19Or, malice, 1Co 14:20.
2: 2 as newborn babes, long for the 20spiritual milk which is without guile, that ye may grow thereby unto salvation;
20Gk. belonging to the reason Cf. Ro 12:1 footnote.
2: 3 if ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious:
2: 4 unto whom coming, a living stone, rejected indeed of men, but with God elect, 21precious,
21Or, honorable, And similarly in vs. 6.
2: 5 ye also, as living stones, are built up 22a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer up 23spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
22Or, to be a spiritual house for a holy priesthood,
23p72 alone omits sacrifices ℵ alone omits spiritual
2: 6 Because it is contained in 24scripture, 25Behold, I lay in Zion a chief corner stone, elect, precious: And he that believeth on 26him shall not be put to shame.
24Or, in a scripture,
25Is 28:16.
26Or, it
2: 7 27For you therefore that believe is the 28preciousness: but for such as disbelieve, 29The stone which the builders rejected, The same became the head of the corner;
27Or, In your sight therefore
28Or, honor:
29Ps 118:22.
2: 8 and, 30A stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence; 31for they 32stumble at the word, being disobedient: whereunto also they were appointed.
30Is 8:14.
31Gk. who
32Or, stumble, being disobedient to the word:
2: 9 But ye are to be an elect race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, that ye may show forth the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:
2: 10 who in time past were no people, but now are a people of God: who had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.
2: 11 Beloved, I beseech you as sojourners and pilgrims, to abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;
2: 12 having your behavior seemly among the Gentiles; that, wherein they speak against you as evil-doers, they may by your good works, which they behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.
2: 13 Be subject to every 33ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake: whether to a king, as supreme;
33Gk. creation
2: 14 or unto governors, as sent 34by him for vengeance on evil-doers and for praise to them that do well.
34Gk. through him
2: 15 For so is the will of God, that by well-doing ye should put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:
2: 16 as free, and not 35using the freedom for a cloak of 36wickedness, but as bondservants of God.
35Gk. having
36Or, malice
2: 17 Honor all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king.
2: 18 37Servants, be in subjection to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the perverse.
37Gk. Household-servants,
2: 19 For this is 38acceptable,39 if for conscience 40toward God a man endureth griefs, suffering wrongfully.
38Gk. grace Also in vs. 20.
39So p72BAℵ and a majority of lesser Gk. mss., copsa,bo vg. C (ψ 2344 33) 1739 1852 1881 1241 1243 322 arm add from God
40So Bℵ and a majority of lesser Gk. mss., cop vg. Cψ 1739 1852 1881 1241 1243 322 arm read of what is good p72 81 read of the goodness of God A* 2344 33 read of God’s goodness
2: 20 For what glory is it, if, when ye sin, and are buffeted for it, ye shall take it patiently? but if, when ye do well and suffer for it, ye shall take it patiently, this is acceptable with God.
2: 21 For hereunto were ye called: because Christ also 41suffered 42for you, leaving you an example, that ye should follow his steps:
41p81ℵψ and 62 lesser Gk. mss., arm read died (Compare with ch. 3:18.)
42So p72BAℵCψ 1739 1852 1241 vg arm. 1881 33 322 and a majority of lesser Gk. mss. read for us, leaving you 1243 2344 copbo read for us, leaving us
2: 22 who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth:
2: 23 who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, threatened not; but committed 43himself to him that judgeth righteously:
43Or, his cause
2: 24 who his own self 44bare our sins in his body upon the tree, that we, having died unto sins, might live unto righteousness; by whose 45bruise ye were healed.
44Or, carried up ... to the tree, Cf. Col 2:14; 1Macc. 4:53 (Apocrypha, Gk. Septuagint).
45Or possibly, sripes Cf. Is 53:5 (Gk. Septuagint).
2: 25 For ye were going astray like sheep; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and 46Bishop of your souls.
46Gk. Overseer
