1 Therefore, set aside all malice and all deceitfulness, as well as falseness and envy and every detraction.
2 Like newborn infants, desire the milk of reasonableness without guile, so that by this you may increase unto salvation,
3 if it is true that you have tasted that the Lord is sweet.
4 And approaching him as if he were a living stone, rejected by men, certainly, but elect and honored by God,
5 be also yourselves like living stones, built upon him, a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, so as to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
6 Because of this, Scripture asserts: “Behold, I am setting in Zion a chief cornerstone, elect, precious. And whoever will have believed in him will not be confounded.”
7 Therefore, to you who believe, he is honor. But to those who do not believe, the stone which the builders have rejected, the same has been made into the head of the corner,
8 and a stone of offense, and a rock of scandal, to those who are offended by the Word; neither do they believe, though they also have been built upon him.
9 But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, an acquired people, so that you may announce the virtues of him who has called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.
10 Though in past times you were not a people, yet now you are the people of God. Though you had not obtained mercy, yet now you have obtained mercy.
11 Most beloved, I beg you, as new arrivals and sojourners, to abstain from carnal desires, which battle against the soul.
12 Keep your behavior among the Gentiles to what is good, so that, when they slander you as if you were evildoers, they may, by the good works that are seen in you, glorify God on the day of visitation.
13 Therefore, be subject to every human creature because of God, whether it is to the king as preeminent,
14 or to leaders as having been sent from him for vindication over evildoers, it is truly for the praise of what is good.
15 For such is the will of God, that by doing good you may bring about the silence of imprudent and ignorant men,
16 in an open manner, and not as if cloaking malice with liberty, but like servants of God.
17 Honor everyone. Love brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king.
18 Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear, not only to the good and meek, but also to the unruly.
19 For this is grace: when, because of God, a man willingly endures sorrows, suffering injustice.
20 For what glory is there, if you sin and then suffer a beating? But if you do well and suffer patiently, this is grace with God.
21 For you have been called to this because Christ also suffered for us, leaving you an example, so that you would follow in his footsteps.
22 He committed no sin, neither was deceit found in his mouth.
23 And when evil was spoken against him, he did not speak evil. When he suffered, he did not threaten. Then he handed himself over to him who judged him unjustly.
24 He himself bore our sins in his body upon the tree, so that we, having died to sin, would live for justice. By his wounds, you have been healed.
25 For you were like wandering sheep. But now you have been turned back toward the Pastor and the Bishop of your souls.
Versículos relacionados com 1 Peter, 2:
1 St. Peter 2 deals with the theme of the identity of Christians as living stones of God's spiritual house, built on the cornerstone, which is Jesus Christ. Peter encourages his readers to reject worldly values and to live as citizens of the Kingdom of God. Here are five verses from other Bible books that relate to the topics addressed in 1 St. Peter 2:
Ephesians 2:19-20: "Thus, you are no longer foreigners or foreign, but fellow citizens of the saints and members of the family of God, built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, having Jesus Christ as an angular stone." This verse highlights the connection between God's family and the building of the Church on the apostolic and prophetic foundation, with Jesus Christ as the cornerstone.
Psalm 118:22: "The stone that the builders rejected became the cornerstone." This prophetic psalm talks about the rejection of Jesus by the religious leaders of his day, but also anticipates his exaltation as the cornerstone, which is central to the building of the Kingdom of God.
Isaiah 28:16: "So the sovereign says, the Lord, 'See, I have settled in Zion a stone, a chosen stone, a precious cornerstone for the foundation; he who trusts will not be disturbed.' This verse talks about the choice of God of Jesus Christ as the cornerstone of salvation, and as those who trust in Him will not be shaken.
Matthew 5:14: "You are the light of the world. You cannot hide a city built on a lot." In this verse, Jesus talks about the identity of his followers as the light of the world, showing how the theme of Christian identity as citizens of the Kingdom of God is an important concern in the Bible.
Romans 12:2: "Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but become the renewal of your mind, so that they are able to experience and prove the good, pleasant and perfect will of God." This verse highlights the importance of rejecting worldly values and renewing the mind to follow God's will, a central theme in 1 St. Peter 2.
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