GNT

1 ἀποθέμενοι οὗν πᾶσαν κακίαν καὶ πάντα δόλον καὶ ὑποκρίσεις καὶ φθόνους καὶ πάσας καταλαλιάς,

2 ὡς ἀρτιγέννητα βρέφη τὸ λογικὸν ἄδολον γάλα ἐπιποθήσατε, ἵνα ἐν αὐτῶ αὐξηθῆτε εἰς σωτηρίαν,

3 εἰ ἐγεύσασθε ὅτι χρηστὸς ὁ κύριος.

4 πρὸς ὃν προσερχόμενοι, λίθον ζῶντα, ὑπὸ ἀνθρώπων μὲν ἀποδεδοκιμασμένον παρὰ δὲ θεῶ ἐκλεκτὸν ἔντιμον,

5 καὶ αὐτοὶ ὡς λίθοι ζῶντες οἰκοδομεῖσθε οἶκος πνευματικὸς εἰς ἱεράτευμα ἅγιον, ἀνενέγκαι πνευματικὰς θυσίας εὐπροσδέκτους [τῶ] θεῶ διὰ ἰησοῦ χριστοῦ.

6 διότι περιέχει ἐν γραφῇ, ἰδοὺ τίθημι ἐν σιὼν λίθον ἀκρογωνιαῖον ἐκλεκτὸν ἔντιμον, καὶ ὁ πιστεύων ἐπ᾽ αὐτῶ οὐ μὴ καταισχυνθῇ.

7 ὑμῖν οὗν ἡ τιμὴ τοῖς πιστεύουσιν· ἀπιστοῦσιν δὲ λίθος ὃν ἀπεδοκίμασαν οἱ οἰκοδομοῦντες οὖτος ἐγενήθη εἰς κεφαλὴν γωνίας

8 καὶ λίθος προσκόμματος καὶ πέτρα σκανδάλου· οἳ προσκόπτουσιν τῶ λόγῳ ἀπειθοῦντες, εἰς ὃ καὶ ἐτέθησαν.

9 ὑμεῖς δὲ γένος ἐκλεκτόν, βασίλειον ἱεράτευμα, ἔθνος ἅγιον, λαὸς εἰς περιποίησιν, ὅπως τὰς ἀρετὰς ἐξαγγείλητε τοῦ ἐκ σκότους ὑμᾶς καλέσαντος εἰς τὸ θαυμαστὸν αὐτοῦ φῶς·

10 οἵ ποτε οὐ λαὸς νῦν δὲ λαὸς θεοῦ, οἱ οὐκ ἠλεημένοι νῦν δὲ ἐλεηθέντες.

11 ἀγαπητοί, παρακαλῶ ὡς παροίκους καὶ παρεπιδήμους ἀπέχεσθαι τῶν σαρκικῶν ἐπιθυμιῶν, αἵτινες στρατεύονται κατὰ τῆς ψυχῆς·

12 τὴν ἀναστροφὴν ὑμῶν ἐν τοῖς ἔθνεσιν ἔχοντες καλήν, ἵνα, ἐν ᾧ καταλαλοῦσιν ὑμῶν ὡς κακοποιῶν, ἐκ τῶν καλῶν ἔργων ἐποπτεύοντες δοξάσωσιν τὸν θεὸν ἐν ἡμέρᾳ ἐπισκοπῆς.

13 ὑποτάγητε πάσῃ ἀνθρωπίνῃ κτίσει διὰ τὸν κύριον· εἴτε βασιλεῖ ὡς ὑπερέχοντι,

14 εἴτε ἡγεμόσιν ὡς δι᾽ αὐτοῦ πεμπομένοις εἰς ἐκδίκησιν κακοποιῶν ἔπαινον δὲ ἀγαθοποιῶν·

15 ὅτι οὕτως ἐστὶν τὸ θέλημα τοῦ θεοῦ, ἀγαθοποιοῦντας φιμοῦν τὴν τῶν ἀφρόνων ἀνθρώπων ἀγνωσίαν·

16 ὡς ἐλεύθεροι, καὶ μὴ ὡς ἐπικάλυμμα ἔχοντες τῆς κακίας τὴν ἐλευθερίαν, ἀλλ᾽ ὡς θεοῦ δοῦλοι.

