1 GLT Therefore, having put aside all evil and all deceit and hypocrisies and envies and all slanders, BSB BSB: Rid yourselves, therefore, of all malice, deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander.
2 GLT as newborn babies, long for the pure rational milk so that by it you may grow up to salvation, BSB BSB: Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation,
3 GLT if you have tasted that the Lord{ is} kind, BSB BSB: now that you have tasted that the Lord is good.
4 GLT coming to him, a living stone, having been rejected by men, but chosen by God, precious, BSB BSB: As you come to Him, the living stone, rejected by men but chosen and precious in God’s sight,
5 GLT and you yourselves, like living stones, are being built up{ to be} a spiritual house, for a holy priesthood to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. BSB BSB: you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
6 GLT Therefore, it stands in scripture:“Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone, a cornerstone, chosen, precious. And the one believing in him may certainly not be ashamed.” BSB BSB: For it stands in Scripture: “See, I lay in Zion a stone, a chosen and precious cornerstone; and the one who believes in Him will never be put to shame.”
7 GLT Therefore, the honor{ is} to you, the ones believing. But to those not believing,“A stone that the ones building rejected, this has become the head of the corner,” BSB BSB: To you who believe, then, this stone is precious. But to those who do not believe, “The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone,”
8 GLT and,“A stone of stumbling and a rock of offense.” They stumble, disobeying the word to which also they were appointed. BSB BSB: and, “A stone of stumbling and a rock of offense.” They stumble because they disobey the word—and to this they were appointed.
9 GLT But you{ are} a chosen family, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for possession, so that you might proclaim the praiseworthy actions of the one having called you out from darkness into his marvelous light, BSB BSB: But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.
11 GLT Beloved ones, I exhort you as foreigners and exiles to abstain from fleshly desires, which make war against the soul, BSB BSB: Beloved, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from the desires of the flesh, which war against your soul.
12 GLT keeping your behavior among the Gentiles good so that, in whatever they slander you as evildoers, by observing your good works, they might glorify God in the day of visitation. BSB BSB: Conduct yourselves with such honor among the Gentiles that, though they slander you as evildoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day He visits us.
13 GLT Be subjected to every human authority for the sake of the Lord, whether to a king as one having supreme authority BSB BSB: Submit yourselves for the Lord’s sake to every human institution, whether to the king as the supreme authority,
14 GLT or to governors as those being sent through him for punishment of evildoers and praise of doers of good; BSB BSB: or to governors as those sent by him to punish those who do wrong and to praise those who do right.
15 GLT For this is the will of God: doing good to silence the ignorance of the foolish people; BSB BSB: For it is God’s will that by doing good you should silence the ignorance of foolish men.
16 GLT as free{ people} and not having freedom as a covering of evil, but as servants of God. BSB BSB: Live in freedom, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as servants of God.
17 GLT Honor everyone. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king. BSB BSB: Treat everyone with high regard: Love the brotherhood of believers, fear God, honor the king.
18 GLT House slaves, be subjected to your masters with all fear, not only to the good and gentle ones, but also to the crooked ones. BSB BSB: Servants, submit yourselves to your masters with all respect, not only to those who are good and gentle, but even to those who are unreasonable.
19 GLT For this{ finds} favor— if anyone endures sorrows, suffering unjustly because of consciousness of God. BSB BSB: For if anyone endures the pain of unjust suffering because he is conscious of God, this is to be commended.
20 GLT For what credit{ is there} if, sinning and being beaten, you will endure? But if doing good and suffering, you will endure, this{ finds} favor with God. BSB BSB: How is it to your credit if you are beaten for doing wrong and you endure it? But if you suffer for doing good and you endure it, this is commendable before God.
21 GLT For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered on your behalf, leaving an example for you so that you might follow in his footsteps BSB BSB: For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in His footsteps:
23 GLT who being reviled, did not revile back; suffering, he did not threaten, but he entrusted{ himself} to the one judging justly; BSB BSB: When they heaped abuse on Him, He did not retaliate; when He suffered, He made no threats, but entrusted Himself to Him who judges justly.
24 GLT who himself bore our sins in his body on the tree so that, having died to the sins, we might live for righteousness, by whose wounds you were healed. BSB BSB: He Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree, so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. “By His stripes you are healed.”
25 GLT For you were like straying sheep, but now you have been turned back to the shepherd and overseer of your souls. BSB BSB: For “you were like sheep going astray,” but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.
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