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Therefore, rid yourselves of all malice and all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander of every kind.
The Lord is Good
Laying aside therefore all malice and all guile and hypocrisies and envyings and all evil speakings,
Laying aside therefore all malice and all guile and hypocrisies and envyings and all evil speakings,
Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation,
as newborn babes desire earnestly the pure mental milk of the word, that by it ye may grow up to salvation,
now that you have tasted that the Lord is good.
if indeed ye have tasted that the Lord [is] good.
The Living Stone and a Chosen People
As you come to him, the living Stone — rejected by humans but chosen by God and precious to him —
As you come to him, the living Stone — rejected by humans but chosen by God and precious to him —
The Living Stone
To whom coming, a living stone, cast away indeed as worthless by men, but with God chosen, precious,
To whom coming, a living stone, cast away indeed as worthless by men, but with God chosen, precious,
yourselves also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.
Because it is contained in the scripture: Behold, I lay in Zion a corner stone, elect, precious: and he that believes on him shall not be put to shame.
To you therefore who believe [is] the preciousness; but to the disobedient, the stone which the builders cast away as worthless, this is become head of [the] corner,
and a stone of stumbling and rock of offence; [who] stumble at the word, being disobedient to which also they have been appointed.
But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.
But *ye* [are] a chosen race, a kingly priesthood, a holy nation, a people for a possession, that ye might set forth the excellencies of him who has called you out of darkness to his wonderful light;
Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.
who once [were] not a people, but now God's people; who were not enjoying mercy, but now have found mercy.
Living Godly Lives in a Pagan Society
Dear friends, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from sinful desires, which wage war against your soul.
Dear friends, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from sinful desires, which wage war against your soul.
Beloved, I exhort [you], as strangers and sojourners, to abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;
Live such good lives among the pagans that, though they accuse you of doing wrong, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day he visits us.
having your conversation honest among the Gentiles, that [as to that] in which they speak against you as evildoers, they may through [your] good works, [themselves] witnessing [them], glorify God in [the] day of visitation.
Submit yourselves for the Lord’s sake to every human authority: whether to the emperor, as the supreme authority,
Submission to Authorities
Be in subjection [therefore] to every human institution for the Lord's sake; whether to [the] king as supreme,
Be in subjection [therefore] to every human institution for the Lord's sake; whether to [the] king as supreme,
or to governors, who are sent by him to punish those who do wrong and to commend those who do right.
or to rulers as sent by him, for vengeance on evildoers, and praise to them that do well.
For it is God’s will that by doing good you should silence the ignorant talk of foolish people.
Because so is the will of God, that by well-doing ye put to silence the ignorance of senseless men;
Live as free people, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as God’s slaves.
as free, and not as having liberty as a cloak of malice, but as God's bondmen.
Show proper respect to everyone, love the family of believers, fear God, honor the emperor.
Shew honour to all, love the brotherhood, fear God, honour the king.
Slaves, in reverent fear of God submit yourselves to your masters, not only to those who are good and considerate, but also to those who are harsh.
Servants, [be] subject with all fear to your masters, not only to the good and gentle, but also to the ill-tempered.
For it is commendable if someone bears up under the pain of unjust suffering because they are conscious of God.
For this [is] acceptable, if one, for conscience sake towards God, endure griefs, suffering unjustly.
But how is it to your credit if you receive a beating for doing wrong and endure it? But if you suffer for doing good and you endure it, this is commendable before God.
For what glory [is it], if sinning and being buffeted ye shall bear [it]? but if, doing good and suffering, ye shall bear [it], this is acceptable with God.
To this you were called, because Christ suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in his steps.
Christ's Example of Suffering
For to this have ye been called; for Christ also has suffered for you, leaving you a model that ye should follow in his steps:
For to this have ye been called; for Christ also has suffered for you, leaving you a model that ye should follow in his steps:
who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth;
When they hurled their insults at him, he did not retaliate; when he suffered, he made no threats. Instead, he entrusted himself to him who judges justly.
who, [when] reviled, reviled not again; [when] suffering, threatened not; but gave [himself] over into the hands of him who judges righteously;
“He himself bore our sins” in his body on the cross, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; “by his wounds you have been healed.”
who himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, in order that, being dead to sins, we may live to righteousness: by whose stripes ye have been healed.