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 human beings 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 cornerstone,"G5213G3767G3588G4100G5092G1161G544G3037G3739G3618G593G3778G1096G1519G2776G11378and, "A stone that causes people 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, God's special possession, 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 foreigners and exiles, 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 human authority: whether to the emperor, 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 the foolish.G3754G3779G2076G2307G2316G15G5392G56G878G44416Live as free people, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as God's slaves.G5613G1658G2532G3361G2192G1657G5613G1942G2549G235G5613G1401G231617Show proper respect to everyone, love your fellow believers, fear God, honor the emperor.G5091G3956G25G81G5399G2316G5091G93518Slaves, 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.G3610G5293G1203G1722G3956G5401G3756G3440G18G2532G1933G235G2532G464619For it is commendable if you bear up under the pain of unjust suffering because you are 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.G3739G3058G486G3756G486G3958G546G3756G1161G3860G2919G134624"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."G3739G846G399G2257G266G1722G846G4983G1909G3586G2443G2198G581G266G2198G1343G3739G846G3468G239025For "you were like sheep going astray," but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.G1063G2258G5613G4263G4105G235G1994G3568G1994G1909G4166G2532G1985G5216G5590
Columbus, OH
