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2 So then, get rid of all malice and deceit, and hypocrisy and envy, and slander of others. 2 Just like newborn babies long for pure milk so they’ll grow, you all should cultivate a thirst for what will help you grow in your salvation, 3 [ref]since you’ve all tasted that the master is good.
2:4 The vital building-stone and the believers
4 As you all approach the living building-stone (which was rejected by humans yet chosen and honoured by God), 5 you are being built into a temple and joining a holy group of priests to offer up spiritual sacrifices that are acceptable to God through Yeshua the messiah, 6 [ref]because it’s written in the scriptures:
‘Look, I’m placing a building-stone in Zion,
the vital cornerstone that’s chosen and honoured,
and anyone who believes in him certainly won’t be disgraced.’
7 [ref]To all of you who believe, this cornerstone is valuable, but to those who don’t believe:
‘The building-stone which the builders rejected
ended up becoming the vital cornerstone.’
‘A stone that people stumble over
and a rock that upsets people.’
They stumble because they won’t believe in the message—this is what was appointed for them.
9 [ref]But all of you are a chosen tribe, a group of royal priests, a holy nation, a people that God has procured, so that you can tell others about the virtues of the one who called you all out of darkness and into his marvellous light. 10 [ref]Previously you all weren’t a people group, but now you’re the people of God—previously you all hadn’t been shown mercy, but now you have been.
2:11 Battling worldly desires
11 Dear friends, I’m urging you all as travellers and foreigners to keep away from worldly temptations which are in a battle against your soul. 12 Even as you all live among atheists, maintain your good conduct so that when they slander you by calling you ‘evil’, at the time of God’s judgement they’ll have to honour God when they see your good behaviour.
13 Submit yourselves to every human authority because you all follow the master, whether it’s the king who rules, 14 or the governors that he sends to punish those who do evil and to praise those who do good. 15 It’s God’s will that you all silence the ignorant talk of foolish people by doing good. 16 Live as if you’re all free, but don’t use that freedom to cover up evil—use it as God’s slaves. 17 Honour others and be loving towards your fellow believers. Revere God as well as honouring the king.
2:18 Doing good despite suffering
18 You who are house-servants should respectfully obey your masters—not only the good and gentle ones, but also the crooked ones, 19 because God favours those who endure unjust hardships because of their godly consciences. 20 What good would it do if you were enduring being beaten because of doing evil? But if you endure suffering for doing good, then God would be pleased with your behaviour 21 because that’s what we’re called to because the messiah also suffered for all of you. He left an example for you, so that you all might follow in his steps: 22 [ref]he didn’t do evil or say anything that wasn’t true, 23 [ref]when he was insulted he didn’t retaliate, when he was persecuted he didn’t threaten but put his trust in the one who will judge everyone with true justice. 24 [ref]He sacrificed his own body on the stake for our sins, so that when we die to sin we can live for righteousness. By his wounds, you all were healed. 25 He did all that because you were like lost sheep, but now you all have returned to the shepherd and the overseer of your souls.