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As Newborn Babes

1 Therefore°, aputting° aside° all° Imalice° and all° deceit° and IIhypocrisy° and IIenvy° and all° IIbslander°, 2 alike° newborn° babies°, long° for the Ibpure° IImilk° of the word°, so° that by it you may cgrow° IIIin respect° to salvation°, 3 if° you have atasted° Ibthe kindness° of the Lord°.

[1] IOr wickedness IIplural nouns aEp 4:22, 25, 31; Jm 1:21 bJm 4:11
[2] IOr unadulterated IIOr spiritual (Gr logikos) milk IIIOr up to salvation aMt 18:3; 19:14; Mk 10:15; Lk 18:17; 1Co 14:20 b1Co 3:2 cEp 4:15f
[3] ILit that the Lord is kind aHe 6:5 bPs 34:8; Tit 3:4

As Living Stones

4 ¶ And coming° to Him as to a living° stone° which has been arejected° by men°, but is Ichoice° and precious° in the sight° of God°, 5 ayou also°, as living° stones°, Iare being built° up as a bspiritual° house° for a holy° cpriesthood°, to doffer° up spiritual° sacrifices° acceptable° to God° through° Jesus° Christ°. 6 For [this] is contained° in IScripture°:
  “aBEHOLD°, I LAY° IN ZION° A CHOICE° STONE°, A bPRECIOUS° CORNER° [stone],
  AND HE WHO BELIEVES° IN IIHIM WILL NOT BE IIIDISAPPOINTED°.”
7 aThis° precious° value°, then°, is for you who believe°; but for those° who disbelieve°,
  “bTHE STONE° WHICH° THE BUILDERS° cREJECTED°,
  THIS° BECAME° THE VERY° CORNER° [stone],”
8 and,
  “aA STONE° OF STUMBLING° AND A ROCK° OF OFFENSE°”;
bfor they stumble° because they are disobedient° to the word°, cand to this° [doom] they were also° appointed°.

[4] ILit chosen; or elect a1P 2:7
[5] IOr allow yourselves to be built up; or build yourselves up a1Co 3:9 bGa 6:10; 1Ti 3:15 cIs 61:6; 66:21; 1P 2:9; Rv 1:6 dRo 15:16; He 13:15
[6] IOr a scripture IIOr it IIIOr put to shame aIs 28:16; Ro 9:32, 33; 10:11; 1P 2:8 bEp 2:20
[7] a2Co 2:16; 1P 2:7, 8 bPs 118:22; Mt 21:42; Lk 2:34 c1P 2:4
[8] aIs 8:14 b1Co 1:23; Ga 5:11 cRo 9:22

9 ¶ But you are aA CHOSEN° RACE°, A royal° bPRIESTHOOD°, A cHOLY° NATION°, dA PEOPLE° FOR [God’s] OWN POSSESSION°, so° that you may proclaim° the excellencies° of Him who has called° you eout of darkness° into His marvelous° light°; 10 afor you once° were NOT A PEOPLE°, but now° you are THE PEOPLE° OF GOD°; you had NOT RECEIVED° MERCY°, but now° you have RECEIVED° MERCY°.

[9] aIs 43:20f; Dt 10:15 bIs 61:6; 66:21; 1P 2:5; Rv 1:6 cEx 19:6; Dt 7:6 dEx 19:5; Dt 4:20; 14:2; Tit 2:14 eIs 9:2; 42:16; Ac 26:18; 2Co 4:6
[10] aHo 1:10; 2:23; Ro 9:25; 10:19

11aBeloved°, bI urge° you as caliens° and strangers° to abstain° from dfleshly° lusts° which° wage° ewar° against° the soul°. 12 aKeep° your behavior° excellent° among° the Gentiles°, so° that in the thing in which° they bslander° you as evildoers°, they may Ibecause° of your good° deeds°, as they observe° [them], cglorify° God° din the day° of IIvisitation°.

