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WhyG3767 layingG659 asideG659 allG3956 malice,G2549 and allG3956 guile,G1388 and hypocrisies,G5272 and envies,G5355 allG3956 evilG2636 speakings,G2636
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As newbornG738 babes,G1025 desireG1971 the sincereG97 milkG1051 of the word,G3050 that you may growG837 thereby:G1722
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IfG1512 so be you have tastedG1089 that the LordG2962 is gracious.G5543
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To whomG3739 coming,G4334 as to a livingG2198 stone,G3037 disallowedG593 indeedG3303 of men,G444 but chosenG1588 of God,G2316 and precious,G1784
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You also,G2532 as livelyG2198 stones,G3037 are builtG3618 up a spiritualG4152 house,G3624 an holyG40 priesthood,G2406 to offerG399 up spiritualG4152 sacrifices,G2378 acceptableG2144 to GodG2316 by JesusG2424 Christ.G5547
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WhyG1352 alsoG2532 it is containedG4023 in the scripture,G1124 Behold,G2400 I layG5087 in SionG4622 a chiefG204 cornerG204 stone,G3037 elect,G1588 precious:G1784 and he that believesG4100 onG1909 him shall not be confounded.G2617
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To you thereforeG3767 whichG3588 believeG4100 he is precious:G5092 but to them which be disobedient,G544 the stoneG3037 which the buildersG3618 disallowed,G593 the sameG3778 is madeG1096 the headG2776 of the corner,G1137
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And a stoneG3037 of stumbling,G4348 and a rockG4073 of offense,G4625 even to them whichG3739 stumbleG4350 at the word,G3056 being disobedient:G544 whereuntoG1519 G3739 alsoG2532 they were appointed.G5087
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But you are a chosenG1588 generation,G1085 a royalG934 priesthood,G2406 an holyG40 nation,G1484 a peculiarG1519 G4047 people;G2992 that you should showG1804 forthG1804 the praisesG703 of him who has calledG2564 you out of darknessG4655 intoG1519 his marvelousG2298 light;G5457
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WhichG3588 in timeG4218 past were not a people,G2992 but are nowG3568 the peopleG2992 of God:G2316 whichG3588 had not obtainedG1653 mercy,G1653 but nowG3568 have obtainedG1653 mercy.G1653
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Dearly beloved,G27 I beseechG3870 you as strangersG3941 and pilgrims,G3927 abstainG567 from fleshlyG4559 lusts,G1939 whichG3748 warG4754 againstG2596 the soul;G5590
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HavingG2192 yourG5216 conversationG391 honestG2570 amongG1722 the Gentiles:G1484 that, whereasG1722 G3759 they speakG2635 againstG1909 you as evildoers,G2555 they may by yourG3588 goodG2570 works,G2041 which they shall behold,G2029 glorifyG1392 GodG2316 in the dayG2250 of visitation.G1984
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SubmitG5293 yourselves to everyG3956 ordinanceG2937 of manG442 for the Lord'sG2962 sake: whetherG1535 it be to the king,G935 as supreme;G5242
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OrG1535 to governors,G2232 as to them that are sentG3992 by him for the punishmentG1557 of evildoers,G2555 and for the praiseG1868 of them that doG17 well.G17
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For soG3779 is the willG2307 of God,G2316 that with wellG15 doingG15 you may putG5392 to silenceG5392 the ignoranceG56 of foolishG878 men:G444
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As free,G1658 and not usingG2192 yourG3588 libertyG1657 for a cloakG1942 of maliciousness,G2549 but as the servantsG1401 of God.G2316
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HonorG5091 allG3956 men. LoveG25 the brotherhood.G81 FearG5399 God.G2316 HonorG5091 the king.G935
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Servants,G3610 be subjectG5293 to yourG3588 mastersG1203 with allG3956 fear;G5401 not onlyG3440 to the goodG18 and gentle,G1933 but alsoG2532 to the fraudulent.G4646
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For thisG5124 is thank worthy,G5485 ifG1487 a manG5100 for conscienceG4893 toward GodG2316 endureG5297 grief,G3077 sufferingG3958 wrongfully.G95
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For whatG4169 gloryG2811 is it, if,G1487 when you be buffetedG2852 for your faults,G264 you shall take it patiently?G5278 but if,G1487 when you doG15 well,G15 and sufferG3958 for it, you take it patiently,G5278 thisG5124 is acceptableG5485 with God.G2316
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For even hereuntoG1519 G5124 were you called:G2564 becauseG3754 ChristG5547 alsoG2532 sufferedG3958 for us, leavingG5277 us an example,G5261 that you should followG1872 his steps:G2487
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WhoG3739 didG4160 noG3756 sin,G266 neitherG3761 was guileG1388 foundG2147 in his mouth:G4750
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Who,G3739 when he was reviled,G3058 reviledG486 not again;G486 when he suffered,G3958 he threatenedG546 not; but committedG3860 himself to him that judgesG2919 righteously:G1346
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WhoG3739 his ownG848 selfG846 boreG399 our sinsG266 in his own bodyG4983 onG1909 the tree,G3586 that we, being deadG581 to sins,G266 should liveG2198 to righteousness:G1343 by whoseG3739 stripesG3468 you were healed.G2390
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For you were as sheepG4263 goingG4105 astray;G4105 but are nowG3568 returnedG1994 to the ShepherdG4166 and BishopG1985 of yourG5216 souls.G5590
