<vn='2'><sn="5613">As</s><sn="738">newborn</s><sn="1025">babes</s>, <sn="1971">desire</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="97">sincere</s><sn="1051">milk</s> of the <sn="3050">word</s>, <sn="2443">that</s> ye may <sn="837">grow</s><sn="1722 846">thereby</s>: </v>
<vn='3'>If so <sn="1512">be</s> ye have <sn="1089">tasted</s><sn="3754">that</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="2962">Lord</s> is <sn="5543">gracious</s>. </v>
<vn='4'><sn="4314">To</s><sn="3739">whom</s><sn="4334">coming</s>, as unto a <sn="2198">living</s><sn="3037">stone</s>, <sn="593">disallowed</s><sn="3303">indeed</s><sn="5259">of</s><sn="444">men</s>, <sn="1161">but</s><sn="1588">chosen</s><sn="3844">of</s><sn="2316">God</s>, and <sn="1784">precious</s>, </v>
<vn='5'><sn="846">Ye</s><sn="2532">also</s>, <sn="5613">as</s><sn="2198">lively</s><sn="3037">stones</s>, are built <sn="3618">up</s> a <sn="4152">spiritual</s><sn="3624">house</s>, an <sn="40">holy</s><sn="2406">priesthood</s>, to offer <sn="399">up</s><sn="4152">spiritual</s><sn="2378">sacrifices</s>, <sn="2144">acceptable</s> to <sn="2316">God</s><sn="1223">by</s><sn="2424">Jesus</s><sn="5547">Christ</s>. </v>
<vn='6'><sn="1352">Wherefore</s><sn="2532">also</s> it is <sn="4023">contained</s><sn="1722">in</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="1124">scripture</s>, <sn="2400">Behold</s>, I <sn="5087">lay</s><sn="1722">in</s><sn="4622">Zion</s> a chief corner <sn="204 3037">stone</s>, <sn="1588">elect</s>, <sn="1784">precious</s>: <sn="2532">and</s> he that <sn="4100">believeth</s><sn="1909">on</s><sn="846">him</s> shall <sn="3364">not</s> be <sn="2617">confounded</s>. </v>
<vn='7'>Unto <sn="5213">you</s><sn="3767">therefore</s> which <sn="4100">believe</s> he is <sn="5092">precious</s>: <sn="1161">but</s> unto them which be <sn="544">disobedient</s>, the <sn="3037">stone</s><sn="3739">which</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="3618">builders</s><sn="593">disallowed</s>, the <sn="3778">same</s> is <sn="1096">made</s><sn="*1519">the</s><sn="2776">head</s> of the <sn="1137">corner</s>, </v>
<vn='8'><sn="2532">And</s> a <sn="3037">stone</s> of <sn="4348">stumbling</s>, <sn="2532">and</s> a <sn="4073">rock</s> of <sn="4625">offense</s>, even to them <sn="3739">which</s><sn="4350">stumble</s> at <sn="3588">the</s><sn="3056">word</s>, being <sn="544">disobedient</s>: <sn="1519 3739">whereunto</s><sn="2532">also</s> they were <sn="5087">appointed</s>. </v>
<vn='9'><sn="1161">But</s><sn="5210">ye</s> are a <sn="1588">chosen</s><sn="1085">generation</s>, a <sn="934">royal</s><sn="2406">priesthood</s>, a <sn="40">holy</s><sn="1484">nation</s>, a <sn="1519 4047">peculiar</s><sn="2992">people</s>; <sn="3704">that</s> ye should show <sn="1804">forth</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="703">praises</s> of <sn="3588">him</s> who hath <sn="2564">called</s><sn="5209">you</s> out <sn="1537">of</s><sn="4655">darkness</s><sn="1519">into</s><sn="846">his</s><sn="2298">marvelous</s><sn="5457">light</s>: </v>
<vn='10'><sn="3588">Which</s> in time <sn="4218">past</s> were <sn="3756">not</s> a <sn="2992">people</s>, <sn="1161">but</s> are <sn="3568">now</s> the <sn="2992">people</s> of <sn="2316">God</s>: which had not obtained <sn="1653 3756">mercy</s>, <sn="1161">but</s><sn="3568">now</s> have obtained <sn="1653">mercy</s>. </v>
<vn='11'>Dearly <sn="27">beloved</s>, I <sn="3870">beseech</s> you <sn="5613">as</s><sn="3941">strangers</s><sn="2532">and</s><sn="3927">pilgrims</s>, <sn="567">abstain</s> from <sn="4559">fleshly</s><sn="1939">lusts</s>, <sn="3748">which</s><sn="4754">war</s><sn="2596">against</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="5590">soul</s>; </v>
<vn='12'><sn="2192">Having</s><sn="5216">your</s><sn="391">conversation</s><sn="2570">honest</s><sn="1722">among</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="1484">Gentiles</s>: <sn="2443">that</s>, <sn="1722 3739">whereas</s> they speak <sn="2635">against</s><sn="5216">you</s><sn="5613">as</s><sn="2555">evildoers</s>, they may <sn="1537">by</s> your <sn="2570">good</s><sn="2041">works</s>, which they shall <sn="2029">behold</s>, <sn="1392">glorify</s><sn="2316">God</s><sn="1722">in</s> the <sn="2250">day</s> of <sn="1984">visitation</s>. </v>
