III.
Growth in life and its results
2:1-10
A.
Growing by feeding on the milk of the word unto full salvation
vv. 1-3
1 Pet. 2
:1
2:1
1Therefore putting away all
2amalice and all guile and
bhypocrisies and envyings and all evil speakings,
1 Pet. 2
:2
2:2
As 1newborn ababes, long for the
2guileless bmilk 3of the word in order that by it you may
4cgrow 5unto dsalvation,
1 Pet. 2
:3
2:3
If you have
1atasted that the Lord is
2good.
B.
Transformed unto the building up of a spiritual house for God's dwelling, a holy priesthood for God's service
vv. 4-8
1 Pet. 2
:4
2:4
Coming to Him, a
1living astone,
brejected by men but with God
cchosen and 2precious,
1 Pet. 2
:5
2:5
You yourselves also, as
1living astones, are being
2bbuilt up as a
3spiritual 4chouse 5into a
6holy 7priesthood to offer up
8spiritual sacrifices
dacceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
1 Pet. 2
:6
2:6
For it is contained in Scripture:
a"Behold, I lay in Zion a
1cornerstone,
2bchosen and 3precious; and he who
cbelieves on Him shall by no means be put to shame.''
1 Pet. 2
:7
2:7
To you therefore who believe is the
1preciousness; but to the unbelieving,
a"The stone which the
2builders brejected, this has
3become the head of the corner,''
1 Pet. 2
:8
2:8
And,
a"A stone of
1bstumbling and a rock of
coffense''; who
dstumble at
2the word, being disobedient, to
3which also they were
eappointed.
C.
To tell out the virtues of the calling One
vv. 9-10
1 Pet. 2
:9
2:9
But you are a
achosen 1race, a
2royal bpriesthood, a
3holy nation, a people acquired for a possession, so that you may
4tell out the
5cvirtues of Him who has
dcalled you out of
6edarkness into His marvelous
6flight;
1 Pet. 2
:10
2:10
1Who once were
anot a people but now are the people of God; who had not
previously been shown mercy but have now been shown mercy.
IV.
The Christian life and its sufferings
2:11—4:19
A.
A life in an excellent manner toward all men in all concerns
2:11—3:13
1.
As sojourners among the Gentiles
2:11-12
1 Pet. 2
:11
2:11
Beloved, I entreat
you as
astrangers and
bsojourners to
cabstain from
1dfleshly lusts, which
ewar against the
1fsoul,
1 Pet. 2
:12
2:12
Having your
1amanner of life
2bexcellent among the Gentiles, so that in the matter concerning which they
cspeak against you as evildoers they may, by your
dgood works, as they see
them with their own eyes,
eglorify God in the day of
His 3fvisitation.
2.
Toward human institutions
2:13-17
1 Pet. 2
:13
2:13
1Be asubject to every human
2institution 3for the Lord's sake, whether to a
bking as being supreme,
1 Pet. 2
:14
2:14
Or to governors as being sent by him for
avengeance on evildoers and praise of those who do
bgood.
1 Pet. 2
:15
2:15
For so is the
awill of God, that by doing good you would muzzle the
bignorance of
1foolish men;
1 Pet. 2
:16
2:16
As afree, and yet
bnot having freedom as a covering for evil, but as
cslaves of God.
1 Pet. 2
:17
2:17
aHonor all men.
bLove the
1brotherhood.
cFear God. Honor the
dking.
3.
Servants toward masters
2:18-20
1 Pet. 2
:18
2:18
Household aservants, be subject in all
1bfear to your masters, not only to the good and forbearing but also to the crooked.
1 Pet. 2
:19
2:19
For this is
1grace, if anyone,
2because of a
aconsciousness of God, bears sorrows by suffering
3unjustly.
1 Pet. 2
:20
2:20
For what
1glory is it if, while sinning and being buffeted, you endure? But if, while doing good and
asuffering, you endure, this is grace with God.
4.
The model of Christ
2:21-25
1 Pet. 2
:21
2:21
For to
1this you were
acalled, because Christ also
bsuffered on your behalf, leaving you a
2cmodel so that you may follow in His steps;
1 Pet. 2
:22
2:22
Who committed no
asin, nor was guile found in His
bmouth;
1 Pet. 2
:23
2:23
Who being reviled did
anot revile in return; suffering, He did not threaten but kept committing
1all to Him who
2bjudges righteously;
1 Pet. 2
:24
2:24
Who Himself
1abore up our sins in His
bbody on the
2ctree, in order that we,
3having ddied to sins, might
4elive 5to righteousness; by whose
6fbruise you were
7healed.
1 Pet. 2
:25
2:25
For you were like
asheep being led astray, but you have now
1returned to the
2bShepherd and
cOverseer of your
3dsouls.
