1Pe벧전 1 Peter베드로전서, chapter장 First Epistle of Peter베드로전서, chapter장 2

The Living Stone and Chosen People

Rid yourselves, therefore, of all malice, deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander. Col 3:8; Heb 12:1Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation, Mat 18:3; Mrk 10:14now that you have tasted that the Lord is good.Psa 34:8

As you come to Him, the living stone, rejected by men but chosen and precious in God’s sight, Mat 16:18; Mat 21:42you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. Mal 1:11; Rev 1:6For it stands in Scripture:

“See, I lay in Zion a stone,

a chosen and precious cornerstone;

and the one who believes in Him

will never be put to shame.”(a)2:6 Isaiah 28:16 (see also LXX)Isa 28:16; Rom 9:33

To you who believe, then, this stone is precious. But to those who do not believe,

“The stone the builders rejected

has become the cornerstone,”(b)2:7 Psalm 118:22Psa 118:22; Isa 8:14; Mat 21:42

and,

“A stone of stumbling

and a rock of offense.”(c)2:8 Isaiah 8:14

They stumble because they disobey the word— and to this they were appointed.

But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light. Exo 19:6; Isa 61:6; Act 26:18Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.(d)2:10 Hosea 2:23Hos 2:23; Hos 1:10; Rom 9:25

Beloved, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from the desires of the flesh, which war against your soul. Psa 39:12; Rom 13:13; Gal 5:16Conduct yourselves with such honor among the Gentiles that, though they slander you as evildoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day He visits us.Mat 5:16

Submission to Authorities

Submit yourselves for the Lord’s sake to every human institution, whether to the king as the supreme authority, Rom 13:1; Tit 3:1or to governors as those sent by him to punish those who do wrong and to praise those who do right. For it is God’s will that by doing good you should silence the ignorance of foolish men.

Live in freedom, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as servants of God. Gal 5:13Treat everyone with high regard: Love the brotherhood of believers,(e)2:17 Literally Love the brotherhood fear God, honor the king.1Pe 1:22; Rom 12:10

Servants, submit yourselves to your masters with all respect,(f)2:18 Or in all fear not only to those who are good and gentle, but even to those who are unreasonable. For if anyone endures the pain of unjust suffering because he is conscious of God, this is to be commended. Mat 5:10How is it to your credit if you are beaten for doing wrong and you endure it? But if you suffer for doing good and you endure it, this is commendable before God.1Pe 3:14; 1Pe 4:14

Christ’s Example of Suffering

For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in His footsteps:Mat 16:24; Php 2:5

“He committed no sin,

and no deceit was found in His mouth.”(g)2:22 Isaiah 53:9Isa 53:9; 1Jn 3:5

When they heaped abuse on Him,

He did not retaliate;

when He suffered, He made no threats,

but entrusted Himself to Him who judges justly.Isa 50:6; Isa 53:7

He Himself bore our sins(h)2:24 Isaiah 53:4 (see also LXX)

in His body on the tree,

so that we might die to sin

and live to righteousness.

“By His stripes you are healed.”(i)2:24 Isaiah 53:5Mat 8:17; Rom 6:2

For “you were like sheep going astray,”(j)2:25 Isaiah 53:6 but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.Isa 53:4; Ezk 34:5; Ezk 34:23; Jhn 10:11