| I
Ptr. 2:10 |
for you once
were not a people, but now you are the people of God; you had not received
mercy, but now you have received mercy. |
| I
Ptr. 2:11 |
Beloved, I
urge you as aliens and strangers to abstain from fleshly lusts, which wage
war against the soul. |
| I
Ptr. 2:12 |
Keep your
behavior excellent among the Gentiles, so that in the thing in which they
slander you as evildoers, they may on account of your good deeds, as they
observe them, glorify God in the day of visitation. |
| I
Ptr. 2:13 |
Submit
yourselves for the Lord's sake to every human institution, whether to a
king as the one in authority, |
| I
Ptr. 2:14 |
or to
governors as sent by him for the punishment of evildoers and the praise of
those who do right. |
| I
Ptr. 2:15 |
For such is
the will of God that by doing right you may silence the ignorance of
foolish men. |
| I
Ptr. 2:16 |
Act as free
men, and do not use your freedom as a covering for evil, but use it as
bondslaves of God. |
| I
Ptr. 2:17 |
Honor all
men; love the brotherhood, fear God, honor the king. |
| I
Ptr. 2:18 |
Servants, be
submissive to your masters with all respect, not only to those who are
good and gentle, but also to those who are unreasonable. |
| I
Ptr. 2:19 |
For this
finds favor, if for the sake of conscience toward God a man bears up under
sorrows when suffering unjustly. |
| I
Ptr. 2:20 |
For what
credit is there if, when you sin and are harshly treated, you endure it
with patience? But if when you do what is right and suffer for it you
patiently endure it, this finds favor with God. |
| I
Ptr. 2:21 |
For you have
been called for this purpose, since Christ also suffered for you, leaving
you an example for you to follow in His steps, |
| I
Ptr. 2:22 |
who COMMITTED
NO SIN, NOR WAS ANY DECEIT FOUND IN His mouth; |
| I
Ptr. 2:23 |
and while
being reviled, He did not revile in return; while suffering, He uttered no
threats, but kept entrusting Himself to Him who judges righteously; |
| I
Ptr. 2:24 |
and He
Himself bore our sins in His body on the cross, that we might die to sin
and live to righteousness; for by His wounds you were healed. |
| I
Ptr. 2:25 |
For you were
continually straying like sheep, but now you have returned to the Shepherd
and Guardian of your souls. |