1Pe 1 Peter, chapter First Epistle of Peter, chapter 2
Putting away therefore all wickedness, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings, Col 3:8; Heb 12:1as newborn babes, long for the spiritual milk which is without guile, that ye may grow thereby unto salvation; Mat 18:3; Mrk 10:14if ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious: Psa 34:8unto whom coming, a living stone, rejected indeed of men, but with God elect, precious, Mat 16:18; Mat 21:42ye 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. Mal 1:11; Rev 1:6Because it is contained in scripture,
Behold, I lay in Zion a chief corner stone, elect, precious:
And he that believeth on him shall not be put to shame.Isa 28:16; Rom 9:33
For you therefore that believe is the preciousness: but for such as disbelieve,
The stone which the builders rejected,
The same was made the head of the corner;Psa 118:22; Isa 8:14; Mat 21:42
and,
A stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence;
for they stumble at the word, being disobedient: whereunto also they were appointed. But ye are an elect race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, that ye may show forth the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvellous light: Exo 19:6; Isa 61:6; Act 26:18who in time past were no people, but now are the people of God: who had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.Hos 2:23; Hos 1:10; Rom 9:25
Beloved, I beseech you as sojourners and pilgrims, to abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul; Psa 39:12; Rom 13:13; Gal 5:16having your behavior seemly among the Gentiles; that, wherein they speak against you as evil-doers, they may by your good works, which they behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.Mat 5:16
Be subject to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake: whether to the king, as supreme; Rom 13:1; Tit 3:1or unto governors, as sent by him for vengeance on evil-doers and for praise to them that do well. For so is the will of God, that by well-doing ye should put to silence the ignorance of foolish men: as free, and not using your freedom for a cloak of wickedness, but as bondservants of God. Gal 5:13Honor all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king.1Pe 1:22; Rom 12:10
Servants, be in subjection to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward. For this is acceptable, if for conscience toward God a man endureth griefs, suffering wrongfully. Mat 5:10For what glory is it, if, when ye sin, and are buffeted for it, ye shall take it patiently? but if, when ye do well, and suffer for it, ye shall take it patiently, this is acceptable with God. 1Pe 3:14; 1Pe 4:14For hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, that ye should follow his steps: Mat 16:24; Php 2:5who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth: Isa 53:9; 1Jn 3:5who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously: Isa 50:6; Isa 53:7who his own self bare our sins in his body upon the tree, that we, having died unto sins, might live unto righteousness; by whose stripes ye were healed. Mat 8:17; Rom 6:2For ye were going astray like sheep; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.Isa 53:4; Ezk 34:5; Ezk 34:23; Jhn 10:11