reviled not again; when suffering, was not threatening, but committed <i>Himself</i> to Him Who judgeth righteously; <A name="25"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_peter/2-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>Who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live to righteousness; by Whose bruise ye were healed. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_peter/2-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>For, as sheep, ye were going astray; but now ye returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.<p><br /></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">Worrell New Testament (1904)<br><br>Digital Text Courtesy <a href="https://theword.net">TheWord.net Bible Software</a>.<br><br>Section Headings Courtesy <a href="https://berean.bible">Berean Bible</a>.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../1_peter/1.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Peter 1"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Peter 1" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../1_peter/3.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Peter 3"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Peter 3" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchapnoad.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>