1Peter 2
2Therefore, rid yourselves of all malice and all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander of every kind.G3767G659G3956G2549G2532G3956G1388G2532G5272G2532G5355G2532G3956G26362Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation,G5613G738G1025G1971G97G1051G3050G2443G837G1722G8463now that you have tasted that the Lord is good.G1512G1089G3754G2962G55434As you come to him, the living Stone--rejected by men but chosen by God and precious to him--G4314G3739G4334G2198G3037G593G3303G5259G444G1161G1588G3844G2316G17845you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.G846G2532G5613G2198G3037G3618G4152G3624G40G2406G399G4152G2378G2144G2316G1223G2424G55476For in Scripture it says: "See, I lay a stone in Zion, a chosen and precious cornerstone, and the one who trusts in him will never be put to shame."G1352G2532G4023G1722G1124G2400G5087G1722G4622G204G3037G1588G1784G2532G4100G1909G846G2617G3364G26177Now to you who believe, this stone is precious. But to those who do not believe, "The stone the builders rejected has become the capstone,"G5213G3767G3588G4100G5092G1161G544G3037G3739G3618G593G3778G1096G1519G2776G11378and, "A stone that causes men to stumble and a rock that makes them fall." They stumble because they disobey the message--which is also what they were destined for.G2532G3037G4348G2532G4073G4625G3739G4350G3056G544G1519G3739G2532G50879But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.G1161G5210G1588G1085G934G2406G40G1484G1519G4047G2992G3704G1804G703G2564G5209G1537G4655G1519G846G2298G545710Once 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.G3588G4218G3756G2992G1161G3568G2992G2316G3588G1653G3756G1653G1161G3568G165311Dear friends, I urge you, as aliens and strangers in the world, to abstain from sinful desires, which war against your soul.G27G3870G5613G3941G2532G3927G567G4559G1939G3748G4754G2596G559012Live 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.G2192G5216G391G2570G1722G1484G2443G1722G3739G2635G5216G5613G2555G1392G1537G2570G2041G2029G1392G2316G1722G2250G198413Submit yourselves for the Lord's sake to every authority instituted among men: whether to the king, as the supreme authority,G3767G5293G3956G2937G442G1223G2962G1535G935G5613G524214or to governors, who are sent by him to punish those who do wrong and to commend those who do right.G1535G2232G5613G3992G1223G846G1519G3303G1557G2555G1161G1868G1715For it is God's will that by doing good you should silence the ignorant talk of foolish men.G3754G3779G2076G2307G2316G15G5392G56G878G44416Live as free men, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as servants of God.G5613G1658G2532G3361G2192G1657G5613G1942G2549G235G5613G1401G231617Show proper respect to everyone: Love the brotherhood of believers, fear God, honor the king.G5091G3956G25G81G5399G2316G5091G93518Slaves, submit yourselves to your masters with all respect, not only to those who are good and considerate, but also to those who are harsh.G3610G5293G1203G1722G3956G5401G3756G3440G18G2532G1933G235G2532G464619For it is commendable if a man bears up under the pain of unjust suffering because he is conscious of God.G1063G5124G5485G1487G5100G1223G4893G2316G5297G3077G3958G9520But 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.G1063G4169G2811G1487G2532G2852G264G5278G235G1487G15G2532G3958G5278G5124G5485G3844G231621To this you were called, because Christ suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in his steps.G1063G1519G5124G2564G3754G5547G2532G3958G5228G2257G5277G2254G5261G2443G1872G846G248722"He committed no sin, and no deceit was found in his mouth."G3739G4160G3756G266G3761G1388G2147G1722G846G475023When 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.G3739G3058G486G3756G486G3958G546G3756G1161G3860G2919G134624He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; by his wounds you have been healed.G3739G846G399G2257G266G1722G846G4983G1909G3586G2443G2198G581G266G2198G1343G3739G846G3468G239025For you were like sheep going astray, but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.G1063G2258G5613G4263G4105G235G1994G3568G1994G1909G4166G2532G1985G5216G5590
Columbus, OH