[11] aHe 6:9; 1P 4:12 bRo 12:1 cLv 25:23; Ps 39:12; Ep 2:19; He 11:13; 1P 1:17 dRo 13:14; Ga 5:16, 24 eJm 4:1
[12] IOr as a result of III.e. Christ’s coming again in judgment a2Co 8:21; Php 2:15; Tit 2:8; 1P 2:15; 3:16 bAc 28:22 cMt 5:16; 9:8; Jn 13:31; 1P 4:11, 16 dIs 10:3; Lk 19:44

Honor Authority

13aSubmit° yourselves for the Lord’s° sake° to every° human° institution°, whether° to a king° as the one in authority°, 14 or° to governors° as sent° Iby him afor the punishment° of evildoers° and the bpraise° of those who do° right°. 15 For Iasuch° is the will° of God° that by doing° right° you may bsilence° the ignorance° of foolish° men°. 16 [Act] as afree° men°, and Ido not use° your freedom° as a covering° for evil°, but [use it] as bbondslaves° of God°. 17 aHonor° all° people°, blove° the brotherhood°, cfear° God°, dhonor° the Iking°.

[13] aRo 13:1
[14] ILit through aRo 13:4 bRo 13:3
[15] ILit so a1P 3:17 b1P 2:12
[16] ILit not having aJn 8:32; Jm 1:25 bRo 6:22; 1Co 7:22
[17] IOr emperor aRo 12:10; 13:7 b1P 1:22 cPv 24:21 dMt 22:21; 1P 2:13

18aServants°, be submissive° to your masters° with all° respect°, not only° to those° who are good° and bgentle°, but also° to those° who are Iunreasonable°. 19 For this° [finds] Ifavor°, if° for the sake° of aconscience° toward God° a person° bears° up under° sorrows° when suffering° unjustly°. 20 For what° credit° is there if°, when you sin° and are harshly° treated°, you endure° it with patience°? But if° awhen you do° what is right° and suffer° [for it] you patiently° endure° it, this° [finds] Ifavor° with God°.

[18] IOr perverse aEp 6:5 bJm 3:17
[19] IOr grace aRo 13:5; 1P 3:14, 16f
[20] IV 19, note 1 a1P 3:17

Christ Is Our Example

21 For ayou have been called° for this° purpose, bsince° Christ° also° suffered° for you, leaving° you can example° for you to follow° in His steps°, 22 WHO° aCOMMITTED° NO° SIN°, NOR° WAS ANY DECEIT° FOUND° IN HIS MOUTH°; 23 Iand while being areviled°, He did not revile° in return°; while suffering°, He uttered° no° threats°, but kept entrusting° [Himself] to Him who judges° righteously°; 24 and He Himself° Iabore° our sins° in His body° on the IIbcross°, so° that we cmight die° to IIIsin° and live° to righteousness°; for dby His IVwounds° you were ehealed°. 25 For you were acontinually straying° like° sheep°, but now° you have returned° to the bShepherd° and IGuardian° of your souls°.

[21] aAc 14:22; 1P 3:9 b1P 3:18; 4:1, 13 cMt 11:29; 16:24
[22] aIs 53:9; 2Co 5:21
[23] ILit who aIs 53:7; He 12:3; 1P 3:9
[24] IOr carried...up to the cross IILit wood IIILit sins IVLit wound; or welt aIs 53:4, 11; 1Co 15:3; He 9:28 bAc 5:30 cRo 6:2, 13 dIs 53:5 eHe 12:13; Jm 5:16
[25] IOr Bishop, Overseer aIs 53:6 bJn 10:11; 1P 5:4


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He exhorteth them from the breach of charity:

1 ¶ Whereforeº laying asideºª allº malice,º andº allº guile,º andº hypocrisies,º andº envies,º andº allº evil speakings,º 2 Asº newbornº babes,º desireºª the² sincereº milkº of the word,º thatº ye may growºª thereby:ºº 3 If so beº ye have tastedºª thatº the² Lordº [is] gracious.º

[1] 1S 18:8; Jb 36:13; Ps 32:2; 34:13; 37:1; 73:3; Pv 3:31; 14:30; 24:1, 19; Is 2:20; 30:22; Ezk 18:31; Mt 7:5; 15:7; 23:28; 24:51; Mk 12:15; Lk 6:42; 11:44; 12:1; Jn 1:47; Ro 1:29; 13:12, 13; 1Co 3:2; 5:8; 14:20; 2Co 12:20; Ga 5:21; Ep 4:22, 31; Col 3:5, 8; 1Th 2:3; 1Ti 3:11; Tit 2:3; 3:3; He 12:1; Jm 1:21; 3:14, 16, 17; 4:5, 11; 5:9; 1P 1:18; 2:16, 22; 3:10; 4:2, 4; Rv 14:5.
[2] 2S 23:5; Jb 17:9; Ps 19:7; Pv 4:18; Ho 6:3; 14:5, 7; Mal 4:2; Mt 18:3; Mk 10:15; Ro 6:4; 1Co 3:1, 2; 14:20; Ep 2:21; 4:15; 2Th 1:3; He 5:12; 1P 1:23; 2P 3:18.
[3] Ps 9:10; 24:8; 63:5; So 2:3; Zc 9:17; He 6:5.

shewing that Christ is the foundation whereupon they are built.

