1 Peter 2

The Living Stone and a Holy People

1Therefore, rid yourselves of # 2:1 Rm 13:12 all malice, all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and all slander. # 2:1 2Co 12:20 2Like newborn infants, desire the pure milk of the word, # 2:2 Or desire pure spiritual milk,# 2:2 1Co 3:2; 9:7; Heb 5:12–13 so that by it you may grow up into your salvation, 3if you have tasted # 2:3 Heb 6:4–5 that the Lord is good. # 2:3 Ps 34:8,# 2:3 Ps 34:8; Ti 3:4 4As you come to him, a living stone — rejected by people but chosen and honored by # 2:4 Or precious to God — 5you yourselves, as living stones, a spiritual house, are being built to be a holy priesthood # 2:5 Or you yourselves, as living stones, are being built into a spiritual house for a holy priesthood to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God # 2:5 Rm 12:1; Heb 13:15 through Jesus Christ. 6For it stands in Scripture:

See, I lay a stone in Zion, # 2:6 Ps 9:11; Heb 12:22

a chosen and honored # 2:6 Or precious cornerstone, # 2:6 Eph 2:20

and the one who believes in him

will never be put to shame. # 2:6 Is 28:16 LXX,# 2:6 Is 28:16; Rm 9:33; 10:11

7So honor will come to you who believe; but for the unbelieving,

The stone that the builders rejected —

this one has become the cornerstone, # 2:7 Ps 118:22,# 2:7 Ps 118:22; Mt 21:42; Lk 20:17; Ac 4:11

8and

A stone to stumble over,

and a rock to trip over. # 2:8 Is 8:14,# 2:8 Is 8:14; Rm 9:33; 14:20

They stumble because they disobey the word; they were destined # 2:8 Ac 2:23; 4:27–28; Rm 9:22; 11:7; Jd 4 for this.

9But you are a chosen race, # 2:9 Or generation, or nation,# 2:9 Dt 7:6; 10:15; Is 43:20 LXX,# 2:9 Dt 7:6; 10:15; Is 43:20 a royal priesthood, # 2:9 Ex 19:6; 23:22 LXX; Is 61:6,# 2:9 Is 61:6; Rv 1:6; 5:10; 20:6 a holy nation, # 2:9 Ex 19:6; 23:22 LXX ,# 2:9 Ex 19:6 a people for his possession, # 2:9 Ex 19:5; 23:22 LXX; Dt 4:20; 7:6; Is 43:21 LXX,# 2:9 Ex 34:9; Dt 7:6; Ps 33:12; Is 43:21; Ti 2:14 so that you may proclaim the praises # 2:9 Or the mighty deeds,# 2:9 Is 42:12; 43:21,# 2:9 Is 42:12; 43:21 of the one who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. # 2:9 Is 9:2; Ac 26:18; Eph 5:8; Col 1:12–13 10Once you were not a people, but now you are God’s people; you had not received mercy, # 2:10 Mt 5:7; Mk 5:19; Lk 1:50 but now you have received mercy.

A Call to Good Works

11Dear friends, I urge you as strangers and exiles # 2:11 1Pt 1:1 to abstain # 2:11 1Tm 4:3 from sinful # 2:11 Rm 7:23; Php 3:3 desires that wage war against the soul. # 2:11 Gl 5:17; Jms 4:1 12Conduct # 2:12 2Pt 3:11 yourselves honorably among the Gentiles, # 2:12 Or among the nations, or among the pagans so that when they slander you as evildoers, they will observe your good works and will glorify God on the day he visits. # 2:12 Is 10:3; Jr 6:15; 8:12; 10:15; Lk 1:68; 7:16; 19:44

13Submit # 2:13–14 Rm 13:1–7; Ti 3:1 to every human authority because of the Lord, whether to the emperor # 2:13 Or king as the supreme authority # 2:13 Rm 13:1 14or to governors as those sent out by him to punish those who do what is evil and to praise those who do what is good. 15For it is God’s will # 2:15 Gl 1:4; Eph 1:9 that you silence the ignorance # 2:15 1Pt 3:16 of foolish people by doing good. 16Submit as free people, not using your freedom as a cover-up for evil, # 2:16 1Co 14:20 but as God’s slaves. # 2:16 Rm 1:1; Ti 1:1; Rv 2:20 17Honor everyone. Love # 2:17 Rv 12:11 the brothers and sisters. # 2:17 Heb 13:1; 1Pt 5:9 Fear God. # 2:17 Pr 1:7; 24:21; Ac 10:2; Rv 14:7 Honor the emperor.

