1. Petrov 2
1 Odložte teda všetku zlobu a každú lesť, pokrytectvo, závisť a každé ohováranie2 a ako novonarodené deti túžte po nefalšovanom duchovnom mlieku, aby ste od neho rástli na spásu,3 keď ste okúsili, aký dobrý je Pán.4 Prichádzajte k nemu, k živému kameňu, ktorý ľudia síce zavrhli, ale pred Bohom je vyvolený a vzácny,5 a dajte sa vbudovať aj vy ako živé kamene do duchovného domu, do svätého kňazstva, aby ste prinášali duchovné obety, príjemné Bohu skrze Ježiša Krista.6 Preto je v Písme: „Hľa, kladiem na Sione kameň uholný, vyvolený a vzácny; kto v neho verí, nebude zahanbený.“7 Vám teda, ktorí veríte, je na česť; pre tých však, čo neveria: „Kameň, čo stavitelia zavrhli, sa stal kameňom uholným“,8 „kameňom úrazu a skalou pohoršenia“. Oni naň narážajú, lebo neveria slovu. A na to sú aj určení.9 Ale vy ste vyvolený rod, kráľovské kňazstvo, svätý národ, ľud určený na vlastníctvo, aby ste zvestovali slávne skutky toho, ktorý vás z tmy povolal do svojho obdivuhodného svetla.10 Kedysi ste ani ľudom neboli, a teraz ste Boží ľud; vy, čo ste nedosiahli milosrdenstvo, teraz ste milosrdenstvo dosiahli.11 Milovaní, prosím vás ako cudzincov a pútnikov: zdŕžajte sa telesných žiadostí, ktoré bojujú proti duši.12 Vaše správanie medzi pohanmi nech je vzorné, aby videli vaše dobré skutky a v deň navštívenia oslavovali Boha práve za to, z čoho vás osočujú ako zločincov.13 Kvôli Pánovi sa podriaďujte každej ľudskej ustanovizni: či už kráľovi ako najvyššiemu,14 alebo miestodržiteľom ako tým, ktorých on posiela trestať zločincov a chváliť dobrých.15 Lebo to je Božia vôľa, aby ste robili dobre, a tak umlčali nevedomosť nerozumných ľudí,16 ako slobodní, ale nie takí, čo slobodu majú za prikrývku zloby, ale ako Boží služobníci.17 Všetkých si ctite, bratov milujte, Boha sa bojte, kráľa si vážte.18 Sluhovia, podriaďujte sa so všetkou bázňou pánom, a nielen dobrým a miernym, ale aj zlým.19 Veď je to milosť, keď niekto pre svoje svedomie pred Bohom znáša bolesti a nespravodlivo trpí.20 Lebo aká je to sláva, keď znášate údery po tvári za to, že hrešíte? Ale ak dobre robíte, a predsa znášate utrpenia, je to milosť pred Bohom.21 Veď na to ste povolaní; lebo aj Kristus trpel za vás a zanechal vám príklad, aby ste kráčali v jeho šľapajach.22 On sa nedopustil hriechu, ani lesť nebola v jeho ústach.23 Keď mu zlorečili, on nezlorečil, keď trpel, nevyhrážal sa, to postúpil tomu, ktorý súdi spravodlivo.24 Sám vyniesol naše hriechy na svojom tele na drevo, aby sme zomreli hriechu a žili pre spravodlivosť. Jeho rany vás uzdravili.25 Veď ste boli ako blúdiace ovce, ale teraz ste sa vrátili k pastierovi a biskupovi svojich duší.
1 PETER 2
A Living Stone and //a Holy Nation
1 Stop being hateful! Quit trying to fool people, and start being sincere. Don't be jealous or say cruel things about others. 2 Be like newborn babies who are thirsty for the pure spiritual milk that will help you grow and be saved.
3 t You have already found out how good the Lord really is.
4 Come to Jesus Christ. He is the living stone people have rejected, but which God has chosen and highly honored. 5 And now you are living stones being used to build a spiritual house. You are also a group of holy priests, and with the help of Jesus Christ you will offer sacrifices that please God.
6 t It is just as God says in the Scriptures,
“Look! I am placing in Zion
a choice and precious
cornerstone.
No one who has faith
in this one
will be disappointed.”
7 t You are followers of the Lord, and this stone is precious to you. But it isn't precious to those who refuse to follow him. They are the builders who tossed aside the stone that turned out to be the most important one of all.
8 t They disobeyed the message and stumbled and fell over this stone, because they were doomed.
9 t But you are God's chosen and special people. You are a group of royal priests and a holy nation. God has brought you out of darkness into his marvelous light. Now you must tell all the wonderful things he has done. The Scriptures say,
10 t “Once you were nobody.
Now you are God's people.
At one time no one
had mercy on you.
Now God has treated you
with kindness.”Live as God's Servants Should
11 Dear friends, you are foreigners and strangers on this earth. So I beg you not to surrender to those desires that fight against you.
12 Always let others see you behaving properly, even though they may still accuse you of doing wrong. Then on the day of judgment, they will honor God by telling the good things they saw you do.
13 The Lord wants you to obey all human authorities, especially the Emperor, who rules over everyone. 14 You must also obey governors, because they are sent by the Emperor to punish criminals and to praise good citizens. 15 God wants you to silence stupid and ignorant people by doing right. 16 You are free, but still you are God's servants, and you must not use your freedom as an excuse for doing wrong.
17 Respect everyone and show special love for God's people. Honor God and respect the Emperor.The Example of //Christ's Suffering
18 Servants, you must obey your masters and always show respect to them. Do this, not only to those who are kind and thoughtful, but also to those who are cruel. 19 God will bless you, even if others treat you unfairly for being loyal to him. 20 You don't gain anything by being punished for some wrong you have done. But God will bless you, if you have to suffer for doing something good.
21 After all, God chose you to suffer as you follow in the footsteps of Christ, who set an example by suffering for you.
22 t Christ did not sin
or ever tell a lie.
23 t Although he was abused,
he never tried to get even.
And when he suffered,
he made no threats.
Instead, he had faith in God,
who judges fairly.
24 t Christ carried the burden
of our sins.
He was nailed to the cross,
so we would stop sinning
and start living right.
By his cuts and bruises
you are healed.
25 You had wandered away
like sheep.
Now you have returned
to the one
who is your shepherd
and protector.