<h3>A Living Stone and a Holy People</h3>2 So put away all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander. 2 Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual milk, that by it you may grow up into salvation— 3 if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is good. 4 As you come to him, a living stone rejected by men but in the sight of God chosen and precious, 5 you yourselves like living stones are being built up as a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. 6 For it stands in Scripture:<poetry> “Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone, <indent>a cornerstone chosen and precious,</indent> and whoever believes in him will not be put to shame.”</poetry> 7 So the honor is for you who believe, but for those who do not believe,<poetry> “The stone that the builders rejected <indent>has become the cornerstone,” </indent></poetry> 8 and<poetry> “A stone of stumbling, <indent>and a rock of offense.”</indent></poetry>They stumble because they disobey the word, as they were destined to do. 9 But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. 10 Once you were not a people, but now you are God's people; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy. 11 Beloved, I urge you as sojourners and exiles to abstain from the passions of the flesh, which wage war against your soul. 12 Keep your conduct among the Gentiles honorable, so that when they speak against you as evildoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day of visitation. <h3>Submission to Authority</h3> 13 Be subject for the Lord's sake to every human institution, whether it be to the emperor as supreme, 14 or to governors as sent by him to punish those who do evil and to praise those who do good. 15 For this is the will of God, that by doing good you should put to silence the ignorance of foolish people. 16 Live as people who are free, not using your freedom as a cover-up for evil, but living as servants of God. 17 Honor everyone. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the emperor. 18 Servants, be subject to your masters with all respect, not only to the good and gentle but also to the unjust. 19 For this is a gracious thing, when, mindful of God, one endures sorrows while suffering unjustly. 20 For what credit is it if, when you sin and are beaten for it, you endure? But if when you do good and suffer for it you endure, this is a gracious thing in the sight of God. 21 For to this you have been called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, so that you might follow in his steps. 22 He committed no sin, neither was deceit found in his mouth. 23 When he was reviled, he did not revile in return; when he suffered, he did not threaten, but continued entrusting himself to him who judges justly. 24 He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed. 25 For you were straying like sheep, but have now returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.

1 Peter 2:1

<cr>1</cr>So put away all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander.

<cr>1</cr>Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual <cr>2</cr>milk, that by it you may grow up into salvation—

1 Peter 2:2

if indeed you have <cr>1</cr>tasted that the Lord is good.

1 Peter 2:3

As you come to him, a living stone <cr>1</cr>rejected by men but in the sight of God chosen and precious,

1 Peter 2:4

<cr>1</cr>you yourselves like living stones are being built up as <cr>2</cr>a spiritual house, to be <cr>3</cr>a holy priesthood, <cr>4</cr>to offer spiritual sacrifices <cr>5</cr>acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.

1 Peter 2:5

For it stands in Scripture:<pb/><poetry><cr>1</cr>“Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone, <indent>a cornerstone chosen and precious,</indent> <cr>2</cr>and whoever believes in him will not be put to shame.”</poetry>

1 Peter 2:6

So the honor is for you who <cr>1</cr>believe, but for those who <cr>2</cr>do not believe,<pb/><poetry><cr>3</cr>“The stone that the builders rejected <indent>has become the cornerstone,”<ft>1</ft></indent></poetry>

1 Peter 2:7

and<pb/><poetry><cr>1</cr>“A stone of stumbling, <indent>and a rock of offense.”</indent></poetry><pb/>They stumble because they disobey the word, <cr>2</cr>as they were destined to do.

1 Peter 2:8

But you are <cr>1</cr>a chosen race, <cr>2</cr>a royal <cr>3</cr>priesthood, <cr>4</cr>a holy nation, <cr>5</cr>a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you <cr>6</cr>out of darkness into <cr>7</cr>his marvelous light.

1 Peter 2:9

<cr>1</cr>Once you were not a people, but now you are God's people; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.

1 Peter 2:10

Beloved, I urge you <cr>1</cr>as sojourners and exiles <cr>2</cr>to abstain from the passions of the flesh, <cr>3</cr>which wage war against your soul.

1 Peter 2:11

<cr>1</cr>Keep your conduct among the Gentiles honorable, so that when they speak against you as evildoers, <cr>2</cr>they may see your good deeds and glorify God on <cr>3</cr>the day of visitation.

1 Peter 2:12

1 Peter 2:13

<cr>1</cr>Be subject for the Lord's sake to every human institution,<ft>1</ft> whether it be to the emperor<ft>2</ft> as supreme,

or to governors as sent by him <cr>1</cr>to punish those who do evil and <cr>2</cr>to praise those who do good.

1 Peter 2:14

For this is the will of God, <cr>1</cr>that by doing good you should put to silence the ignorance of foolish people.

1 Peter 2:15

<cr>1</cr>Live as people who are free, not using your freedom as a cover-up for evil, but <cr>2</cr>living as servants<ft>1</ft> of God.

1 Peter 2:16

<cr>1</cr>Honor everyone. <cr>2</cr>Love the brotherhood. <cr>3</cr>Fear God. Honor the emperor.

1 Peter 2:17

<cr>1</cr>Servants, be subject to your masters with all respect, not only to the good and gentle but also to the unjust.

1 Peter 2:18

For this is a gracious thing, when, <cr>1</cr>mindful of God, one endures sorrows while suffering unjustly.

