1PETER chapter 2

1Peter 2

Stay clean of nonsensical-things, crave for words of God 

1. Therefore, put aside all evil and all deceit, and hypocrisy, and all ill-will, and defamation/talking someone down.

2. Like unadulterated/plain milk (gala) for a newborn infant; crave for logical/ reasonable things unto salvation, at least for you to grow up by them.

You are Chosen Living Rocks even like the Lord Jesus

3. If, you have tasted that the Lord is kind, 

4. towards Whom you approach, as the Living Stone, that was rejected by men, but indeed precious and chosen from God;

5. Like Living-stones, be built up unto spiritual household and a holy priesthood, who will offer up acceptable spiritual sacrifices to God, through Jesus Christ.

6. For, it is contained in the scripture: behold, I place a precious and chosen Stone at the extreme-CORNER in Zion, those who will believe upon Him, shall not at all be put to shame. (Is 28:16). 

7. Therefore, to you who believe, (He is) precious; but to those unbelieving ones, the stone which the builders rejected, has happened to be onto the head (topmost part) of that CORNER; (Ps 118:22)

8. And for those who disbelieve the words, IT is positioned as a stumbling stone, and a scandalous mass of rock unto which they stumble. (Is 8:14) 

9. However, you are a chosen kindred/race of Royal-Priesthood (priestly and kingly family), you are the holy-saints of virtue (intellectuals-scholars/Genius), called forth unto the act of acquisition of people out of darkness unto Light, by announcing His marvelous things, anyhow unto the heathen-Nations,

10. who in time past WERE not people of God, but now they are. The People, who HAD not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.

Again, stay away from nonsensical things in the foreign land 

11. Beloved, I exhort you as sojourners and your co-neighbors, to abstain from the lusts pertaining to flesh, some of which fight/war against souls;

12. hold on to virtuous things within the heathen nations, by which they could speak against you as evil-doers, at least having inspected/monitored things out of your virtuous deeds; God in turn, will be glorified in the day of visitation. 

Submissions to secular government of the day 

13. Be submissive to human creations/institution as to the SUPREME Lord, whether kings, on account of being superior to everybody, 

14. or governors as being dispatched through HIM , unto punishment of evil-doers, and also for laudation/praise of good-doers;

15. Because, the desire of God is to be good-doers and likewise, to muzzle/silence the ignorance of the foolish-men.

16. As free-men (citizens, exempted from certain obligations), do not hold on to the freedom as a cover-up/pretext for depravity, but, be as servants of God.

17. Honor everybody, Selflessly-Love the brethren(hood). Reverence God. Honor the kings (by evaluation).

Submissions of slaves to their masters

18. To all household servants, be submissive in reverence to your despot/master, not only to the good and gentle, but even the crooked ones.

19 For, if you could suffer unjustly and endure pain for something, on account of this co-perception, it is by the Grace of God,

20. for, what kind of credit is it, if you endure being slapped by making mistakes/trespassing? But, if you could endure suffering by being a good-doer, this also is by the Grace of God.

21. For unto this, you are called-forth, because even Christ suffered for you, leaving behind, for you an underscored things written below, at least to follow after His steps;

22. Who committed no sin, not even deception was found in His mouth; (ref: Isa 53:9) 

23. Who, was reproached and did not rail back; Who suffer and did not threaten; but surrender to be judged righteously; 

24. Who was lifted/offered up for our sins upon the tree, and make whole/cure the bruises/black eye which has happened away from our sins, by His body, at least, for them to live by Justification.

25. Because, as sheep to a shepherd, you have gone astray, but have now returned to the Bishop (Overseer) of your souls.