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Therefore ,
laying aside all malice ,
all deceit ,
hypocrisy ,
envy ,
and all evil speaking ,
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as newborn babes ,
desire the pure milk of the word ,
that you may grow thereby ,
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if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is gracious .
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Coming to Him as to a living stone ,
rejected indeed by men ,
but chosen by God and precious ,
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you also ,
as living stones ,
are being built up a spiritual house ,
a holy priesthood ,
to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ .
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Therefore it is also contained in the Scripture , "
Behold ,
I lay in Zion A chief cornerstone ,
elect ,
precious ,
And he who believes on Him will by no means be put to shame ."
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Therefore ,
to you who believe ,
He is precious ;
but to those who are disobedient , "
The stone which the builders rejected Has become the chief cornerstone ,"
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and "
A stone of stumbling And a rock of offense ."
They stumble ,
being disobedient to the word ,
to which they also were appointed .
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But you are a chosen generation ,
a royal priesthood ,
a holy nation ,
His own special people ,
that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light ;
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who once were not a people but are now the people of God ,
who had not obtained mercy but now have obtained mercy .
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Beloved ,
I beg you as sojourners and pilgrims ,
abstain from fleshly lusts which war against the soul ,
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having your conduct honorable among the Gentiles ,
that when they speak against you as evildoers ,
they may ,
by your good works which they observe ,
glorify God in the day of visitation .
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Therefore submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord '
s sake ,
whether to the king as supreme ,
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or to governors ,
as to those who are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers and for the praise of those who do good .
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For this is the will of God ,
that by doing good you may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men --
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as free ,
yet not using liberty as a cloak for vice ,
but as bondservants of God .
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Honor all people .
Love the brotherhood .
Fear God .
Honor the king .
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Servants ,
be submissive to your masters with all fear ,
not only to the good and gentle ,
but also to the harsh .
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For this is commendable ,
if because of conscience toward God one endures grief ,
suffering wrongfully .
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For what credit is it if ,
when you are beaten for your faults ,
you take it patiently ?
But when you do good and suffer ,
if you take it patiently ,
this is commendable before God .
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For to this you were called ,
because Christ also suffered for us ,
leaving us an example ,
that you should follow His steps :
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Who committed no sin ,
Nor was deceit found in His mouth ";
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who ,
when He was reviled ,
did not revile in return ;
when He suffered ,
He did not threaten ,
but committed Himself to Him who judges righteously ;
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who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree ,
that we ,
having died to sins ,
might live for righteousness--by whose stripes you were healed .
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For you were like sheep going astray ,
but have now returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls .