^{1 Ref} Putting away therefore all wickedness, all deceit, hypocrisies, envies, and all evil speaking,

^{2 Ref} as newborn babes, long for the pure milk of the Word, that you may grow thereby,

^{3 Ref} if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is gracious:

^{4 Ref} coming to him, a living stone, rejected indeed by men, but chosen by God, precious.

^{5 Ref} You also, as living stones, are built up as a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.

^{6 Ref} Because it is contained in Scripture, "Behold, I lay in Zion a chief cornerstone, chosen, and precious: He who believes in him will not be disappointed."

^{7 Ref} For you therefore who believe is the honor, but for such as are disobedient, "The stone which the builders rejected, Has become the chief cornerstone,"

^{8 Ref} and, "A stone of stumbling, and a rock of offense." For they stumble at the word, being disobedient, whereunto also they were appointed.

^{9 Ref} But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God's own possession, that you may show forth the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light:

^{10 Ref} who in time past were no people, but now are God's people, who had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.

^{11 Ref} Beloved, I beg you as foreigners and pilgrims, to abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;

^{12 Ref} having good behavior among the nations, so in that which they speak against you as evil-doers, they may by your good works, which they see, glorify God in the day of visitation.

^{13 Ref} Therefore subject yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake: whether to the king, as supreme;

^{14 Ref} or to governors, as sent by him for vengeance on evil-doers and for praise to those who do well.

^{15 Ref} For this is the will of God, that by well-doing you should put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:

^{16 Ref} as free, and not using your freedom for a cloak of wickedness, but as bondservants of God.

^{17 Ref} Honor all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king.

^{18 Ref} Servants, be in subjection to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the wicked.

^{19 Ref} For it is commendable if someone endures pain, suffering unjustly, because of conscience toward God.

^{20 Ref} For what glory is it if, when you sin, you patiently endure beating? But if, when you do well, you patiently endure suffering, this is commendable with God.

^{21 Ref} For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for us, leaving you{TR reads "us" instead of "you"} an example, that you should follow his steps,

^{22 Ref} who did not sin, "neither was deceit found in his mouth."

^{23 Ref} Who, when he was cursed, didn't curse back. When he suffered, didn't threaten, but committed himself to him who judges righteously;

^{24 Ref} who his own self bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live to righteousness; by whose stripes you were healed.

^{25 Ref} For you were going astray like sheep; but are now returned to the Shepherd and Overseer{"Overseer" is from the Greek episkopon, which can mean overseer, curator, guardian, or superintendent.} of your souls.