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corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.
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For
all flesh
is
as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the
flower thereof falleth away:
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But the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word
which by the gospel is preached unto you.
CHAPTER PETER 2
Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,
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As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:
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If so be ye
have tasted that the Lord
is
gracious.
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To whom coming,
as unto
a living stone, disallowed indeed
of men, but chosen of God,
and
precious,
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Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house,
an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.
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Wherefore
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.
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Unto 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,
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And a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence,
even to them
which stumble
at the word, being disobedient: whereunto also they were appointed.
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But 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:
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Which in time past
were
not a
people, but
are
now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained
mercy.
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Dearly beloved, I beseech
you
as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which
war against the soul;
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Having 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.
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Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake: whether it be to the king,
as supreme;
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Or unto governors, as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers,
and for the praise of them that do well.
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For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may
put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:
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As free, and not using
your
liberty for a cloke of
maliciousness, but as the servants of God.
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Honour all
men.
Love the brotherhood. Fear God.
Honour the king.
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Servants,
be
subject to
your
masters with all fear; not only to the good and
gentle, but also to the froward.
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For this
is
thankworthy, if a man for conscience toward God
endure grief, suffering wrongfully.
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For 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.
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For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us,
leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps:
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Who did no sin, neither was guile found
in his mouth:
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Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not;
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