2Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, all evil speakings,G3767G659G3956G2549G2532G3956G1388G2532G5272G2532G5355G2532G3956G26362As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:G5613G738G1025G1971G97G1051G3050G2443G837G1722G8463If so be ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious.G1512G1089G3754G2962G55434To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious,G4314G3739G4334G2198G3037G593G3303G5259G444G1161G1588G3844G2316G17845Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.G846G2532G5613G2198G3037G3618G4152G3624G40G2406G399G4152G2378G2144G2316G1223G2424G55476Wherefore also it is contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner stone, elect, precious: and he that believeth on him shall not be confounded.G1352G2532G4023G1722G1124G2400G5087G1722G4622G204G3037G1588G1784G2532G4100G1909G846G2617G3364G26177Unto you therefore which believe he is precious: but unto them which be disobedient, the stone which the builders disallowed, the same is made the head of the corner,G5213G3767G3588G4100G5092G1161G544G3037G3739G3618G593G3778G1096G1519G2776G11378And a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence, even to them which stumble at the word, being disobedient: whereunto also they were appointed.G2532G3037G4348G2532G4073G4625G3739G4350G3056G544G1519G3739G2532G50879But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light;G1161G5210G1588G1085G934G2406G40G1484G1519G4047G2992G3704G1804G703G2564G5209G1537G4655G1519G846G2298G545710Which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.G3588G4218G3756G2992G1161G3568G2992G2316G3588G1653G3756G1653G1161G3568G165311Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;G27G3870G5613G3941G2532G3927G567G4559G1939G3748G4754G2596G559012Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.G2192G5216G391G2570G1722G1484G2443G1722G3739G2635G5216G5613G2555G1392G1537G2570G2041G2029G1392G2316G1722G2250G198413Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme;G3767G5293G3956G2937G442G1223G2962G1535G935G5613G524214Or unto governors, as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers, and for the praise of them that do well.G1535G2232G5613G3992G1223G846G1519G3303G1557G2555G1161G1868G1715For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:G3754G3779G2076G2307G2316G15G5392G56G878G44416As free, and not using your liberty for a cloke of maliciousness, but as the servants of God.G5613G1658G2532G3361G2192G1657G5613G1942G2549G235G5613G1401G231617Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king.G5091G3956G25G81G5399G2316G5091G93518Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward.G3610G5293G1203G1722G3956G5401G3756G3440G18G2532G1933G235G2532G464619For this is thankworthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully.G1063G5124G5485G1487G5100G1223G4893G2316G5297G3077G3958G9520For what glory is it, if, when ye be buffeted for your faults, ye shall take it patiently? but if, when ye do well, and suffer for it, ye take it patiently, this is acceptable with God.G1063G4169G2811G1487G2532G2852G264G5278G235G1487G15G2532G3958G5278G5124G5485G3844G231621For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps:G1063G1519G5124G2564G3754G5547G2532G3958G5228G2257G5277G2254G5261G2443G1872G846G248722Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth:G3739G4160G3756G266G3761G1388G2147G1722G846G475023Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously:G3739G3058G486G3756G486G3958G546G3756G1161G3860G2919G134624Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.G3739G846G399G2257G266G1722G846G4983G1909G3586G2443G2198G581G266G2198G1343G3739G846G3468G239025For ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.G1063G2258G5613G4263G4105G235G1994G3568G1994G1909G4166G2532G1985G5216G5590