4 Toº whomº coming,ºª [as unto] a livingºª stone,º disallowedºª indeedº ofº men,º butº chosenº ofº God,º [and] precious,º 5 Yeº also,º asº livelyºª stones,º are built upºª a spiritualº house,º an holyº priesthood,º to offer upºª spiritualº sacrifices,º acceptableº to Godº byº Jesusº Christ.º 6 Whereforeº alsoº it is containedºª inº the² scripture,º Behold,ºª I layºª inº Sionº a chief corner¹ stone,º² elect,º precious:º andº he that believethºª onº himº shall¹ª not² be¹ confounded.ºª 7 Unto youº thereforeº which¹ believeºª [he is] precious:º butº unto them which be disobedient,ºª the stoneº whichº the² buildersºª disallowed,ºª the sameº is madeºª¹ the² headº of the corner,º 8 Andº a stoneº of stumbling,º andº a rockº of offence,º [even to them] whichº stumbleºª at the² word,º being disobedient:ºª whereuntoºº alsoº they were appointed.ºª 9 Butº yeº [are] a chosenº generation,º a royalº priesthood,º an holyº nation,º a peculiarºº people;º thatº ye should shew forthºª the² praisesº of him² who hath calledºª youº out ofº darknessº intoº hisº marvellousº light:º 10 Whichº in time pastº [were] notº a people,º butº [are] nowº the peopleº of God:º which¹ had¹ª not¹ obtained mercy,ºª² butº nowº have obtained mercy.ºª

[4] Ps 118:22; Is 8:14; 28:16; 42:1; 55:3; Jr 3:22; Dn 2:34, 45; Zc 3:9; 4:7; Mt 11:28; 12:18; 21:42; Mk 12:10; Lk 20:17; Jn 5:26, 40; 6:37, 57; 11:25; 14:6, 19; Ac 4:11; Ro 5:10; Col 3:4; 1P 1:7, 19; 2:7; 2P 1:1, 4.
[5] Ps 50:14, 23; 141:2; Is 61:6; 66:21; Ho 14:2; Mal 1:11; Jn 4:22; Ro 12:1; 1Co 3:16; 6:19; 2Co 6:16; Ep 2:20; Php 1:11; 2:17; 4:18; Col 3:17; He 3:6; 13:15; 1P 2:9; 4:11; Rv 1:6; 3:12; 5:10; 20:6.
[6] Ps 40:14; 89:19; Is 28:16; 41:11; 42:1; 45:16; 50:7; 54:4; Dn 10:21; Zc 10:4; Mt 12:18; Mk 12:10; Lk 23:35; Jn 7:38; Ac 1:16; Ro 9:32; Ep 1:4; 2:20; 2Ti 3:16; 1P 2:4; 2P 1:20; 3:16.
[7] Ps 118:22; So 5:9; Is 28:5; Hg 2:7; Zc 4:7; Mt 13:44; 21:42; Mk 12:10; Lk 2:32; 20:17; Jn 4:42; 6:68; Ac 4:11; 26:19; Ro 10:21; 15:31; Php 3:7; Col 2:10; Tit 3:3; He 4:11; 11:31; 1P 1:8; 2:8.
[8] Ex 9:16; Is 8:14; 57:14; Lk 2:34; Ro 9:22, 32; 1Co 1:23; 2Co 2:16; 1Th 5:9; 1P 2:7; 2P 2:3; Jde 1:4.
[9] Ex 19:5; Dt 4:20; 7:6; 10:15; 14:2; 26:18; Ps 22:30; 33:12; 73:15; 106:5; Is 9:2; 26:2; 41:8; 43:21; 44:1; 60:1; 61:6; 66:21; Mt 4:16; 5:16; Lk 1:79; Jn 17:19; Ac 20:28; 26:28; Ro 9:24; 1Co 3:17; Ep 1:6, 14; 3:21; 5:8; Php 2:15; 3:14; Col 1:13; 1Th 5:4; 2Ti 1:9; Tit 2:14; 1P 1:2; 4:11; Rv 1:6; 5:10; 20:6.
[10] Ho 1:9; 2:23; Ro 9:25; 11:6, 30; 1Co 7:25; 1Ti 1:13; He 4:16.

