Having put aside therefore all malice, and all deceit, and hypocrisies and envies, and all evil speakings

like newborn babies, reasonable pure milk do crave, so that by it you may grow up in respect to salvation,

if indeed you have tasted that [is] good the Lord.

To whom coming, a stone living, by men indeed rejected, in the sight of however God chosen [and] precious,

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

Therefore it is contained in Scripture: Behold, I lay in Zion a stone, cornerstone, a chosen precious; and the [one] who is believing on Him, no not may be put to shame.”

To you therefore [is] the preciousness, of those believing; [for those] disbelieving, however, [the] stone which rejected those building, this has become into [the] head of [the] corner,”

and, A stone of stumbling and a rock of offense.” [They] stumble at, on the word being disobedient, to which also they were appointed.

You however [are] a race chosen, a royal priesthood, a nation holy, a people for [His] possession, so that the excellencies you may proclaim of the [One] out of darkness you having called, to the marvelous of Him light,

who once [were] not a people, now however [the] people of God; those [who] not received mercy, now however having received mercy.

Beloved, I exhort [you] as aliens and sojourners, to abstain from fleshly desires, which war against the soul,

the conduct of you among the Gentiles keeping honorable, so that wherein which they speak against you as evildoers, through the good deeds having witnessed, they may glorify God in [the] day of visitation.

do be subjected to every human institution for the sake of the Lord, whether to [the] king as being supreme,

or to governors, as by him being sent for vengeance to evildoers, praise however to well-doers,

because this is the will of God, doing good, to put to silence the of foolish men ignorance,

as free, and not as a cover-up having for evil the freedom, but as of God servants.

Everyone do honor: The brotherhood do love, God do fear, the king do honor.

you who [are] Servants, be subject with all fear to masters, not only to the good and gentle, but also to the unreasonable.

This for [is] acceptable, if for sake of conscience toward God, endures anyone griefs, suffering unjustly.

What kind of for credit [is it], if sinning and being struck you will endure? But if doing good and suffering you will endure, this [is] commendable before God.

To this hereunto for you have been called, because also Christ suffered for for you, you leaving an example that you may follow after the steps of Him:

Who sin not committed, neither was found trickery in the mouth of Him.”

Who being reviled, not was not reviling back suffering not was threatening He was delivering [Himself] however to [the One] judging justly.

Who the sins of us Himself bore in the body of Him on the tree, so that, to sins having been dead, to righteousness we may live. Of whom by the wounds you have been healed.”

You were for like sheep going astray, but you have returned now to the Shepherd and Overseer of the souls of you.