1st Peter Chapter 2 – Catholic Bible

The First Epistle General of Peter

Chapter 2

1 – Wherefore laying away all malice, and all guile, and dissimulations, and envies, and all detractions,

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2 – As newborn babes, desire the rational milk without guile, that thereby you may grow unto salvation:

3 – If so be you have tasted that the Lord is sweet.

4 – Unto whom coming, as to a living stone, rejected indeed by men, but chosen and made honourable by God:

5 – Be you also as living stones built up, a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.

6 – Wherefore it is said in the scripture: Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner stone, elect, precious. And he that shall believe in him, shall not be confounded.

7 – To you therefore that believe, he is honour: but to them that believe not, the stone which the builders rejected, the same is made the head of the corner:

8 – And a stone of stumbling, and a rock of scandal, to them who stumble at the word, neither do believe, whereunto also they are set.

9 – But you are a chosen generation, a kingly priesthood, a holy nation, a purchased people: that you may declare his virtues, who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:

10 – Who in time past were not a people: but are now the people of God. Who had not obtained mercy; but now have obtained mercy.

11 – Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, to refrain yourselves from carnal desires which war against the soul,

12 – Having your conversation good among the Gentiles: that whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may, by the good works, which they shall behold in you, glorify God in the day of visitation.

13 – Be ye subject therefore to every human creature for God’s sake: whether it be to the king as excelling;

14 – Or to governors as sent by him for the punishment of evildoers, and for the praise of the good:

15 – For so is the will of God, that by doing well you may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:

16 – As free, and not as making liberty a cloak for malice, but as the servants of God.

17 – Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king.

18 – Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear, not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward.

19 – For this is thankworthy, if for conscience towards God, a man endure sorrows, suffering wrongfully.

20 – For what glory is it, if committing sin, and being buffeted for it, you endure? But if doing well you suffer patiently; this is thankworthy before God.

21 – For unto this are you called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving you an example that you should follow his steps.

22 – Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth.

23 – Who, when he was reviled, did not revile: when he suffered, he threatened not: but delivered himself to him that judged him unjustly.

24 – Who his own self bore our sins in his body upon the tree: that we, being dead to sins, should live to justice: by whose stripes you were healed.

25 – For you were as sheep going astray; but you are now converted to the shepherd and bishop of your souls.

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