1 Peter 2:19

For what credit is it if, when you sin and are beaten for it, you endure? But <cr>1</cr>if when you do good and suffer for it you endure, this is a gracious thing in the sight of God.

1 Peter 2:20

For <cr>1</cr>to this you have been called, <cr>2</cr>because Christ also suffered for you, <cr>3</cr>leaving you an example, so that you might follow in his steps.

1 Peter 2:21

<cr>1</cr>He committed no sin, neither was deceit found in his mouth.

1 Peter 2:22

<cr>1</cr>When he was reviled, he did not revile in return; when he suffered, he did not threaten, <cr>2</cr>but continued entrusting himself to him who judges justly.

1 Peter 2:23

<cr>1</cr>He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we <cr>2</cr>might die to sin and <cr>3</cr>live to righteousness. <cr>4</cr>By his wounds you have been healed.

1 Peter 2:24

For <cr>1</cr>you were straying like sheep, but have now returned to <cr>2</cr>the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.

1 Peter 2:25

 1  So put away all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander. 2  Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual  milk, that by it you may grow up into salvation— 3 if indeed you have  tasted that the Lord is good. 4 As you come to him, a living stone  rejected by men but in the sight of God chosen and precious, 5  you yourselves like living stones are being built up as  a spiritual house, to be  a holy priesthood,  to offer spiritual sacrifices  acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. 6 For it stands in Scripture:  “Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone, a cornerstone chosen and precious,  and whoever believes in him will not be put to shame.” 7 So the honor is for you who  believe, but for those who  do not believe,  “The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone,”  8 and  “A stone of stumbling, and a rock of offense.” They stumble because they disobey the word,  as they were destined to do. 9 But you are  a chosen race,  a royal  priesthood,  a holy nation,  a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you  out of darkness into  his marvelous light. 10  Once you were not a people, but now you are God's people; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy. 11 Beloved, I urge you  as sojourners and exiles  to abstain from the passions of the flesh,  which wage war against your soul. 12  Keep your conduct among the Gentiles honorable, so that when they speak against you as evildoers,  they may see your good deeds and glorify God on  the day of visitation. 13  Be subject for the Lord's sake to every human institution,  whether it be to the emperor  as supreme, 14 or to governors as sent by him  to punish those who do evil and  to praise those who do good. 15 For this is the will of God,  that by doing good you should put to silence the ignorance of foolish people. 16  Live as people who are free, not using your freedom as a cover-up for evil, but  living as servants  of God. 17  Honor everyone.  Love the brotherhood.  Fear God. Honor the emperor. 18  Servants, be subject to your masters with all respect, not only to the good and gentle but also to the unjust. 19 For this is a gracious thing, when,  mindful of God, one endures sorrows while suffering unjustly. 20 For what credit is it if, when you sin and are beaten for it, you endure? But  if when you do good and suffer for it you endure, this is a gracious thing in the sight of God. 21 For  to this you have been called,  because Christ also suffered for you,  leaving you an example, so that you might follow in his steps. 22  He committed no sin, neither was deceit found in his mouth. 23  When he was reviled, he did not revile in return; when he suffered, he did not threaten,  but continued entrusting himself to him who judges justly. 24  He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we  might die to sin and  live to righteousness.  By his wounds you have been healed. 25 For  you were straying like sheep, but have now returned to  the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.

From Wikipedia: 

The English Standard Version (ESV) is an English translation of the Bible. The ESV was published in 2001 by Crossway, having been "created by a team of more than 100 leading evangelical scholars and pastors." The ESV relies on recently published critical editions of the original Hebrew and Greek texts. Crossway claim that the ESV continues a legacy begun by the Tyndale New Testament of precision and faithfulness in English translation of the original text, followed in the same standard by "the King James Version of 1611 (KJV), the English Revised Version of 1885 (RV), the American Standard Version of 1901 (ASV), and the Revised Standard Version of 1952 and 1971." Crossway describes the ESV as a translation that "emphasizes 'word-for-word' accuracy, literary excellence, and depth of meaning." Crossway also describes the ESV as a translation that adheres to an "essentially literal" translation philosophy, taking into account "differences in grammar, syntax, and idiom between current literary English and the original languages."

The ESV is derived from the 1971 text edition of the Revised Standard Version (RSV). ESV Translation Oversight Committee member Wayne Grudem claims that approximately eight percent (or about 60,000 words) of the 1971 RSV text being used for the ESV was revised as of first publication in 2001. Grudem states that the committee removed "every trace of liberal influence that had caused such criticism from evangelicals when the RSV was first published in 1952." Although, Grudem also states that much of the 1971 RSV text left unchanged by the committee "is simply 'the best of the best' of the KJV tradition."

With regard to gender language, the ESV Translation Oversight Committee state that "the goal of the ESV is to render literally what is in the original."[9] The committee expands on this position in claiming that, although the ESV avoids using gender-neutral language (for the purpose of preserving contextual meaning found in the original text), the translation does utilize gender-neutral language in specific cases. The committee further state that their objective was "transparency to the original text, allowing the reader to understand the original on its own terms rather than in the terms of our present-day Western culture."[9] The ESV Study Bible often details in its commentary why a complementarian interpretation of the original text may have been rendered in translation.

OT: Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia (5th ed., 1997); additional sources in difficult cases
NT: UBS Greek New Testament (5th corrected ed.); Novum Testamentum Graece (28th ed., 2012)

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