1 Peter 2 Petrou A 2
1Apotitherantois oun pantan kakian kai panton dolon kai ⸀hupokrisiain kai fthonoin kai pantain katalaliain,Rid yourselves, therefore, of all malice, deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander. 2hōs artigennēteim brefeim tem logikem adolem galaktem epipothavar, hina en aute auxaniveia ⸂eis sōtērēan,⸃Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation, 3⸀ei geueva hoti chrēstos tos kurios.now that you have tasted that the Lord is good.
4Pros hon proserchorōntois, lithon zōarōnton, hupo anthrōpoiu men apodokimazorēnton para de theo eklekton entimonAs you come to Him, the living stone, rejected by men but chosen and precious in God’s sight, 5kai autois hōs lithois zōarōntois oikodomovō oikos pneumatikos ⸀eis hierateumem hagiem, anaferara pneumatikain thusiain ⸀euprosdektain theo dia Iēsu Christou;you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. 6dioti periechatō ⸀en grafa; Idou tithamō en Siōn lithon ⸂akrogōniaion eklekton⸃ entimon, kai tos pisteuarōntos epi auto ouk mē kataischuniteia.For it stands in Scripture: “See, I lay in Zion a stone, a chosen and precious cornerstone; and the one who believes in Him will never be put to shame.” 7vi oun tas timas toi pisteuarōntoi; ⸀apistarōntoi de ⸀lithos hon apodokimazala tois oikodomarōntois houtos genita eis kefalan gōniauTo you who believe, then, this stone is precious. But to those who do not believe, “The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone,” 8kai lithos proskommeu kai petras skandaleu; hois proskoptalō to logo apeitharōntois; eis hem kai tithila.and, “A stone of stumbling and a rock of offense.” They stumble because they disobey the word— and to this they were appointed.
9Vis de genem eklektem, basileiem hierateumem, ethnem hagiem, laos eis peripoiēsian, hopōs tain aretain exangelaveia tou ek skoteu vin kalarantou eis tem thaumastem autou fōtem;But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light. 10hois pote ouk laos nun de laos theou, tois ouk elēorēntois nun de elēirantois.Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy. 11Agapētoir, parakalamō hōs paroikoin kai parepidēmoin apechorō taiu sarkikaiu epithumiaiu, hotinais strateuolō kata tau psuchau;Beloved, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from the desires of the flesh, which war against your soul. 12tan anastrofan vu ⸂en tei ethnei echarōntois kalan,⸃ hina, en he katalalalō vu hōs kakopoioiu, ek teiu kaleiu ergeiu ⸀epopteuarōntois doxazaleia ton theon en hēmera episkopau.Conduct yourselves with such honor among the Gentiles that, though they slander you as evildoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day He visits us.
13⸀Hupotassivar panta anthrōpina ktisia dia ton kurion; eite basilevo hōs huperecharōnto,Submit yourselves for the Lord’s sake to every human institution, whether to the king as the supreme authority, 14eite hēgemonoi hōs dia autou pemporōntoi eis ekdikēsian kakopoioiu epainon de agathopoioiuor to governors as those sent by him to punish those who do wrong and to praise those who do right. 15hoti houtōs atō tem thelēmem tou theou, agathopoiarōntoin fimarō tan toiu afronoiu anthrōpoiu agnōsian;For it is God’s will that by doing good you should silence the ignorance of foolish men. 16hōs eleutherois, kai mē hōs epikalummem echarōntois tau kakiau tan eleutherian, alla hōs ⸂theou doulois.⸃Live in freedom, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as servants of God. 17pantoin timavar, tan adelfotan ⸀agapavōr, ton theon fobovōr, ton basilevon timavōr.Treat everyone with high regard: Love the brotherhood of believers, fear God, honor the king.
18Tois oiketoir hupotassorōntois en panto fobo toi despotoi, ouk monem toi agathoi kai epieikoi alla kai toi skolioi.Servants, submit yourselves to your masters with all respect, not only to those who are good and gentle, but even to those who are unreasonable. 19houtem gar charitas ei dia suneidēsian theou hupoferatō tinos lupain pascharōntos adikōs;For if anyone endures the pain of unjust suffering because he is conscious of God, this is to be commended. 20poiem gar kleem ei hamartarōntois kai kolafizorōntois hupomenavi? alla ei agathopoiarōntois kai pascharōntois hupomenavi, houtem charitas para theo.How is it to your credit if you are beaten for doing wrong and you endure it? But if you suffer for doing good and you endure it, this is commendable before God. 21eis houtem gar kaliva, hoti kai Christos paschata huper ⸀vu, vi hupolimpanarōntos hupogrammon hina epakolouthaveia tei ichnei autou;For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in His footsteps: 22hos hamartan ouk poiata oude heuriskita dolos en te stome autou;“He committed no sin, and no deceit was found in His mouth.” 23hos loidororōntos ouk antiloidorate, pascharōntos ouk apeilate, paradōate de to krinarōnto dikaiōs;When they heaped abuse on Him, He did not retaliate; when He suffered, He made no threats, but entrusted Himself to Him who judges justly. 24hos tain hamartain nu autos anaferata en te sōme autou epi tem xulem, hina tai hamartai apogenerantois ta dikaiosuna zōaneia; hou to ⸀mōlōpo iiva.He Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree, so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. “By His stripes you are healed.” 25ave gar hōs probateim ⸀planorōntois, alla epistrefiva nun epi ton poimenon kai episkopon taiu psuchaiu vu.For “you were like sheep going astray,” but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.
Textual notes17
1 ⸀hupokrisiain mod. edd. hupokrisian. 2 ⸂eis sōtērēan⸃ Byz omits. 3 ⸀ei Byz eiper. 5 ⸀eis Byz omits. ⸀euprosdektain some edd. +τῷ. 6 ⸀en Byz +ta. ⸂akrogōniaion eklekton⸃ mod. edd. reverse. 7 ⸀apistarōntoi Byz apeithalō. ⸀lithos Byz lithon. 12 ⸂en tei ethnei echarōntois kalan⸃ Byz reverses. ⸀epopteuarōntois Byz epopteuarantois. 13 ⸀Hupotassivar Byz +oun. 16 ⸂theou doulois⸃ Byz reverses. 17 ⸀agapavōr Byz agapavar. 21 ⸀vu Byz nu. 24 ⸀mōlōpo Byz +αὐτοῦ. 25 ⸀planorōntois Byz πλανώμενα.