1 Peter 2 — DRA

1 Peter 2 of 5, DRA, 25 verses, free to read. Video for 1 Peter 2 is in production.

Wherefore *laying away all malice, and all guile, and dissimulations, and envies, and all detractions,
As new-born infants, desire the rational milk without guile: that thereby you may grow unto salvation:
If yet you have tasted that the Lord is sweet.
To whom approaching the living stone, rejected indeed by men, but chosen and honoured of God:
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.
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.
To you, therefore, that believe honour: but to them that believe not, *the stone which the builders rejected, the same is made the head of the corner:
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.
But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a purchased people, that you may declare his virtues, who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light.
*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.
*Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, to refrain yourselves from carnal desires, which war against the soul,
Having your conversation good among the Gentiles: that whereas they speak against you as evil doers, by your good works, they may glorify God in the day of visitation.
*Be ye subject, therefore, to every human creature for God's sake: whether it be to the king as excelling:
Or to governors, as sent by him for the punishment of evil doers, and for the praise of the good:
For so is the will of God, that by doing well you may silence the ignorance of foolish men:
As free, and not as making liberty a cloak for malice, but as the servants of God.
Honour all men: *love the brotherhood: fear God: honour the king:
*Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear, not only to the good, and gentle, but also to the froward.
For this is praiseworthy, if for conscience towards God, a man endure sorrows, suffering wrongfully.
For what glory is it, if sinning and being buffeted you suffer it: But if doing well you suffer patiently; this is praiseworthy before God.
For to this you have been called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving you an example that you should follow his steps.
*Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth:
Who when he was reviled, did not revile: when he suffered, he threatened not: but delivered himself to him that judged him unjustly:
*Who his ownself 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.
For you were as sheep going astray: but you are now converted to the pastor and bishop of your souls.