1 Peter 2:1 (ASV)
Putting away therefore all wickedness, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,

1 Peter 2:2 (ASV)
as newborn babes, long for the spiritual milk which is without guile, that ye may grow thereby unto salvation;

1 Peter 2:3 (ASV)
if ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious:

1 Peter 2:4 (ASV)
unto whom coming, a living stone, rejected indeed of men, but with God elect, precious,

1 Peter 2:5 (ASV)
ye 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.

1 Peter 2:6 (ASV)
Because 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.

1 Peter 2:7 (ASV)
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;

1 Peter 2:8 (ASV)
and, A stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence; for they stumble at the word, being disobedient: whereunto also they were appointed.

1 Peter 2:9 (ASV)
But ye are a 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:

1 Peter 2:10 (ASV)
who in time past were no people, but now are the people of God: who had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.

1 Peter 2:11 (ASV)
Beloved, I beseech you as sojourners and pilgrims, to abstain from fleshly lust, which war against the soul;

1 Peter 2:12 (ASV)
having 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.

1 Peter 2:13 (ASV)
Be subject to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake: whether to the king, as supreme;

1 Peter 2:14 (ASV)
or unto governors, as sent by him for vengeance on evil-doers and for praise to them that do well.

1 Peter 2:15 (ASV)
For so is the will of God, that by well-doing ye should put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:

1 Peter 2:16 (ASV)
as free, and not using your freedom for a cloak of wickedness, but as bondservants of God.

1 Peter 2:17 (ASV)
Honor all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king.

1 Peter 2:18 (ASV)
Servants, `be' in subjection to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward.

1 Peter 2:19 (ASV)
For this is acceptable, if for conscience toward God a man endureth griefs, suffering wrongfully.

1 Peter 2:20 (ASV)
For 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.

1 Peter 2:21 (ASV)
For hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, that ye should follow his steps:

1 Peter 2:22 (ASV)
who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth:

1 Peter 2:23 (ASV)
who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered threatened not; but committed `himself' to him that judgeth righteously:

1 Peter 2:24 (ASV)
who 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.

1 Peter 2:25 (ASV)
For ye were going astray like sheep; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.