He beseecheth them also to abstain from fleshly lusts,

11 Dearly beloved,º I beseechºª [you] asº strangersº andº pilgrims,º abstain² from¹ª fleshlyº lusts,º whichº warºª againstº the² soul;º 12 Havingºª yourº conversationº honestº amongº the² Gentiles:º that,º whereasºº they speak againstºª youº asº evildoers,º they may¹ª byº [your] goodº works,º which they shall behold,ºª glorifyºª Godº inº the dayº of visitation.º

[11] Gn 23:4; 47:9; Lv 25:23; 1Ch 29:15; Ps 39:12; 119:19, 54; Lk 21:34; Ac 15:20, 29; Ro 7:23; 8:13; 12:1; 13:13; 2Co 5:20; 6:1; 7:1; Ga 5:16, 17, 24; Ep 4:1; 1Ti 6:9; 2Ti 2:22; Phm 1:9; He 11:13; Jm 4:1; 1P 1:1, 17; 4:2; 1Jn 2:15.
[12] Gn 13:7; Ps 37:14; 50:23; Mt 5:11, 16; 10:25; Lk 1:68; 6:22; 19:44; Ac 15:14; 24:5, 13; 25:7; Ro 12:17; 13:13; 15:9; 1Co 14:25; 2Co 1:12; 8:21; 13:7; Ep 2:3; 4:22; Php 1:27; 2:15; 4:8; 1Th 4:12; 1Ti 2:2; 4:12; Tit 2:7; He 13:5, 18; Jm 3:13; 1P 3:1, 2, 16; 4:11, 14; 2P 3:11.

to be obedient to magistrates,

13 ¹ Submit yourselvesºª to² everyº ordinanceº of manº for¹ the Lord's sake:º²² whether² it be¹ to the king,º asº supreme;ºª 14 Orº unto governors,º asº unto them that are sentºª byº himº forº¹ the punishmentº of² evildoers,º andº for the praiseº of them that do well.º 15 Forº soº isºª the² willº of God,º that with well doingºª ye may put to silenceºª the² ignoranceº of foolishº men:º 16 Asº free,º andº notº usingºª [your] libertyº forº a clokeº of maliciousness,º butº asº the servantsº of God.º 17 Honourºª allº [men]. Loveºª the² brotherhood.º Fearºª God.º Honourºª the² king.º

[13] Pv 17:11; 24:21; Jr 29:7; Mt 22:21; Mk 12:17; Lk 20:25; Ro 13:1; Ep 5:21; 1Ti 2:1; Tit 3:1; 2P 2:10; Jde 1:8.
[14] Ro 13:3.
[15] Dt 32:6; Jb 2:10; 5:16; Ps 5:5; 107:42; Pv 9:6; Jr 4:22; Mt 7:26; 25:2; Ro 1:21; Ga 3:1; Ep 6:6; 1Th 4:3; 5:18; 1Ti 1:13; Tit 2:8; 3:3; 1P 2:12; 4:2; 2P 2:12; Jde 1:10.
[16] Mt 23:14; Jn 8:32; 15:22; Ro 6:18, 22; 1Co 7:22; Ga 5:1, 13; Ep 6:6; Col 3:24; 1Th 2:5; Jm 1:25; 2:12; 2P 2:19; Jde 1:4.
[17] Gn 20:11; 22:12; 42:18; Ex 20:12; Lv 19:32; 1S 15:30; 1Ch 29:20; Ps 111:10; Pv 1:7; 23:17; 24:21; Ec 8:2; Zc 11:14; Mt 22:21; Jn 13:35; Ro 12:10; 13:7; 2Co 7:1; Ep 5:21; Php 2:3; 1Ti 6:1; He 13:1; 1P 1:22; 5:5.

and teacheth servants how to obey their masters,

18 Servants,º [be] subject¹ª to² [your] mastersº withº allº fear;º notº onlyº to the² goodº andº gentle,º butº alsoº to the² froward.º 19 Forº thisº [is] thankworthy,º ifº a manº forº conscienceº toward Godº endureºª grief,º sufferingºª wrongfully.º

