| King James Bible | NET Bible |
| 1Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings, | 1So get rid of all evil and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander. |
| 2As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby: | 2And yearn like newborn infants for pure, spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up to salvation, |
| 3If so be ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious. | 3if you have experienced the Lord's kindness. |
| 4To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious, | 4So as you come to him, a living stone rejected by men but chosen and priceless in God's sight, |
| 5Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ. | 5you yourselves, as living stones, are built up as a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood and to offer spiritual sacrifices that are acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. |
| 6Wherefore also it is contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner stone, elect, precious: and he that believeth on him shall not be confounded. | 6For it says in scripture, "Look, I lay in Zion a stone, a chosen and priceless cornerstone, and whoever believes in him will never be put to shame." |
| 7Unto you therefore which believe he is precious: but unto them which be disobedient, the stone which the builders disallowed, the same is made the head of the corner, | 7So you who believe see his value, but for those who do not believe, the stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone, |
| 8And a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence, even to them which stumble at the word, being disobedient: whereunto also they were appointed. | 8and a stumbling-stone and a rock to trip over. They stumble because they disobey the word, as they were destined to do. |
| 9But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light: | 9But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people of his own, so that you may proclaim the virtues of the one who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. |
| 10Which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy. | 10You once were not a people, but now you are God's people. You were shown no mercy, but now you have received mercy. |
| 11Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul; | 11Dear friends, I urge you as foreigners and exiles to keep away from fleshly desires that do battle against the soul, |
| 12Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation. | 12and maintain good conduct among the non-Christians, so that though they now malign you as wrongdoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God when he appears. |
| 13Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme; | 13Be subject to every human institution for the Lord's sake, whether to a king as supreme |
| 14Or unto governors, as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers, and for the praise of them that do well. | 14or to governors as those he commissions to punish wrongdoers and praise those who do good. |
| 15For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men: | 15For God wants you to silence the ignorance of foolish people by doing good. |
| 16As free, and not using your liberty for a cloke of maliciousness, but as the servants of God. | 16Live as free people, not using your freedom as a pretext for evil, but as God's slaves. |
| 17Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king. | 17Honor all people, love the family of believers, fear God, honor the king. |
| 18Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward. | 18Slaves, be subject to your masters with all reverence, not only to those who are good and gentle, but also to those who are perverse. |
| 19For this is thankworthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully. | 19For this finds God's favor, if because of conscience toward God someone endures hardships in suffering unjustly. |
| 20For what glory is it, if, when ye be buffeted for your faults, ye shall take it patiently? but if, when ye do well, and suffer for it, ye take it patiently, this is acceptable with God. | 20For what credit is it if you sin and are mistreated and endure it? But if you do good and suffer and so endure, this finds favor with God. |
| 21For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps: | 21For to this you were called, since Christ also suffered for you, leaving an example for you to follow in his steps. |
| 22Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth: | 22He committed no sin nor was deceit found in his mouth. |
| 23Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously: | 23When he was maligned, he did not answer back; when he suffered, he threatened no retaliation, but committed himself to God who judges justly. |
| 24Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed. | 24He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we may cease from sinning and live for righteousness. By his wounds you were healed. |
| 25For ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls. | 25For you were going astray like sheep but now you have turned back to the shepherd and guardian of your souls. |
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