1 Wherefore laying away all malice, and all guile, and dissimulations, and envies, and all detractions,
2 As newborn babes, desire the rational milk without guile, that thereby you may grow unto salvation:
3 If so be you have tasted that the Lord is sweet.
4 Unto whom coming, as to a living stone, rejected indeed by men, but chosen and made honourable by God:
5 Be you also as living stones built up, a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.
6 Wherefore it is said in the scripture: Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner stone, elect, precious. And he that shall believe in him, shall not be confounded.
7 To you therefore that believe, he is honour: but to them that believe not, the stone which the builders rejected, the same is made the head of the corner:
8 And a stone of stumbling, and a rock of scandal, to them who stumble at the word, neither do believe, whereunto also they are set.
9 But you are a chosen generation, a kingly priesthood, a holy nation, a purchased people: that you may declare his virtues, who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:
10 Who in time past were not a people: but are now the people of God. Who had not obtained mercy; but now have obtained mercy.
11 Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, to refrain yourselves from carnal desires which war against the soul,
12 Having your conversation good among the Gentiles: that whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may, by the good works, which they shall behold in you, glorify God in the day of visitation.
13 Be ye subject therefore to every human creature for God's sake: whether it be to the king as excelling;
14 Or to governors as sent by him for the punishment of evildoers, and for the praise of the good:
15 For so is the will of God, that by doing well you may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:
16 As free, and not as making liberty a cloak for malice, but as the servants of God.
17 Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king.
18 Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear, not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward.
19 For this is thankworthy, if for conscience towards God, a man endure sorrows, suffering wrongfully.
20 For what glory is it, if committing sin, and being buffeted for it, you endure? But if doing well you suffer patiently; this is thankworthy before God.
21 For unto this are you called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving you an example that you should follow his steps.
22 Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth.
23 Who, when he was reviled, did not revile: when he suffered, he threatened not: but delivered himself to him that judged him unjustly.
24 Who his own self bore our sins in his body upon the tree: that we, being dead to sins, should live to justice: by whose stripes you were healed.
25 For you were as sheep going astray; but you are now converted to the shepherd and 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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