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1 Peter 2:11-25 CEV
(11) Dear friends, you are foreigners and strangers on this earth. So I beg you not to surrender to those desires that fight against you.
(12) Always let others see you behaving properly, even though they may still accuse you of doing wrong. Then on the day of judgment, they will honor God by telling the good things they saw you do.
(13) The Lord wants you to obey all human authorities, especially the Emperor, who rules over everyone.
(14) You must also obey governors, because they are sent by the Emperor to punish criminals and to praise good citizens.
(15) God wants you to silence stupid and ignorant people by doing right.
(16) You are free, but still you are God's servants, and you must not use your freedom as an excuse for doing wrong.
(17) Respect everyone and show special love for God's people. Honor God and respect the Emperor.
(18) Servants, you must obey your masters and always show respect to them. Do this, not only to those who are kind and thoughtful, but also to those who are cruel.
(19) God will bless you, even if others treat you unfairly for being loyal to him.
(20) You don't gain anything by being punished for some wrong you have done. But God will bless you, if you have to suffer for doing something good.
(21) After all, God chose you to suffer as you follow in the footsteps of Christ, who set an example by suffering for you.
(22) Christ did not sin or ever tell a lie.
(23) Although he was abused, he never tried to get even. And when he suffered, he made no threats. Instead, he had faith in God, who judges fairly.
(24) Christ carried the burden of our sins. He was nailed to the cross, so that we would stop sinning and start living right. By his cuts and bruises you are healed.
(25) You had wandered away like sheep. Now you have returned to the one who is your shepherd and protector.
1 Peter 2:11-25 Darby
(11) Beloved, I exhort you , as strangers and sojourners, to abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;
(12) having your conversation honest among the Gentiles, that as to that in which they speak against you as evildoers, they may through your good works, themselves witnessing them , glorify God in the day of visitation.
(13) Be in subjection therefore to every human institution for the Lord's sake; whether to the king as supreme,
(14) or to rulers as sent by him, for vengeance on evildoers, and praise to them that do well.
(15) Because so is the will of God, that by well-doing ye put to silence the ignorance of senseless men;
(16) as free, and not as having liberty as a cloak of malice, but as God's bondmen.
(17) Shew honour to all, love the brotherhood, fear God, honour the king.
(18) Servants, be subject with all fear to your masters, not only to the good and gentle, but also to the ill-tempered.
(19) For this is acceptable, if one, for conscience sake towards God, endure griefs, suffering unjustly.
(20) For what glory is it , if sinning and being buffeted ye shall bear it ? but if, doing good and suffering, ye shall bear it , this is acceptable with God.
(21) For to this have ye been called; for Christ also has suffered for you, leaving you a model that ye should follow in his steps:
(22) who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth;
(23) who, when reviled, reviled not again; when suffering, threatened not; but gave himself over into the hands of him who judges righteously;
(24) who himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, in order that, being dead to sins, we may live to righteousness: by whose stripes ye have been healed.
(25) For ye were going astray as sheep, but have now returned to the shepherd and overseer of your souls.
1 Peter 2:11-25 LITV
(11) Beloved, I exhort you as pilgrims and strangers to abstain from fleshly lusts which war against the soul;
(12) having your behavior good among the nations, in that which they speak against you as evildoers; by observing your good works, they may glorify God in a day of visitation.
(13) Then be in obedience to every creation of men because of the Lord; whether to a king, as being supreme;
(14) or to governors, as through Him having indeed being sent for vengeance on evildoers, but praise on well doers,
(15) because so is the will of God, doing good to silence the ignorance of foolish men;
(16) as free, and not having freedom as a cover of evil, but as slaves of God;
(17) honor all, love the brotherhood, fear God, honor the king.
(18) Servants, be obedient to your masters in all fear, not only to those good and forbearing, but also to the perverse ones.
(19) For this is a grace, if because of conscience toward God anyone bears grief, suffering unjustly.
(20) For what glory is it if you patiently endure while sinning and being buffeted? But if you are suffering while doing good, and patiently endure, this is a grace from God.
(21) For you were called to this, for even Christ suffered on our behalf, leaving behind an example for us, that you should follow His steps;
(22) "who did not sin, nor was guile found in His mouth;" Isa. 53:9
(23) who, having been reviled, did not revile in return; suffering, He did not threaten, but gave Himself up to Him who was judging righteously;
(24) who "Himself carried up in His body our sins" onto the tree; that dying to sins, we might live to righteousness, of whom "by His wound you were healed."
(25) For you were "as sheep going astray," but now you turned back to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls. Isa. 53:4-6
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The Translations we quote are:
ALT - Analytical Literal Translation
ASV - American Standard Version (by the American revision committee in 1897).
Darby - 1889 Darby Bible
DRB - 1899 Douay-Rheims Bible
BBE - 1965 Bible in Basic English
LITV - Literal Translation of the Holy Bible
KJV - King James Version
MKJV - Modern King James Version
NWT - New World Translation
Webster - 1833 Webster Bible
RV - Revised Version
YLT - Young's Literal Translation