- Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, all evil speakings,
- As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:
- If so be ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious.
- To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious,
- 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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- Therefore, rid yourselves of all malice and all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander of every kind.
- Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation,
- now that you have tasted that the Lord is good.
- As you come to him, the living Stone--rejected by men but chosen by God and precious to him--
- 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.
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