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          DASV: 1 Peter 2    

1 Get rid of all evil, all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and all
slander,
2 Like newborn babies long for the spiritual milk which is pure,
so by it you may grow up to salvation;
3 if you have tasted that the Lord is good.
4 As you come to him, a living stone, rejected by men but
chosen by God, and precious to him.
5 You yourselves are like living stones, built up into spiritual
house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices,
acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
6 For it says in the Scriptures,
     “Look, I lay in Zion a stone,
           a chosen and precious cornerstone.
     And the one who believes on him
           will never be put to shame.”
7 For you therefore that believe he is precious; but for those
who do not believe,
      “The stone which the builders rejected
           has become the chief cornerstone.”
8 and
     "he has become a stumbling-block,
           and a rock that trips them up."
They stumble because they disobey the word, just as they were
destined to do.
9 But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation,
a people of God's own possession, that you may proclaim
the praises of him who called you out of darkness into
his marvelous light.
10 You, who in time past were not a people, but now are
the people of God. You who had not received mercy, but
now have received mercy.
11 Beloved, I urge you as sojourners and exiles, to abstain
from fleshly lusts that war against the soul.
12 Live honorably among the Gentiles, so that when they
speak against you as evildoers, they may see your good works,
and glorify God on the day he comes to visit.

13 Be subject to every human institution for the Lord's sake,
whether to the king, as governmental leader,
14 or to governors, as sent by him to punish evildoers
and to praise those who do good.
15 For it is the will of God, that by doing good you should
silence the ignorance of the foolish.
16 Live as free even though you are bondservants of God.
Do not use your freedom as a pretext for doing evil.
17 Honor everyone. Love those in the family of faith. Fear God.
Honor the king.
18 Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear;
not only to the good and gentle, but also those who
are nasty.
19 For this is commendable, if, because of one’s conscience
toward God, one endures grief, suffering unjustly.
20 For what credit is it, if, when you sin, you are beaten
and endure it patiently? But if, when you do good, and suffer
and take it patiently, this is commendable before God.
21 For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered
for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in
his steps,
22 he who committed no sin, nor was deceit found in his mouth.
23 When he was abused, he did not return the abuse; when
he suffered he did not make threats, but committed himself
to God who judges justly.
24 He himself bore our sins in his body upon the tree, that
we might die to sins, and live to righteousness. By his
wounds you were healed.
25 For you were going astray like sheep; but now have
returned to the Shepherd and Guardian of your souls.

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