1 Peter 2 - UPDV Updated Bible Version

^2:1 Putting away therefore all wickedness, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,
^2:2 as newborn babies, long for the spiritual milk which is without guile, that you⁺ may grow by it to salvation;
^2:3 if you⁺ have tasted that the Lord is gracious:
^2:4 to whom coming, a living stone, rejected indeed of men, but with God elect, precious,
^2:5 you⁺ also, as living stones, are built up a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
^2:6 Because it is contained in Scripture, Look, I lay in Zion a chief corner stone, elect, precious: And he who believes on him will not be put to shame.
^2:7 For you⁺ therefore who believe is the preciousness: but for those who disbelieve, The stone which the builders rejected, The same was made the head of the corner;
^2:8 and, A stone of stumbling, and a rock of offense; for they stumble at the word, being disobedient: to which also they were appointed.
^2:9 But you⁺ are an elect 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:
^2:10 who in time past were no people, but now are the people of God: who had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.
^2:11 Beloved, I urge you⁺ as sojourners and pilgrims, to abstain from fleshly desires, which war against the soul;
^2:12 having your⁺ behavior seemly among the Gentiles; that, in what they speak against you⁺ as evildoers, they may by your⁺ good works, which they observe, glorify God in the day of visitation.
^2:13 Be subject to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake: whether to the king, as supreme;
^2:14 or to governors, as sent by him for vengeance on evildoers and for praise to those who do well.
^2:15 For so is the will of God, that by doing good you⁺ should put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:
^2:16 as free, and not using your⁺ freedom for a cloak of wickedness, but as slaves of God.
^2:17 Honor all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king.
^2:18 Household slaves, [be] in subjection to your⁺ masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward.
^2:19 For this is acceptable, if for conscience toward God a man endures griefs, suffering wrongfully.
^2:20 For what glory is it, if, when you⁺ sin, and are buffeted [for it], you⁺ will take it patiently? But if, when you⁺ do good, and suffer [for it], you⁺ will take it patiently, this is acceptable with God.
^2:21 For hereunto were you⁺ called: because Christ also suffered for you⁺, leaving you⁺ an example, that you⁺ should follow his steps:
^2:22 who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth:
^2:23 who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, did not threaten; but delivered [himself] to him who judges righteously:
^2:24 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.
^2:25 For you⁺ were like sheep that go astray; but have now been returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your⁺ souls.

1 Peter, Chapter 2