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Text -- 1 Peter 2:1-22 (NET)
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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 .
2:17 Honor all people , love the family of believers , fear God , honor the king .
2:18 Slaves , be subject to your masters with all reverence , not only to those who are good and gentle , but also to those who are perverse .
2:19 For this finds God’s favor , if because of conscience toward God someone endures hardships in suffering unjustly .
2:20 For what credit is it if you sin and are mistreated and endure it? But if you do good and suffer and so endure , this finds favor with God .
2:21 For to this you were called , since Christ also suffered for you , leaving an example for you to follow in his steps .
2:22 He committed no sin nor was deceit found in his mouth .
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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 |
Example |
Commandments |
PETER, SIMON |
TRINITY, 2 |
Stones |
Jesus, The Christ |
Holiness |
Righteous |
LAW IN THE NEW TESTAMENT |
Self-denial |
Patience |
Meekness |
Quotations and Allusions |
Government |
Citizenship |
Cheek |
Regeneration |
AFFLICTION |
Milk |
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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; 1Pe 2:17; 1Pe 2:18; 1Pe 2:18; 1Pe 2:19; 1Pe 2:19; 1Pe 2:19; 1Pe 2:20; 1Pe 2:22; 1Pe 2:22
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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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NET Notes: 1Pe 2:16 Undoubtedly the background for the concept of being the Lord’s slave or servant is to be found in the Old Testament scriptures. For a Jew this c...
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NET Notes: 1Pe 2:17 Grk “love the brotherhood.” The Greek term “brotherhood” is used in a broad sense to connote familial relationships within the...
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NET Notes: 1Pe 2:20 Grk “For this [is] favor/grace with God,” used as a metonymy as in vs. 19 of that which pleases him, which he looks on with favor (cf. BDA...
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