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for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/1_peter/2.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />now that you have tasted that the Lord is good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/1_peter/2.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />now that you have had a taste of the Lord’s kindness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/1_peter/2.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/1_peter/2.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />now that you have tasted that the Lord is good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/1_peter/2.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />if indeed you have tasted that the Lord <i>is</i> good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/1_peter/2.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />If so be ye have tasted that the Lord <i>is</i> gracious.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_peter/2.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />if indeed you have tasted that the Lord <i>is</i> gracious.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_peter/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />if you have tasted the kindness of the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_peter/2.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />if you have tasted the kindness of the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_peter/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />if you have tasted the kindness of the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_peter/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />if you have TASTED THE KINDNESS OF THE LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_peter/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />if in fact you have [already] tasted the goodness <i>and</i> gracious kindness of the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_peter/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />if you have tasted that the Lord is good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_peter/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />since you have tasted that the Lord is good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_peter/2.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />if ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/1_peter/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You have already found out how good the Lord really is. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_peter/2.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />if ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_peter/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Certainly you have tasted that the Lord is good!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_peter/2.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />As the scripture says, "You have found out for yourselves how kind the Lord is." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_peter/2.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Surely you have tasted that the Lord is good!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_peter/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_peter/2.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />if you have experienced the Lord's kindness. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_peter/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is good:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_peter/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />If indeed ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/1_peter/2.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />if you have had any experience of the goodness of the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_peter/2.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is gracious. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/1_peter/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />if [it] so be [that] you tasted that the LORD [is] good,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/1_peter/2.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />if indeed you have tasted that the Lord <i>is</i> good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_peter/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> if so be ye did taste that the Lord is gracious,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_peter/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />If ye have tasted that the Lord is good.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/1_peter/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />If so be you have tasted that the Lord is sweet. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_peter/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />if it is true that you have tasted that the Lord is sweet.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_peter/2.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />for you have tasted that the Lord is good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_peter/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is good.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/1_peter/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />If so be you have tasted and found out that the LORD is good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/1_peter/2.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />If you have tasted and you have seen that THE LORD JEHOVAH is good,<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/1_peter/2.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />if; indeed, you have tasted that the Lord is gracious.<CM><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/1_peter/2.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />if you have tasted that the Lord is good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/1_peter/2.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />if so be ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/1_peter/2.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />adhere to him as to a living stone,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/1_peter/2.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />if you have had any experience of the goodness of the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/1_peter/2.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />if ye tasted that the Lord <i>is</i> gracious;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/1_peter/2.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />for ye have tasted that the Lord <i>is</i> gracious;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_peter/2-3.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/1h9-AlUcaGE?start=265" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/1_peter/2.htm">The Lord is Good</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">2</span>Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation, <span class="reftext">3</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/1487.htm" title="1487: ei (Conj) -- If. A primary particle of conditionality; if, whether, that, etc.">now that</a> <a href="/greek/1089.htm" title="1089: egeusasthe (V-AIM-2P) -- (a) I taste, (b) I experience. A primary verb; to taste; by implication, to eat; figuratively, to experience.">you have tasted</a> <a href="/greek/3754.htm" title="3754: hoti (Conj) -- Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.">that</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/2962.htm" title="2962: Kyrios (N-NMS) -- Lord, master, sir; the Lord. From kuros; supreme in authority, i.e. controller; by implication, Master.">Lord</a> <a href="/greek/5543.htm" title="5543: chrēstos (Adj-NMS) -- Useful, gentle, pleasant, kind. From chraomai; employed, i.e. useful.">is good.