Verse 21
1 Peter 2:21
World English Bible, British Edition
21
For you were called to this, because Christ also suffered for us, leaving
you an example, that you should follow his steps,
Original Language Text
greek
εἰς τοῦτο γὰρ ἐκλήθητε, ὅτι καὶ Χριστὸς ἔπαθεν ὑπὲρ ⸀ὑμῶν, ὑμῖν ὑπολιμπάνων ὑπογραμμὸν ἵνα ἐπακολουθήσητε τοῖς ἴχνεσιν αὐτοῦ·
English Translation
For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example that you might follow in his steps.
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Chapter 2 Context
1
Putting away therefore all wickedness, all deceit, hypocrisies, envies, and
all evil speaking,
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2
as newborn babies, long for the pure spiritual milk, that with it you
may grow,
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3
if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is gracious.
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4
Come to him, a living stone, rejected indeed by men, but chosen by God (Elohim),
precious.
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5
You also as living stones are built up as a spiritual house, to be a holy
priesthood, to offer up sp...
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6
Because it is contained in Scripture,
“Behold, I lay in Zion a chief cornerstone, chosen and preciou...
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7
For you who believe therefore is the honour, but for those who
are disobedient,
“The stone which the...
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8
and,
“a stumbling stone and a rock of offence.”
For they stumble at the word, being disobedient, to...
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9
But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people
for God (Elohim)’s own posses...
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10
In the past, you were not a people, but now are God (Elohim)’s people, who had
not obtained mercy, b...
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11
Beloved, I beg you as foreigners and pilgrims to abstain from
fleshly lusts which war against the so...
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12
having good behaviour amongst the nations, so in that of which they
speak against you as evildoers,...
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13
Therefore subject yourselves to every ordinance of man for the
Lord’s sake: whether to the king, as...
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14
or to governors, as sent by him for vengeance on evildoers and for praise
to those who do well.
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15
For this is the will of God (Elohim), that by well-doing you should put to silence
the ignorance of...
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16
Live as free people, yet not using your freedom for a cloak of wickedness,
but as bondservants of Go...
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17
Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God (Elohim). Honour the king.
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18
Servants, be in subjection to your masters with all respect,
not only to the good and gentle, but al...
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19
For it is commendable if someone endures pain, suffering unjustly, because
of conscience towards God...
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20
For what glory is it if, when you sin, you patiently endure beating?
But if when you do well, you pa...
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21
For you were called to this, because Christ also suffered for us, leaving
you an example, that you s...
22
who didn’t sin, “neither was deceit found in his mouth.”
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23
When he was cursed, he didn’t curse back. When he suffered, he didn’t
threaten, but committed himsel...
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24
He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we, having died
to sins, might live to righte...
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25
For you were going astray like sheep; but now you have returned to the
Shepherd and Overseer
of your...
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