Godbey - I Peter - 2

2:1  Therefore having laid aside all evil, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envyings, and all calumniations;

2:2  like newly born babes, desire the pure milk of the word, in order that you may grow thereby unto salvation:

2:3  if you have tasted that the Lord is good.

2:4  Unto whom going forth, to a living stone, indeed rejected by men, but elect with God, precious,

2:5  and you, as living stones, are built up a spiritual house, into a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices, acceptable unto God through Jesus Christ.

2:6  Because it runs thus in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Zion a chief cornerstone, elect, precious: and the one believing on him can not be ashamed.

2:7  Therefore to you who believe he is precious: but to the unbelievers, the stone which the builders rejected, the same has become the head of the corner, and the stone of stumbling, and the rock of offence,

2:8  who stumble over the word, disbelieving: unto which they indeed were appointed.

2:9  But you are an elect race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people unto conquest; in order that you may proclaim the virtues of the one having called you out of darkness unto his own marvelous light:

2:10  who at one time were no people, but now you are the people of God: who had not obtained mercy, lint just now having received mercy.

2:11  Beloved, I exhort you as pilgrims and strangers, to abstain from the carnal desire which wars against the soul;

2:12  having your deportment beautiful among the Gentiles: in order that in whatsoever they calumniate you as evil doers, seeing from your beautiful works, they may glorify God in the day of his visitation.

2:13  Submit to every human creature for the sake of the Lord: whether to the king as supereminent,

2:14  or to governors, as those having been sent out by him unto the condemnation of evil doers, and the praise of those doing good;

2:15  because thus it is the will of God, that doing good you should put to shame the ignorance of the ignorant people:

2:16  as free, and not as having the freedom as a cover of evil, but as servants of God.

2:17  Honor all people; love the brotherhood with divine love; fear God; honor the king.

2:18  Servants, be submissive to your masters with all reverence; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the wicked.

2:19  For this is grace, if, through the conscience of God, one bears sorrows and suffering unjustly.

2:20  For what glory is there, if, committing sin and being buffeted, you endure it? But if, doing good and suffering you endure it, this is grace with God.

2:21  For unto this you have been called: because Christ suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you may follow in his steps:

2:22  who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth,

2:23  who, being reviled, reviled not again; suffering, he threatened not, but gave up to the one judging righteously:

2:24  who himself has borne our sins in his own body on the wood, in order that we, being made free from sins, may live unto righteousness: by whose stripe you are healed.

2:25  For you have wandered away like sheep; but you have now turned to the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.