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Putting away therefore all wickedness, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings, |
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as newborn babes, long for the spiritual milk which is without guile, that ye may grow thereby unto salvation; |
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if ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious: |
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unto whom coming, a living stone, rejected indeed of men, but with God elect, precious, |
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ye also, as living stones, are built up a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. |
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Because it is contained in scripture, Behold, I lay in Zion a chief corner stone, elect, precious: And he that believeth on him shall not be put to shame. |
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For you therefore which believe is the preciousness: but for such as disbelieve, The stone which the builders rejected, The same was made the head of the corner; |
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and, A stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence; for they stumble at the word, being disobedient: whereunto also they were appointed. |
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But ye are an elect race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for {cf15i God-s} own possession, that ye may shew forth the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light: |
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which in time past were no people, but now are the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy. |
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Beloved, I beseech you as sojourners and pilgrims, to abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul; |
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having your behaviour 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. |
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Be subject to every ordinance of man for the Lord-s sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme; |
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or unto governors, as sent by him for vengeance on evil-doers and for praise to them that do well. |
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For so is the will of God, that by well-doing ye should put to silence the ignorance of foolish men: |
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as free, and not using your freedom for a cloke of wickedness, but as bondservants of God. |
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Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king. |
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Servants, {cf15i be} in subjection to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward. |
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For this is acceptable, if for conscience toward God a man endureth griefs, suffering wrongfully. |
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For what glory is it, if, when ye sin, and are buffeted {cf15i for it}, ye shall take it patiently? but if, when ye do well, and suffer {cf15i for it}, ye shall take it patiently, this is acceptable with God. |
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For hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, that ye should follow his steps: |
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who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth: |
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who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, threatened not; but committed {cf15i himself} to him that judgeth righteously: |
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who his own self bare our sins in his body upon the tree, that we, having died unto sins, might live unto righteousness; by whose stripes ye were healed. |
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For ye were going astray like sheep; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls. |
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