Submission of Slaves to Masters

18Household slaves, submit to your masters # 2:18 Eph 6:5; Col 3:22; Ti 2:9; Jd 4 with all reverence # 2:18 Rm 13:3,7 not only to the good and gentle ones but also to the cruel. # 2:18 Php 2:15 19For it brings favor if, because of a consciousness of God, someone endures grief from suffering unjustly. 20For what credit is there if when you do wrong and are beaten, you endure it? But when you do what is good and suffer, # 2:20 1Pt 4:14 if you endure it, this brings favor with God.

21For you were called to this, because Christ also suffered # 2:21 Mk 8:31; 1Pt 3:18; 1Jn 3:16 for you, leaving you an example, # 2:21 Jn 13:15 that you should follow # 2:21 Jn 8:12 in his steps. 22He did not commit sin, # 2:22 1Pt 4:1; 1Jn 3:5 and no deceit # 2:22 2Pt 2:1 was found in his mouth; # 2:22 Is 53:9,# 2:22 Is 53:9 23when he was insulted, he did not insult in return; when he suffered, he did not threaten but entrusted himself to the one who judges # 2:23 Rv 18:8; 19:11 justly. 24He himself bore our sins # 2:24 Heb 7:27–28; 9:27–28 in his body # 2:24 Is 53:4–5,12; Jn 2:21 on the tree; # 2:24 Ac 5:30; 10:39; 13:29; Gl 3:13 so that, having died to sins, # 2:24 Rm 6:2,8–11; 7:6; Gl 2:19; Col 2:20; 3:3 we might live for righteousness. # 2:24 Rm 6:2,11; Ti 2:12 By his wounds # 2:24 Is 53:5,# 2:24 Is 53:5; Mt 13:15; Jn 12:40; Ac 28:27 you have been healed. 25For you were like sheep going astray, # 2:25 Is 53:6,# 2:25 Ps 119:176; Is 53:6 but you have now returned to the Shepherd # 2:25 Gn 48:15; 49:24; Ps 23:1; Jr 31:10 and Overseer # 2:25 Or Guardian of your souls.

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1Therefore, having put away all rishus (malice), all remiyah (guile, fraud, deceit) and tzevi'ut (hypocrisy) and kin'ah (envy) and all lashon hora, 2As new born olalim (infants), desire the pure cholov ruchani (spiritual milk), that by it you may grow into Yeshu'at Eloheynu, 3Now that you have tasted KI TOV Hashem (that the L-rd is good).#2:3 Ps 34:9

4Come to him,#2:4 Moshiach to that “Even Chayyah” (Living Stone), CHADAL ISHIM (rejected by men)#2:4 Isa 53:3; Ps 118:22; Isa 28:16 but BECHIR (Chosen),#2:4 Isa 42:1; 1K 1:1 and precious in the sight of Hashem. 5You also, like avanim chayyot (living stones),#2:5 2:24 are being built up for a Bayit Ruchani (a Spiritual Beis, House) for a kehunnat kodesh (holy priesthood) to offer up zivchei ruach (sacrifices of the spirit) acceptable to Hashem through Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach Yehoshua. 6For it stands written in the Kitvei HaKodesh, HINENI YISSAD B'TZIYON EVEN PINNAT YIKRAT (Behold, I place in Zion a precious corner stone),#2:6 Isa 28:16; Ps 118:22; Dan 2:34-35 chosen, and HAMMA'AMIN LO YACHISH#2:6 Isa 28:16 (the one believing [on Moshiach] never will be dismayed, ashamed). 7Therefore, to you who are the ma'aminim#2:7 in Moshiach this EVEN (Stone) is YIKRAT (precious),#2:7 Isa 28:16 but to the Apikorosim (Unbelievers): EVEN MA'ASU HABONIM HAY'TAH LEROSH PINAH#2:7 Ps 118:22; Isa 53:3 (The Stone which the ones building rejected became the head of the corner). 8And EVEN NEGEF U'L'TZUR MICHSHOL (a stone for stumbling over and a rock for falling over).#2:8 Isa 8:14 They stumble because they have no mishma'at (obedience)#2:8 1:2,14,22; 4:17 to the Dvar Hashem which is also what they were appointed for.#2:8 2Kgs 2:9,12,17; Yd 1:4; Ro 9:14-24

