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Text -- 1 Peter 2:1-16 (NET)
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Context
2:1 So get rid of all evil and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander .
2:2 And yearn like newborn infants for pure , spiritual milk , so that by it you may grow up to salvation ,
2:3 if you have experienced the Lord’s kindness .
A Living Stone, a Chosen People
2:4 So as you come to him , a living stone rejected by men but chosen and priceless in God’s sight ,
2:5 you yourselves , as living stones , are built up as a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood and to offer spiritual sacrifices that are acceptable to God through Jesus Christ .
2:6 For it says in scripture , “Look , I lay in Zion a stone , a chosen and priceless cornerstone , and whoever believes in him will never be put to shame .”
2:7 So you who believe see his value , but for those who do not believe , the stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone ,
2:8 and a stumbling-stone and a rock to trip over . They stumble because they disobey the word , as they were destined to do .
2:9 But you are a chosen race , a royal priesthood , a holy nation , a people of his own , so that you may proclaim the virtues of the one who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light .
2:10 You once were not a people , but now you are God’s people . You were shown no mercy , but now you have received mercy .
2:11 Dear friends , I urge you as foreigners and exiles to keep away from fleshly desires that do battle against the soul ,
2:12 and maintain good conduct among the non-Christians , so that though they now malign you as wrongdoers , they may see your good deeds and glorify God when he appears .
Submission to Authorities
2:13 Be subject to every human institution for the Lord’s sake , whether to a king as supreme
2:14 or to governors as those he commissions to punish wrongdoers and praise those who do good .
2:15 For God wants you to silence the ignorance of foolish people by doing good .
2:16 Live as free people , not using your freedom as a pretext for evil , but as God’s slaves .
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
PETER, THE FIRST EPISTLE OF |
TRINITY, 2 |
Stones |
PETER, SIMON |
Holiness |
Example |
Righteous |
Self-denial |
Commandments |
Jesus, The Christ |
LAW IN THE NEW TESTAMENT |
Government |
CHURCH GOVERNMENT |
Quotations and Allusions |
CORNER |
Citizenship |
Milk |
Regeneration |
Church |
EPHESIANS, EPISTLE TO THE |
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NET Notes -> 1Pe 2:1; 1Pe 2:2; 1Pe 2:2; 1Pe 2:2; 1Pe 2:2; 1Pe 2:2; 1Pe 2:3; 1Pe 2:3; 1Pe 2:4; 1Pe 2:4; 1Pe 2:4; 1Pe 2:5; 1Pe 2:6; 1Pe 2:6; 1Pe 2:6; 1Pe 2:6; 1Pe 2:6; 1Pe 2:6; 1Pe 2:7; 1Pe 2:7; 1Pe 2:7; 1Pe 2:7; 1Pe 2:8; 1Pe 2:8; 1Pe 2:8; 1Pe 2:8; 1Pe 2:9; 1Pe 2:10; 1Pe 2:10; 1Pe 2:12; 1Pe 2:12; 1Pe 2:12; 1Pe 2:12; 1Pe 2:13; 1Pe 2:14; 1Pe 2:14; 1Pe 2:15; 1Pe 2:16; 1Pe 2:16; 1Pe 2:16
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NET Notes: 1Pe 2:9 This verse contains various allusions and quotations from Exod 19:5-6; 23:22 (LXX); Isa 43:20-21; and Mal 3:17.
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NET Notes: 1Pe 2:12 Or “when he visits.” Grk “in the day of visitation,” denoting a time when God intervenes directly in human affairs, either for...
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NET Notes: 1Pe 2:13 Or “every human being”; Grk “every human creation,” denoting either everything created for mankind (NRSV mg: “every inst...
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