17 πάντας τιμήσατε, τὴν ἀδελφότητα ἀγαπᾶτε, τὸν θεὸν φοβεῖσθε, τὸν βασιλέα τιμᾶτε.

18 οἱ οἰκέται ὑποτασσόμενοι ἐν παντὶ φόβῳ τοῖς δεσπόταις, οὐ μόνον τοῖς ἀγαθοῖς καὶ ἐπιεικέσιν ἀλλὰ καὶ τοῖς σκολιοῖς.

19 τοῦτο γὰρ χάρις εἰ διὰ συνείδησιν θεοῦ ὑποφέρει τις λύπας πάσχων ἀδίκως.

20 ποῖον γὰρ κλέος εἰ ἁμαρτάνοντες καὶ κολαφιζόμενοι ὑπομενεῖτε; ἀλλ᾽ εἰ ἀγαθοποιοῦντες καὶ πάσχοντες ὑπομενεῖτε, τοῦτο χάρις παρὰ θεῶ.

21 εἰς τοῦτο γὰρ ἐκλήθητε, ὅτι καὶ χριστὸς ἔπαθεν ὑπὲρ ὑμῶν, ὑμῖν ὑπολιμπάνων ὑπογραμμὸν ἵνα ἐπακολουθήσητε τοῖς ἴχνεσιν αὐτοῦ·

22 ὃς ἁμαρτίαν οὐκ ἐποίησεν οὐδὲ εὑρέθη δόλος ἐν τῶ στόματι αὐτοῦ·

23 ὃς λοιδορούμενος οὐκ ἀντελοιδόρει, πάσχων οὐκ ἠπείλει, παρεδίδου δὲ τῶ κρίνοντι δικαίως·

24 ὃς τὰς ἁμαρτίας ἡμῶν αὐτὸς ἀνήνεγκεν ἐν τῶ σώματι αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ τὸ ξύλον, ἵνα ταῖς ἁμαρτίαις ἀπογενόμενοι τῇ δικαιοσύνῃ ζήσωμεν· οὖ τῶ μώλωπι ἰάθητε.

25 ἦτε γὰρ ὡς πρόβατα πλανώμενοι, ἀλλὰ ἐπεστράφητε νῦν ἐπὶ τὸν ποιμένα καὶ ἐπίσκοπον τῶν ψυχῶν ὑμῶν.

KJV

1  Wherefore³⁷⁶⁷ laying aside⁶⁵⁹ all³⁹⁵⁶ malice,²⁵⁴⁹ and²⁵³² all³⁹⁵⁶ guile,¹³⁸⁸ and²⁵³² hypocrisies,⁵²⁷² and²⁵³² envies,⁵³⁵⁵ and²⁵³² all³⁹⁵⁶ evil speakings,²⁶³⁶

2  As⁵⁶¹³ newborn⁷³⁸ babes,¹⁰²⁵ desire¹⁹⁷¹ the³⁵⁸⁸ sincere⁹⁷ milk¹⁰⁵¹ of the word,³⁰⁵⁰ that²⁴⁴³ ye may grow⁸³⁷ thereby:^{1722 846}

3  If so be¹⁵¹² ye have tasted¹⁰⁸⁹ that³⁷⁵⁴ the³⁵⁸⁸ Lord²⁹⁶² is gracious.⁵⁵⁴³

4  To⁴³¹⁴ whom³⁷³⁹ coming,⁴³³⁴ as unto a living²¹⁹⁸ stone,³⁰³⁷ disallowed⁵⁹³ indeed³³⁰³ of⁵²⁵⁹ men,⁴⁴⁴ but¹¹⁶¹ chosen¹⁵⁸⁸ of³⁸⁴⁴ God,²³¹⁶ and precious,¹⁷⁸⁴

5  Ye⁸⁴⁶ also,²⁵³² as⁵⁶¹³ lively²¹⁹⁸ stones,³⁰³⁷ are built up³⁶¹⁸ a spiritual⁴¹⁵² house,³⁶²⁴ an holy⁴⁰ priesthood,²⁴⁰⁶ to offer up³⁹⁹ spiritual⁴¹⁵² sacrifices,²³⁷⁸ acceptable²¹⁴⁴ to God²³¹⁶ by¹²²³ Jesus²⁴²⁴ Christ.⁵⁵⁴⁷

6  Wherefore¹³⁵² also²⁵³² it is contained⁴⁰²³ in¹⁷²² the³⁵⁸⁸ scripture,¹¹²⁴ Behold,²⁴⁰⁰ I lay⁵⁰⁸⁷ in¹⁷²² Zion⁴⁶²² a chief corner stone,^{204 3037} elect,¹⁵⁸⁸ precious:¹⁷⁸⁴ and²⁵³² he that believeth⁴¹⁰⁰ on¹⁹⁰⁹ him⁸⁴⁶ shall not³³⁶⁴ be confounded.²⁶¹⁷

7  Unto you⁵²¹³ therefore³⁷⁶⁷ which believe⁴¹⁰⁰ he is precious:⁵⁰⁹² but¹¹⁶¹ unto them which be disobedient,⁵⁴⁴ the stone³⁰³⁷ which³⁷³⁹ the³⁵⁸⁸ builders³⁶¹⁸ disallowed,⁵⁹³ the same³⁷⁷⁸ is made¹⁰⁹⁶ the¹⁵¹⁹ head²⁷⁷⁶ of the corner,¹¹³⁷

8  And²⁵³² a stone³⁰³⁷ of stumbling,⁴³⁴⁸ and²⁵³² a rock⁴⁰⁷³ of offense,⁴⁶²⁵ even to them which³⁷³⁹ stumble⁴³⁵⁰ at the³⁵⁸⁸ word,³⁰⁵⁶ being disobedient:⁵⁴⁴ whereunto^{1519 3739} also²⁵³² they were appointed.⁵⁰⁸⁷

9  But¹¹⁶¹ ye⁵²¹⁰ are a chosen¹⁵⁸⁸ generation,¹⁰⁸⁵ a royal⁹³⁴ priesthood,²⁴⁰⁶ a holy⁴⁰ nation,¹⁴⁸⁴ a peculiar^{1519 4047} people;²⁹⁹² that³⁷⁰⁴ ye should show forth¹⁸⁰⁴ the³⁵⁸⁸ praises⁷⁰³ of him³⁵⁸⁸ who hath called²⁵⁶⁴ you⁵²⁰⁹ out of¹⁵³⁷ darkness⁴⁶⁵⁵ into¹⁵¹⁹ his⁸⁴⁶ marvelous²²⁹⁸ light:⁵⁴⁵⁷

10  Which³⁵⁸⁸ in time past⁴²¹⁸ were not³⁷⁵⁶ a people,²⁹⁹² but¹¹⁶¹ are now³⁵⁶⁸ the people²⁹⁹² of God:²³¹⁶ which had not obtained mercy,^{1653 3756} but¹¹⁶¹ now³⁵⁶⁸ have obtained mercy.¹⁶⁵³

11  Dearly beloved,²⁷ I beseech³⁸⁷⁰ you as⁵⁶¹³ strangers³⁹⁴¹ and²⁵³² pilgrims,³⁹²⁷ abstain⁵⁶⁷ from fleshly⁴⁵⁵⁹ lusts,¹⁹³⁹ which³⁷⁴⁸ war⁴⁷⁵⁴ against²⁵⁹⁶ the³⁵⁸⁸ soul;⁵⁵⁹⁰

12  Having²¹⁹² your⁵²¹⁶ conversation³⁹¹ honest²⁵⁷⁰ among¹⁷²² the³⁵⁸⁸ Gentiles:¹⁴⁸⁴ that,²⁴⁴³ whereas^{1722 3739} they speak against²⁶³⁵ you⁵²¹⁶ as⁵⁶¹³ evildoers,²⁵⁵⁵ they may by¹⁵³⁷ your good²⁵⁷⁰ works,²⁰⁴¹ which they shall behold,²⁰²⁹ glorify¹³⁹² God²³¹⁶ in¹⁷²² the day²²⁵⁰ of visitation.¹⁹⁸⁴

13  Submit yourselves⁵²⁹³ to³⁷⁶⁷ every³⁹⁵⁶ ordinance²⁹³⁷ of man⁴⁴² for the Lord's sake:^{1223 3588 2962} whether¹⁵³⁵ it be to the king,⁹³⁵ as⁵⁶¹³ supreme;⁵²⁴²