[18] Ps 101:4; Pv 3:32; 8:13; 10:32; 11:20; 2Co 10:1; Ga 5:22; Ep 6:5; Col 3:22; 1Ti 6:1; Tit 2:9; 3:2; Jm 3:17.
[19] Jb 21:27; Ps 35:19; 38:19; 69:4; 119:86; Mt 5:10; Lk 6:32; Jn 15:21; Ac 11:23; Ro 13:5; 1Co 15:10; 2Co 1:12; 8:1; 2Ti 1:12; 1P 2:20; 3:14.

patiently suffering for well doing, after the example of Christ.

20 Forº whatº gloryº [is it], if,º when¹ ye be buffetedºª² for your faults,ºª ye shall take it patiently?ºª butº if,º when ye do well,ºª andº sufferºª [for it], ye take it patiently,ºª thisº [is] acceptableº withº God.º 21 Forº even¹ hereuntoº² were ye called:ºª becauseº Christº alsoº sufferedºª forº us,º leavingºª usº an example,º thatº ye should followºª hisº steps:º 22 Whoº didºª noº sin,º neitherº was guileº foundºª inº hisº mouth:º 23 Who,º when he was reviled,ºª reviled¹ª not¹ again;ºª² when he suffered,ºª he threatenedºª not;º butº committedºª [himself] to him that judgethºª righteously:º 24 Whoº his own self¹² bareºª ourº sinsº inº his own¹² bodyº onº the² tree,º thatº we,¹ª being deadºª to sins,º should liveºª unto righteousness:º by¹ whose¹² stripesº ye were healed.ºª 25 Forº ye wereºª asº sheepº going astray;ºª butº are¹ª nowº returnedºª untoº the² Shepherdº andº Bishopº of yourº souls.º

[20] Mt 5:10, 47; 26:67; Mk 14:65; Lk 6:32; Ro 12:1; 1Co 4:11; Ep 5:10; Php 4:18; 1P 2:19; 3:14; 4:14.
[21] Ps 85:13; Mt 10:38; 16:24; Mk 8:34; Lk 9:23; 14:26; 24:26; Jn 13:15; 16:33; Ac 9:16; 14:22; 17:3; Ro 8:29; 1Co 11:1; Ep 5:2; Php 2:5; 1Th 3:3; 4:2; 2Ti 3:12; He 2:10; 1P 1:20; 2:24; 3:18; 4:1; 1Jn 2:6; 3:16; Rv 12:11.
[22] Is 53:9; Mt 27:4, 19, 23; Lk 23:41, 47; Jn 1:47; 8:46; 2Co 5:21; He 4:15; 7:26; 9:28; 1Jn 2:1; 3:5; Rv 14:5.
[23] Gn 18:25; Ps 7:11; 10:14; 31:5; 37:5; 38:12; 96:13; Is 53:7; Mt 27:39; Mk 14:60; 15:29; Lk 22:64; 23:9, 34, 46; Jn 8:48; 19:9; Ac 4:29; 7:59; 8:32; 9:1; 17:31; Ro 2:5; Ep 6:9; 2Th 1:5; 2Ti 1:12; 4:8; He 12:3; 1P 4:19; Rv 19:11.
[24] Ex 28:38; Lv 16:22; 22:9; Nu 18:22; Dt 21:22; Ps 38:4; 147:3; Is 53:4, 5, 11; Mal 4:2; Mt 5:20; 8:17; 27:26; Mk 15:15; Lk 1:74; 4:18; Jn 1:29; 19:1; Ac 5:30; 10:35, 39; 13:29; Ro 6:2, 7, 11, 16, 22; 7:6; 2Co 6:17; Ga 3:13; Ep 5:9; Php 1:11; Col 2:20; 3:3; He 7:26; 9:28; 1P 4:1; 1Jn 2:29; 3:7; Rv 22:2.
[25] Ps 23:1; 80:1; 119:176; So 1:7; Is 40:11; 53:6; Jr 23:2; Ezk 34:6, 11, 23; 37:24; Zc 13:7; Mt 9:36; 18:12; Lk 15:4; Jn 10:11; Ac 20:28; He 3:1; 13:20; 1P 5:4.


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