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">4</span>As you come to Him, the living stone, rejected by men but chosen and precious in God’s sight,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/34-8.htm">Psalm 34:8</a></span><br />Taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/6-5.htm">Hebrews 6:5</a></span><br />who have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the coming age—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/119-103.htm">Psalm 119:103</a></span><br />How sweet are Your words to my taste—sweeter than honey in my mouth!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/11-30.htm">Matthew 11:30</a></span><br />For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/2-9.htm">Hebrews 2:9</a></span><br />But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels, now crowned with glory and honor because He suffered death, so that by the grace of God He might taste death for everyone.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/2-7.htm">Ephesians 2:7</a></span><br />in order that in the coming ages He might display the surpassing riches of His grace, demonstrated by His kindness to us in Christ Jesus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/1-17.htm">James 1:17</a></span><br />Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, with whom there is no change or shifting shadow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/145-9.htm">Psalm 145:9</a></span><br />The LORD is good to all; His compassion rests on all He has made.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/2-4.htm">Romans 2:4</a></span><br />Or do you disregard the riches of His kindness, tolerance, and patience, not realizing that God’s kindness leads you to repentance?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/25-8.htm">Psalm 25:8</a></span><br />Good and upright is the LORD; therefore He shows sinners the way.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nahum/1-7.htm">Nahum 1:7</a></span><br />The LORD is good, a stronghold in the day of distress; He cares for those who trust in Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/86-5.htm">Psalm 86:5</a></span><br />For You, O Lord, are kind and forgiving, rich in loving devotion to all who call on You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/34-6.htm">Exodus 34:6</a></span><br />Then the LORD passed in front of Moses and called out: “The LORD, the LORD God, is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/100-5.htm">Psalm 100:5</a></span><br />For the LORD is good, and His loving devotion endures forever; His faithfulness continues to all generations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/107-1.htm">Psalm 107:1</a></span><br />Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">If so be you have tasted that the Lord is gracious.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/9-10.htm">Psalm 9:10</a></b></br> And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee: for thou, LORD, hast not forsaken them that seek thee.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/24-8.htm">Psalm 24:8</a></b></br> Who <i>is</i> this King of glory? The LORD strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in battle.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/63-5.htm">Psalm 63:5</a></b></br> My soul shall be satisfied as <i>with</i> marrow and fatness; and my mouth shall praise <i>thee</i> with joyful lips:</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/hebrews/12-6.htm">Experience</a> <a href="/1_peter/1-25.htm">Good</a> <a href="/hebrews/6-5.htm">Goodness</a> <a href="/1_peter/1-13.htm">Grace</a> <a href="/hebrews/12-24.htm">Gracious</a> <a href="/1_peter/1-20.htm">Indeed</a> <a href="/james/3-17.htm">Kindness</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-25.htm">Taste</a> <a href="/hebrews/6-5.htm">Tasted</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_peter/5-9.htm">Experience</a> <a href="/1_peter/2-12.htm">Good</a> <a href="/2_peter/1-3.htm">Goodness</a> <a href="/1_peter/2-19.htm">Grace</a> <a href="/genesis/21-1.htm">Gracious</a> <a href="/1_peter/2-4.htm">Indeed</a> <a href="/1_peter/2-10.htm">Kindness</a> <a href="/revelation/10-9.htm">Taste</a> <a href="/revelation/10-10.htm">Tasted</a><div class="vheading2">1 Peter 2</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_peter/2-1.htm">He exhorts to put away wickedness;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_peter/2-4.htm">showing that Christ is the foundation whereupon they are built.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_peter/2-11.htm">He beseeches them also to abstain from sinful desires;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_peter/2-13.htm">to be obedient to authorities;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_peter/2-18.htm">and teaches servants how to obey their masters;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_peter/2-20.htm">patiently suffering for well doing, after the example of Christ.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_peter/2.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_peter/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/1_peter/2.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>now that you have tasted</b><br>This phrase suggests a personal experience and encounter with the divine. The metaphor of "tasting" implies an intimate and firsthand experience, similar to <a href="/psalms/34-8.htm">Psalm 34:8</a>, "Taste and see that the LORD is good." This connection emphasizes the experiential nature of faith, where believers are invited to personally encounter God's goodness. The use of "tasting" also reflects the cultural context of the time, where meals and shared food were central to community and fellowship, symbolizing the deep relationship between God and His people.<p><b>that the Lord is good</b><br>The goodness of the Lord is a central theme throughout Scripture, affirming God's benevolent nature and His desire for the well-being of His creation. This phrase echoes the Old Testament understanding of God's character, as seen in <a href="/exodus/34-6.htm">Exodus 34:6</a>, where God is described as "compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness." The goodness of the Lord is also a type of Christ, who embodies God's goodness through His life, death, and resurrection. In the New Testament, Jesus is the ultimate revelation of God's goodness, offering salvation and eternal life to those who believe. This phrase reassures believers of the trustworthiness and faithfulness of God, encouraging them to continue in their faith journey with confidence.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/p/peter.htm">Peter</a></b><br>The apostle of Jesus Christ, traditionally believed to be the author of this epistle. He writes to encourage and instruct believers in their faith.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_recipients.htm">The Recipients</a></b><br>Early Christians scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, facing trials and persecution for their faith.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The Lord</a></b><br>Refers to Jesus Christ, whose goodness and grace are central to the Christian experience and salvation.