14  Or¹⁵³⁵ unto governors,²²³² as⁵⁶¹³ unto them that are sent³⁹⁹² by¹²²³ him⁸⁴⁶ for¹⁵¹⁹ the punishment¹⁵⁵⁷ of³³⁰³ evildoers,²⁵⁵⁵ and¹¹⁶¹ for the praise¹⁸⁶⁸ of them that do well.¹⁷

15  For³⁷⁵⁴ so³⁷⁷⁹ is²⁰⁷⁶ the³⁵⁸⁸ will²³⁰⁷ of God,²³¹⁶ that with well doing¹⁵ ye may put to silence⁵³⁹² the³⁵⁸⁸ ignorance⁵⁶ of foolish⁸⁷⁸ men:⁴⁴⁴

16  As⁵⁶¹³ free,¹⁶⁵⁸ and²⁵³² not³³⁶¹ using²¹⁹² your liberty¹⁶⁵⁷ for⁵⁶¹³ a cloak¹⁹⁴² of maliciousness,²⁵⁴⁹ but²³⁵ as⁵⁶¹³ the servants¹⁴⁰¹ of God.²³¹⁶

17  Honor⁵⁰⁹¹ all³⁹⁵⁶ men. Love²⁵ the³⁵⁸⁸ brotherhood.⁸¹ Fear⁵³⁹⁹ God.²³¹⁶ Honor⁵⁰⁹¹ the³⁵⁸⁸ king.⁹³⁵

18  Servants,³⁶¹⁰ be subject to⁵²⁹³ your masters¹²⁰³ with¹⁷²² all³⁹⁵⁶ fear;⁵⁴⁰¹ not³⁷⁵⁶ only³⁴⁴⁰ to the³⁵⁸⁸ good¹⁸ and²⁵³² gentle,¹⁹³³ but²³⁵ also²⁵³² to the³⁵⁸⁸ froward.⁴⁶⁴⁶

19  For¹⁰⁶³ this⁵¹²⁴ is thankworthy,⁵⁴⁸⁵ if¹⁴⁸⁷ a man⁵¹⁰⁰ for¹²²³ conscience⁴⁸⁹³ toward God²³¹⁶ endure⁵²⁹⁷ grief,³⁰⁷⁷ suffering³⁹⁵⁸ wrongfully.⁹⁵

20  For¹⁰⁶³ what⁴¹⁶⁹ glory²⁸¹¹ is it, if,¹⁴⁸⁷ when ye be buffeted^{2852 2532} for your faults,²⁶⁴ ye shall take it patiently?⁵²⁷⁸ but²³⁵ if,¹⁴⁸⁷ when ye do well,¹⁵ and²⁵³² suffer³⁹⁵⁸ for it, ye take it patiently,⁵²⁷⁸ this⁵¹²⁴ is acceptable⁵⁴⁸⁵ with³⁸⁴⁴ God.²³¹⁶

21  For¹⁰⁶³ even hereunto^{1519 5124} were ye called:²⁵⁶⁴ because³⁷⁵⁴ Christ⁵⁵⁴⁷ also²⁵³² suffered³⁹⁵⁸ for⁵²²⁸ us,²²⁵⁷ leaving⁵²⁷⁷ us²²⁵⁴ an example,⁵²⁶¹ that²⁴⁴³ ye should follow¹⁸⁷² his⁸⁴⁶ steps:²⁴⁸⁷

22  Who³⁷³⁹ did⁴¹⁶⁰ no³⁷⁵⁶ sin,²⁶⁶ neither³⁷⁶¹ was guile¹³⁸⁸ found²¹⁴⁷ in¹⁷²² his⁸⁴⁶ mouth:⁴⁷⁵⁰

23  Who,³⁷³⁹ when he was reviled,³⁰⁵⁸ reviled not again;^{486 3756} when he suffered,³⁹⁵⁸ he threatened⁵⁴⁶ not;³⁷⁵⁶ but¹¹⁶¹ committed³⁸⁶⁰ himself to him that judgeth²⁹¹⁹ righteously:¹³⁴⁶

