OET 1PET chapter 2

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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 Therefore having _put _away all malice, and all deceit, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all slanders, 2 like newborn babies long the logical unadulterated milk, in _order _that by it you _all _may _be _grown for salvation, 3 if you _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.’

8 and he will be:[ref]

‘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.

4 To whom approaching a_ living _stone, on _one _hand having _been _rejected by humans, on _the _other _hand chosen by god, honoured, 5 also yourselves as living stones you _all _are _being _built, a_ spiritual _house, into a_ holy _priesthood to _offer _up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to_god through Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) chosen _one /messiah.
6 Because it _is _contained in in _scripture:
Behold, I _am _laying a_stone in Siōn/(Tsiuōn), a_cornerstone chosen honoured, and the one believing in him, by _no _means may_ not _be _disgraced.
7 Therefore is the value to _you _all, the ones believing, but to _disbelieving ones The_stone which the ones building rejected, this was _become to the_head of_the_corner, 8 and:
A_stone of _stumbling, and a_rock of _offense, who are _stumbling disbelieving in _the message, to which also they _were _appointed.
9 But you _all are a_ chosen _race:
a_royal priesthood, a_ holy _nation, a_people for ^his_procuring, so _that the virtues you _all _may _proclaim _out, of _the one having _called you _all out _of darkness, to the marvellous light of _him, 10 who once were not a_people, but now are the_people of_god, the ones not having _been _shown _mercy, and now having _been _shown _mercy.

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.

11 Beloved, I _am _exhorting as sojourners and aliens, to _be _keeping _away from _the fleshly desires, which are _warring against your soul, 12 having the good conduct of _you _all among the pagans, in _order _that at which they _are _slandering against _you _all as of _evildoers, by observing your good works, they _may _glorify the god in the_day of _visitation.
13 Be _subjected to _every human creation because _of the master, whether to_the_king as being _above, 14 or to _governors as being _sent by him, because/for vengeance to _evildoers, but praise to _welldoers.
15 Because thus is the will of_ the _god, doing _good to _be _silencing the ignorance of_ the _foolish people.
, 16 as free live, and not having the freedom as a_cover-up of _the evil, but as slaves of_god.
17 Honor all, be _loving the brotherhood, be _revering the god, be _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.

2:3: Psa 34:8.

2:6: Isa 28:16 (LXX).

2:7: Psa 118:22.

2:8: Isa 8:14-15.

2:9: a Exo 19:5-6; Isa 43:20 (LXX); b Exo 19:5; Deu 4:20; 7:6; 14:2; Tit 2:14; c Isa 43:21; d Isa 9:2.

2:10: Hos 2:23.

2:22: Isa 53:9.

2:23: Isa 53:7.

2:24-25: Isa 53:5-6 (LXX).

18 The house _servants, being _subjected with all respect to _your masters, not only to _the good and gentle, but also to _the crooked.
19 For/Because this a_favour is, if because _of conscience of_god, anyone is _bearing _under sorrows suffering unjustly.
20 For/Because what credit is _it, if sinning and being _beaten you _all _will _be _enduring it?
But if doing _good and suffering you _all _will _be _enduring it, this is a_favour before god.
21 For/Because you _all _were _called to this, because chosen _one /messiah also suffered for you _all, leaving an_example to _you _all, in _order _that you _all _may _follow _after after _the steps of _him, 22 who neither did sin, nor was_ deceit _found in the mouth of _him, 23 who being _insulted, was_ not _retaliating, suffering, was_ not _threatening, but was _giving _over him to _the one judging justly, 24 who himself offered _up the sins of _us in the body of _him on the stake, in _order _that having _died to_ the _sins, we _may _live to_ the _righteousness, of _whose by _his wounds you _all _were _healed.
25 For/Because you _all _were like sheep being _strayed, but you _all _were _returned now to the shepherd and overseer of _the souls of _you _all.

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