9But you are an AM NIVCHAR (a chosen people ),#2:9 Isa 43:20; Ex 6:7 a MAMLECHET KOHANIM (a kingdom of priests, royal priests),#2:9 Ex 19:6 a GOY KADOSH (a holy nation),#2:9 Ex 19:6 an AM SEGULLAH (a people of treasured possession),#2:9 Ex 19:5; Mal 3:17 for this purpose: that you may declare the wondrous deeds of the One who gave you the kri'ah (calling) and summoned you out of choshech into his marvelous ohr.#2:9 Isa 43:21; 42:12 10You, who once were LO AMI (not My people)#2:10 Hos 1:9 but now AMI ATAH (My people you are),#2:10 Hos 2:23 the AM Hashem (the people of G-d), the ones having not received rachamim, but now having received rachamim.#2:10 Hos 2:23

11Chaverim, I say “Chazak!” (Be Strong) to you as aliens and exiles,#2:11 1:1,17 exhorting you to abstain from fleshly ta'avot (lusts) which make milchamah (war) against the neshamah. 12Let your hitnahagut (conduct) among the Goyim show feste (excellent) midas chasidus (trait of piety) that, wherein they speak against you as anshei resha (men of wickedness), by observing your ma'asim tovim they may glorify Hashem in the YOM PEKUDDAH (Day of Visitation, Reckoning).#2:12 Isa 10:3

13Submit#2:13 2:18; 3:1 to every created human memshalah (governing authority) because of Hashem, whether to a Melech (King) as being HaRosh, 14Or to moshelim (governors) as being sent by Hashem for the purpose of nakam (vengeance) on anshei resha (men of wickedness), but for the purpose of shevach (praise, commendation) on anshei tzedek. 15For it is the ratzon Hashem (the will of G-d) that you, by acting as anshei tzedek, may silence the lack of da'as (knowledge) of the kesilim (the foolish people). 16As Avadim (Servants) of Hashem, live as Bnei Chorin (Sons of Freedom, Freedmen); yet do not use your cherut (freedom) as a cloak for concealing ra'ah (evil). 17Have kavod (respect, honor) toward kol Bnei Adam; have ahavah (agape) toward HaAchim (The Brotherhood of the Messianic Chavurah); have yirat Shomayim toward Hashem,#2:17 1:17; 2:17; 3:2,6,14, 16 have kavod to HaMelech.

18Avadim, be submitting in kol yir'ah (all fear) to your adonim (masters), not only to the good and eidele (gentle) adonim, but also to the hard sarei misim (task-masters).#2:18 Ex 1:11 19For this is worthy of shevach (praise, commendation) if, because of a consciousness of Hashem, anyone bears up under tzoros (troubles) while suffering unjustly. 20For what shevach (praise) is it if, after committing chatta'im (sins) and being beaten, you endure? But if being osei tzedek (doers of what is right) and suffering, then you endure, this is worthy of shevach before Hashem. 21It was for this tachlis (purpose) [of your being osei tzedek and suffering] that you were given your kri'ah (calling), because also Moshiach suffered on behalf of you,#2:21 Isa 53:5-6 leaving you a mofet (example), that you should follow be'ikvot Moshiach (in the steps of Moshiach), 22Who was beli chet (without sin) V'LO MIRMAH BEFIV (and no deceit was in his mouth);#2:22 Isa 53:9 23Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach, who, being reviled, did not retaliate; suffering, he did not utter iyumim (threats), but handed himself over, entrusting himself to the Shofet Tzedek (Righteous Judge);#2:23 4:5 24Moshiach, who himself NASAH (bore, carried away)#2:24 Isa 53:4,12 ES PEYSHA'EINU (our transgressions, our sins)#2:24 Isa 53:5,8,12 in geviyyato#2:24 Gn 47:18; Isa 53:5 on HAETZ#2:24 HATEMURAH that, having become niftarim (deceased ones) to chattoteinu, we might become Kol Chai (all living) to Tzidkanut (Righteousness); UVACHAVURATO NIRPA LANU (by whose wounds you were healed).#2:24 Isa 53:5; Dt 21:23 25For you were KULLANU KA'TZON TA'INU (all of us like sheep we went astray),#2:25 Isa 53:6 for you were as sheep being led astray, but you made teshuva now to the Ro'eh#2:25 Ezek 34:1-16 and Mashgiach (Overseer)#2:25 Job 10:12 of your nefashot (souls).

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