'So2put away1all3malice4and5all6deceit7and8hypocrisy9and10envy11and12all13slander.14 Like1newborn2infants,3long for8the4pure6[spiritual]5milk,7that9by10it11you may grow up12into13salvation—14 if indeed1you have tasted2that3the5Lord6isgood.4 As [you] come3to1him,2a living5stone4rejected9by6men7but11in the sightof10God12chosen13andprecious,14 you6yourselves2like3living5stones4are being built up6asa spiritual8house,7to be9a holy11priesthood,10to offer12spiritual13sacrifices14acceptable15to God17through18Jesus19Christ.20 For1it stands2in3Scripture:4Behold,5I am laying6in7Zion8a stone,9a cornerstone10chosen11andprecious,12and13whoever believes1415in16him17will20not1819be put to shame.20 So2the3honor4isfor you1who believe,6but8for thosewho do not believe,7The stone9that10the12builders13rejected11has become15the cornerstone,1718 and1A stone2of stumbling,3and4a rock5of offense.6They7stumble8becausethey disobey11the9word,10as1213they were destined [to do].15 But2you1area chosen4race,3a royal5priesthood,6a holy8nation,7a people9for10[his own] possession,11that12you may proclaim15the13excellencies14of him16who called20you19out of17darkness18into21his24marvelous23light.25 Once2[you]1werenot3a people,4but6now5you areGod’s8people;7once[you] had11not10received mercy,14but13now12[you] have received mercy.14 Beloved,1I urge2youas3sojourners4and5exiles6to abstain from7the passions of10the8flesh,9which11wage war12against13[your] soul.15 Keep7your3conduct2among4the5Gentiles6honorable,8so that9whenthey speak against12you13as14evildoers,15they may21see20yourgood18deeds19andglorify21God23on24the day25of visitation.26 Be subject1for5the Lord’s7sake5to every2human3institution,4whether8it beto the emperor9as10supreme,11 or1to governors2as3sent6by4him5to punish78thosewho do evil9and11topraise10thosewho do good.12 For1this2is3the4will5of God,7that by doing good8[you should] put to silence9the10ignorance14of foolish12people.13 Liveas1people who arefree,2not4using7yourfreedom11as5a cover-up6forevil,9but12livingas13servants15of God.14 Honor2everyone.1Love5the3brotherhood.4Fear8God.7Honor11the9emperor.10 Servants,2be subject3to [your] masters8with4all5respect,6not9only10to the11good12and13gentle14but15also16to the17unjust.18 For2this1isa gracious thing,3when,mindful6of God,7one9endures8sorrows10while suffering11unjustly.12 For2what1credit3is itif,4when [you] sin5and6are beaten for [it],7you endure?8But9if10when [you] do good11and12suffer13for ityou endure,14this15isa gracious thing16[in the sight] of17God.18 For3to1this2you have been called,4because5Christ7also6suffered8for9you,10leaving12you11an example,13so that14you might follow15in17his18steps.17 He1committed4no3sin,2neither5was6deceit7found6in8his11mouth.10 When he was reviled,2he did4not3revile in return;4when he suffered,5he did7not6threaten,7but9continued entrusting8himselfto him10who judges11justly.12 He1himself5bore6our4sins3in7his10body9on11the12tree,13that14we might20die to17sin16andlive20to righteousness.19By23his21wounds23you have been healed.24 For2you were1straying5like3sheep,4but6have7now8returned7to9the10Shepherd11and12Overseer13of15your16souls.15