1 Peter 2:1 - Forerunner Commentary

1 Peter 2:1

1 Therefore, ^alaying aside all malice, all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and all evil speaking,

2 ^aas newborn babes, desire the pure ^bmilk of the word, that you may grow¹ thereby,

3 if indeed you have ^atasted that the Lord is gracious.

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4 Coming to Him as to a living stone, ^arejected indeed by men, but chosen by God and precious,

5 you also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.

6 Therefore it is also contained in the Scripture,
^a“Behold, I lay in Zion
A chief cornerstone, elect, precious,
And he who believes on Him will by no means be put to shame.”

7 Therefore, to you who believe, He is precious; but to those who¹ are disobedient,
^a“The stone which the builders rejected
Has become the chief cornerstone,”

8 and
^a“A stone of stumbling
And a rock of offense.” ^bThey stumble, being disobedient to the word, ^cto which they also were appointed.

9 But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of ^adarkness into His marvelous light;

Verse Comparison: 1 Peter 2:1

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American Standard Version
Putting away therefore all wickedness, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,

Amplified® Bible
SO BE done with every trace of wickedness (depravity, malignity) and all deceit and insincerity (pretense, hypocrisy) and grudges (envy, jealousy) and slander {and} evil speaking of every kind.

Contemporary English Version
Stop being hateful! Quit trying to fool people, and start being sincere. Don't be jealous or say cruel things about others.

Darby English Version
Laying aside therefore all malice and all guile and hypocrisies and envyings and all evil speakings,

Good News Bible
Rid yourselves, then, of all evil; no more lying or hypocrisy or jealousy or insulting language.

International Standard Version
Therefore, rid yourselves of every kind of evil and deception, hypocrisy, jealousy, and every kind of slander.

King James Version
Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, all evil speakings,

New American Standard Bible
Therefore, putting aside all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander,

New International Version
Therefore, rid yourselves of all malice and all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander of every kind.

New King James Version
Therefore, laying aside all malice, all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and all evil speaking,

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Therefore, putting aside all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander,

Young's Literal Translation
Having put aside, then, all evil, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envyings, and all evil speakings,

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