24  Who³⁷³⁹ his own self⁸⁴⁸ bare³⁹⁹ our²²⁵⁷ sins²⁶⁶ in¹⁷²² his own⁸⁴⁸ body⁴⁹⁸³ on¹⁹⁰⁹ the³⁵⁸⁸ tree,³⁵⁸⁶ that²⁴⁴³ we, being dead⁵⁸¹ to sins,²⁶⁶ should live²¹⁹⁸ unto righteousness:¹³⁴³ by whose³⁷³⁹ stripes³⁴⁶⁸ ye were healed.²³⁹⁰

25  For¹⁰⁶³ ye were²²⁵⁸ as⁵⁶¹³ sheep⁴²⁶³ going astray;⁴¹⁰⁵ but²³⁵ are now³⁵⁶⁸ returned¹⁹⁹⁴ unto¹⁹⁰⁹ the³⁵⁸⁸ Shepherd⁴¹⁶⁶ and²⁵³² Bishop¹⁹⁸⁵ of your⁵²¹⁶ souls.⁵⁵⁹⁰

Vul

1 Deponentes igitur omnem malitiam, et omnem dolum, et simulationes, et invidias, et omnes detractiones,

2 sicut modo geniti infantes, rationabile, sine dolo lac concupiscite: ut in eo crescatis in salutem:

3 si tamen gustastis quoniam dulcis est Dominus.

4 Ad quem accedentes lapidem vivum, ab hominibus quidem reprobatum, a Deo autem electum, et honorificatum:

5 et ipsi tamquam lapides vivi superædificamini, domus spiritualis, sacerdotium sanctum, offerre spirituales hostias, acceptabiles Deo per Jesum Christum.

6 Propter quod continet Scriptura: Ecce pono in Sion lapidem summum angularem, electum, pretiosum: et qui crediderit in eum, non confundetur.

7 Vobis igitur honor credentibus: non credentibus autem lapis, quem reprobaverunt ædificantes: hic factus est in caput anguli,

8 et lapis offensionis, et petra scandali, his qui offendunt verbo, nec credunt in quo et positi sunt.

9 Vos autem genus electum, regale sacerdotium, gens sancta, populus acquisitionis: ut virtutes annuntietis ejus qui de tenebris vos vocavit in admirabile lumen suum.

10 Qui aliquando non populus, nunc autem populus Dei: qui non consecuti misericordiam, nunc autem misericordiam consecuti.

11 Carissimi, obsecro vos tamquam advenas et peregrinos abstinere vos a carnalibus desideriis, quæ militant adversus animam,

12 conversationem vestram inter gentes habentes bonam: ut in eo quod detrectant de vobis tamquam de malefactoribus, ex bonis operibus vos considerantes, glorificent Deum in die visitationis.

13 Subjecti igitur estote omni humanæ creaturæ propter Deum: sive regi quasi præcellenti:

14 sive ducibus tamquam ab eo missis ad vindictam malefactorum, laudem vero bonorum:

15 quia sic est voluntas Dei, ut benefacientes obmutescere faciatis imprudentium hominum ignorantiam:

16 quasi liberi, et non quasi velamen habentes malitiæ libertatem, sed sicut servi Dei.

17 Omnes honorate: fraternitatem diligite: Deum timete: regem honorificate.

18 Servi, subditi estote in omni timore dominis, non tantum bonis et modestis, sed etiam dyscolis.

19 Hæc est enim gratia, si propter Dei conscientiam sustinet quis tristitias, patiens injuste.

20 Quæ enim est gloria, si peccantes, et colaphizati suffertis? sed si bene facientes patienter sustinetis, hæc est gratia apud Deum.

21 In hoc enim vocati estis: quia et Christus passus est pro nobis, vobis relinquens exemplum ut sequamini vestigia ejus:

22 qui peccatum non fecit, nec inventus est dolus in ore ejus:

23 qui cum malediceretur, non maledicebat: cum pateretur, non comminabatur: tradebat autem judicanti se injuste:

24 qui peccata nostra ipse pertulit in corpore suo super lignum; ut peccatis mortui, justitiæ vivamus: cujus livore sanati estis.

25 Eratis enim sicut oves errantes, sed conversi estis nunc ad pastorem, et episcopum animarum vestrarum.