1Pet 2
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Putting away therefore all wickedness, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies,
and all evil speakings,
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as newborn babes, long for the spiritual milk which is without guile, that you may
grow thereby to salvation;
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if you have tasted that the Lord is gracious:
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to whom coming, a living stone, rejected indeed of men, but with God elect, precious,
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you also, as living stones, are built up a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood,
to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
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Because it is contained in scripture, Behold, I lay in Zion a chief corner stone,
elect, precious: And he who believes on him shall not be put to shame.
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For you therefore that believe is the preciousness: but for such as disbelieve, The
stone which the builders rejected, The same was made the head of the corner;
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and, A stone of stumbling, and a rock of offense; for they stumble at the word,
being disobedient: to which also they were appointed.
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But you are a elect race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for [God`s]
own possession, that you may show forth the excellencies of him who called you out
of darkness into his marvelous light:
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who in time past were no people, but now are the people of God: who had not obtained
mercy, but now have obtained mercy.
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Beloved, I beseech you as sojourners and pilgrims, to abstain from fleshly lust, which
war against the soul;
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having your behavior seemly among the Gentiles; that, wherein they speak against you
as evil-doers, they may by your good works, which they behold, glorify God in the
day of visitation.
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Be subject to every ordinance of man for the Lord`s sake: whether to the king, as
supreme;
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or to governors, as sent by him for vengeance on evil-doers and for praise to them
that do well.
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For so is the will of God, that by well-doing you should put to silence the ignorance
of foolish men:
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as free, and not using your freedom for a cloak of wickedness, but as bondservants
of God.
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Honor all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king.
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Servants, [be] in subjection to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and
gentle, but also to the froward.
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For this is acceptable, if for conscience toward God a man endures griefs, suffering
wrongfully.
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For what glory is it, if, when you sin, and are buffeted [for it], you shall take
it patiently? but if, when you do well, and suffer [for it], you shall take it patiently,
this is acceptable with God.
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For hereunto were you called: because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an
example, that you should follow his steps:
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who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth:
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who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered threatened not; but
committed [himself] to him whom judges righteously:
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who his own self bare our sins in his body upon the tree, that we, having died to
sins, might live to righteousness; by whose stripes you were healed.
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For you were going astray like sheep; but are now returned to the Shepherd and Bishop
of your souls.