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1Peter 2
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Our Inheritance Through Christ’s Blood

2Therefore, laying aside all malice, all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and all evil speaking,G3767G659G3956G2549G2532G3956G1388G2532G5272G2532G5355G2532G3956G2636 2as newborn babes, desire the pure milk of the word, that you may grow thereby,G5613G738G1025G1971G97G1051G3050G2443G837G1722G846 3if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is gracious.G1512G1089G3754G2962G5543

The Chosen Stone and His Chosen People

4Coming to Him as to a living stone, rejected indeed by men, but chosen by God and precious,G4314G3739G4334G2198G3037G593G3303G5259G444G1161G1588G3844G2316G1784 5you also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.G846G2532G5613G2198G3037G3618G4152G3624G40G2406G399G4152G2378G2144G2316G1223G2424G5547 6Therefore it is also contained in the Scripture, "Behold, I lay in Zion A chief cornerstone, elect, precious, And he who believes on Him will by no means be put to shame."G1352G2532G4023G1722G1124G2400G5087G1722G4622G204G3037G1588G1784G2532G4100G1909G846G2617G3364G2617 7Therefore, to you who believe, He is precious; but to those who are disobedient, "The stone which the builders rejected Has become the chief cornerstone,"G5213G3767G3588G4100G5092G1161G544G3037G3739G3618G593G3778G1096G1519G2776G1137 8and "A stone of stumbling And a rock of offense." They stumble, being disobedient to the word, to which they also were appointed.G2532G3037G4348G2532G4073G4625G3739G4350G3056G544G1519G3739G2532G5087 9But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light;G1161G5210G1588G1085G934G2406G40G1484G1519G4047G2992G3704G1804G703G2564G5209G1537G4655G1519G846G2298G5457 10who once were not a people but are now the people of God, who had not obtained mercy but now have obtained mercy.G3588G4218G3756G2992G1161G3568G2992G2316G3588G1653G3756G1653G1161G3568G1653

Living Before the World

11Beloved, I beg you as sojourners and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts which war against the soul,G27G3870G5613G3941G2532G3927G567G4559G1939G3748G4754G2596G5590 12having your conduct honorable among the Gentiles, that when they speak against you as evildoers, they may, by your good works which they observe, glorify God in the day of visitation.G2192G5216G391G2570G1722G1484G2443G1722G3739G2635G5216G5613G2555G1392G1537G2570G2041G2029G1392G2316G1722G2250G1984

Submission to Government

13Therefore submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake, whether to the king as supreme,G3767G5293G3956G2937G442G1223G2962G1535G935G5613G5242 14or to governors, as to those who are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers and for the praise of those who do good.G1535G2232G5613G3992G1223G846G1519G3303G1557G2555G1161G1868G17 15For this is the will of God, that by doing good you may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men—G3754G3779G2076G2307G2316G15G5392G56G878G444 16as free, yet not using liberty as a cloak for vice, but as bondservants of God.G5613G1658G2532G3361G2192G1657G5613G1942G2549G235G5613G1401G2316 17Honor all people. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king.G5091G3956G25G81G5399G2316G5091G935

Submission to Masters

18Servants, be submissive to your masters with all fear, not only to the good and gentle, but also to the harsh.G3610G5293G1203G1722G3956G5401G3756G3440G18G2532G1933G235G2532G4646 19For this is commendable, if because of conscience toward God one endures grief, suffering wrongfully.G1063G5124G5485G1487G5100G1223G4893G2316G5297G3077G3958G95 20For what credit is it if, when you are beaten for your faults, you take it patiently? But when you do good and suffer, if you take it patiently, this is commendable before God.G1063G4169G2811G1487G2532G2852G264G5278G235G1487G15G2532G3958G5278G5124G5485G3844G2316 21For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that you should follow His steps:G1063G1519G5124G2564G3754G5547G2532G3958G5228G2257G5277G2254G5261G2443G1872G846G2487 22"Who committed no sin, Nor was deceit found in His mouth";G3739G4160G3756G266G3761G1388G2147G1722G846G4750 23who, when He was reviled, did not revile in return; when He suffered, He did not threaten, but committed Himself to Him who judges righteously;G3739G3058G486G3756G486G3958G546G3756G1161G3860G2919G1346 24who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness—by whose stripes you were healed.G3739G846G399G2257G266G1722G846G4983G1909G3586G2443G2198G581G266G2198G1343G3739G846G3468G2390 25For you were like sheep going astray, but have now returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.G1063G2258G5613G4263G4105G235G1994G3568G1994G1909G4166G2532G1985G5216G5590


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