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/e/experiencing_god's_goodness.htm">Experiencing God's Goodness</a></b><br>The phrase "tasted that the Lord is good" suggests an intimate, personal experience with God's grace and kindness. Believers are encouraged to reflect on their own experiences of God's goodness in their lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_growth_and_maturity.htm">Spiritual Growth and Maturity</a></b><br>Just as tasting leads to a desire for more, experiencing God's goodness should lead to a deeper hunger for spiritual growth and maturity. Believers are called to crave pure spiritual milk to grow in their salvation.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/living_as_witnesses.htm">Living as Witnesses</a></b><br>Having tasted the Lord's goodness, Christians are called to live as witnesses to His grace, demonstrating His love and kindness in their interactions with others.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/perseverance_in_trials.htm">Perseverance in Trials</a></b><br>The context of 1 Peter is one of suffering and persecution. Recognizing the Lord's goodness provides strength and encouragement to persevere through trials.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_peter_2.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Peter 2</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/did_moses_father_any_children.htm">What is the Bible's perspective on excellence?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_can_we_'taste'_god's_goodness.htm">How can Psalm 34:8 state “taste and see that the Lord is good” when there is no empirical way to measure spiritual experiences? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_job_2_1-6_show_god's_goodness.htm">How can God's conversation with Satan, suggesting further suffering, be reconciled with the Bible's portrayal of God's goodness? (Job 2:1-6)</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_god_desire_universal_salvation.htm">Does God desire universal salvation?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_peter/2.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(3) <span class= "bld">If so be ye have tasted</span>.--The "if so be," as elsewhere (<a href="/2_thessalonians/1-6.htm" title="Seeing it is a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you;">2Thessalonians 1:6</a>, Note), constitutes a strong appeal to the readers to say whether it were not so. St. Peter confidently reckons that it is so. It should rather be <span class= "ital">ye tasted, </span>looking back to a quite past time, probably that of the first conversion, when the taste of spiritual things is the most delicious. How sad to be past the relish for evangelical truth! The quotation, or rather adaptation, from <a href="/psalms/34-8.htm" title="O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man that trusts in him.">Psalm 34:8</a> is, no doubt, suggested by the metaphor of "milk." A curious little point about our translation here is that the word "gracious" has been adopted to suit the Prayer Book version of the Psalm. It is scarcely suitable to the Greek word, which, originally signifying "usable," "serviceable," passes on to be used of anything mild and pleasant, as, for instance, in <a href="/luke/5-39.htm" title="No man also having drunk old wine straightway desires new: for he said, The old is better.">Luke 5:39</a>, of the mellowness of old wine. Here, therefore, the word seems to be peculiarly used with reference to the sense of taste. A more important point, doctrinally, is that St. Peter is here applying to Jesus Christ (as the next verse shows) a passage which otherwise we might not have thought of applying to Him in particular. It gives quite a new complexion to the 34th Psalm, when we see that in St. Peter's view the Psalmist was speaking prophetically of our Lord. We shall find him quoting the same Psalm in the same sense again in <a href="/1_peter/3-10.htm" title="For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile:">1Peter 3:10</a>.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_peter/2.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 3.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">If so be ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious</span>; rather, <span class="accented">if ye tasted</span>. If ye once tasted the good Word of God (<a href="/hebrews/6-4.htm">Hebrews 6:4, 5</a>), if ye tasted of the heavenly gift which comes through that Word (<a href="/1_peter/1-23.htm">1 Peter 1:23</a>), long after it that ye may g-row therein. The "if" does not imply doubt; the apostle supposes that they have once tasted, and urges them, on the ground of that first taste, to long for more. The first experiences of the Christian life stimulate God's people to further efforts. The words are a quotation from <a href="/psalms/34-8.htm">Psalm 34:8</a>, "Oh taste and see that the Lord is good!" This makes it less probable that St. Peter is intentionally playing, as some have thought, on the similarity of the words <span class="greek">χρηστός</span> and <span class="greek">Ξριστός</span>. The confusion was common among the heathen; and Christian writers, as Tertullian, sometimes adopted it; <span class="accented">Christus</span>, they said, was <span class="accented">chrestus</span>, "<span class="accented">Christ</span> was good;" and Christians, followers of the good Master, followed after that which is good. But St. Peter is simply quoting the words of the psalm, and applying them to the metaphor of milk. It is possible that there may be an under-current of allusion to the Lord's teaching in <a href="/john/6.htm">John 6</a>. The Lord himself is the Bread of life, the food of the soul. The epithet <span class="greek">χρηστός</span> is not infrequently used of food (see <a href="/luke/5-39.htm">Luke 5:39</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_peter/2-3.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">now that</span><br /><span class="grk">εἰ</span> <span class="translit">(ei)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1487.htm">Strong's 1487: </a> </span><span class="str2">If. A primary particle of conditionality; if, whether, that, etc.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you have tasted</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐγεύσασθε</span> <span class="translit">(egeusasthe)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 2nd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1089.htm">Strong's 1089: </a> </span><span class="str2">(a) I taste, (b) I experience. A primary verb; to taste; by implication, to eat; figuratively, to experience.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that</span><br /><span class="grk">ὅτι</span> <span class="translit">(hoti)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3754.htm">Strong's 3754: </a> </span><span class="str2">Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the</span><br /><span class="grk">ὁ</span> <span class="translit">(ho)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Lord</span><br /><span class="grk">Κύριος</span> <span class="translit">(Kyrios)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2962.htm">Strong's 2962: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lord, master, sir; the Lord. From kuros; supreme in authority, i.e. controller; by implication, Master.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[is] good.</span><br /><span class="grk">χρηστὸς</span> <span class="translit">(chrēstos)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5543.htm">Strong's 5543: </a> </span><span class="str2">Useful, gentle, pleasant, kind. 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