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1 Peter - ch 2 v 1 - 20
- Wherefore laying away all malice, and all guile, and dissimulations, and envies, and all detractions,
- As newborn babes, desire the rational milk without guile, that thereby you may grow unto salvation:
- If so be you have tasted that the Lord is sweet.
- Unto whom coming, as to a living stone, rejected indeed by men, but chosen and made honourable by 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, he is 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 kingly 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 evildoers, they may, by the good works, which they shall behold in you, 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 evildoers, and for the praise of the good:
- For so is the will of God, that by doing well you may put to 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 thankworthy, if for conscience towards God, a man endure sorrows, suffering wrongfully.
- For what glory is it, if committing sin, and being buffeted for it, you endure? But if doing well you suffer patiently; this is thankworthy before God.
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