<vn='13'>Submit <sn="5293">yourselves</s><sn="*3767">to</s><sn="3956">every</s><sn="2937">ordinance</s> of <sn="442">man</s> for the Lord's <sn="1223 3588 2962">sake</s>: <sn="1535">whether</s> it be to the <sn="935">king</s>, <sn="5613">as</s><sn="5242">supreme</s>; </v>
<vn='14'><sn="1535">Or</s> unto <sn="2232">governors</s>, <sn="5613">as</s> unto them that are <sn="3992">sent</s><sn="1223">by</s><sn="846">him</s><sn="1519">for</s> the <sn="1557">punishment</s><sn="*3303">of</s><sn="2555">evildoers</s>, <sn="1161">and</s> for the <sn="1868">praise</s> of them that do <sn="17">well</s>. </v>
<vn='15'><sn="3754">For</s><sn="3779">so</s><sn="2076">is</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="2307">will</s> of <sn="2316">God</s>, that with well <sn="15">doing</s> ye may put to <sn="5392">silence</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="56">ignorance</s> of <sn="878">foolish</s><sn="444">men</s>: </v>
<vn='16'><sn="5613">As</s><sn="1658">free</s>, <sn="2532">and</s><sn="3361">not</s><sn="2192">using</s> your <sn="1657">liberty</s><sn="5613">for</s> a <sn="1942">cloak</s> of <sn="2549">maliciousness</s>, <sn="235">but</s><sn="5613">as</s> the <sn="1401">servants</s> of <sn="2316">God</s>. </v>
<vn='18'><sn="3610">Servants</s>, be subject <sn="5293">to</s> your <sn="1203">masters</s><sn="1722">with</s><sn="3956">all</s><sn="5401">fear</s>; <sn="3756">not</s><sn="3440">only</s> to <sn="3588">the</s><sn="18">good</s><sn="2532">and</s><sn="1933">gentle</s>, <sn="235">but</s><sn="2532">also</s> to <sn="3588">the</s><sn="4646">froward</s>. </v>
<vn='19'><sn="1063">For</s><sn="5124">this</s> is <sn="5485">thankworthy</s>, <sn="1487">if</s> a <sn="5100">man</s><sn="1223">for</s><sn="4893">conscience</s> toward <sn="2316">God</s><sn="5297">endure</s><sn="3077">grief</s>, <sn="3958">suffering</s><sn="95">wrongfully</s>. </v>
<vn='20'><sn="1063">For</s><sn="4169">what</s><sn="2811">glory</s> is it, <sn="1487">if</s>, when ye be <sn="2852">buffeted</s> for your <sn="264">faults</s>, ye shall take it <sn="5278">patiently</s>? <sn="235">but</s><sn="1487">if</s>, when ye do <sn="15">well</s>, <sn="2532">and</s><sn="3958">suffer</s> for it, ye take it <sn="5278">patiently</s>, <sn="5124">this</s> is <sn="5485">acceptable</s><sn="3844">with</s><sn="2316">God</s>. </v>
<vn='21'><sn="1063">For</s> even <sn="1519 5124">hereunto</s> were ye <sn="2564">called</s>: <sn="3754">because</s><sn="5547">Christ</s><sn="2532">also</s><sn="3958">suffered</s><sn="5228">for</s><sn="2257">us</s>, <sn="5277">leaving</s><sn="2254">us</s> an <sn="5261">example</s>, <sn="2443">that</s> ye should <sn="1872">follow</s><sn="846">his</s><sn="2487">steps</s>: </v>
<vn='22'><sn="3739">Who</s><sn="4160">did</s><sn="3756">no</s><sn="266">sin</s>, <sn="3761">neither</s> was <sn="1388">guile</s><sn="2147">found</s><sn="1722">in</s><sn="846">his</s><sn="4750">mouth</s>: </v>
<vn='23'><sn="3739">Who</s>, when he was <sn="3058">reviled</s>, reviled not <sn="486 3756">again</s>; when he <sn="3958">suffered</s>, he <sn="546">threatened</s><sn="3756">not</s>; <sn="1161">but</s><sn="3860">committed</s> himself to him that <sn="2919">judgeth</s><sn="1346">righteously</s>: </v>
<vn='24'><sn="3739">Who</s> his own <sn="848">self</s><sn="399">bare</s><sn="2257">our</s><sn="266">sins</s><sn="1722">in</s> his <sn="848">own</s><sn="4983">body</s><sn="1909">on</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="3586">tree</s>, <sn="2443">that</s> we, being <sn="581">dead</s> to <sn="266">sins</s>, should <sn="2198">live</s> unto <sn="1343">righteousness</s>: by <sn="3739">whose</s><sn="3468">stripes</s> ye were <sn="2390">healed</s>. </v>
<vn='25'><sn="1063">For</s> ye <sn="2258">were</s><sn="5613">as</s><sn="4263">sheep</s> going <sn="4105">astray</s>; <sn="235">but</s> are <sn="3568">now</s><sn="1994">returned</s><sn="1909">unto</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="4166">Shepherd</s><sn="2532">and</s><sn="1985">Bishop</s> of <sn="5216">your</s><sn="5590">souls</s>. </v>