1Rid yourselves, therefore, of all malice, deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander.stylusEphesians 4:31, Ephesians 4:31, James 1:21, James 1:21, James 4:112Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation,stylusHebrews 5:12, Hebrews 5:13, Hebrews 5:12, Hebrews 5:13, Ephesians 4:153now that you have tasted that the Lord is good.stylusPsalms 34:8, Psalms 34:8, Hebrews 6:5, Hebrews 6:6, Hebrews 6:54As you come to Him, the living stone, rejected by men but chosen and precious in God’s sight,stylusPsalms 118:22, Psalms 118:23, Psalms 118:22, Psalms 118:23, Acts 4:115you 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.stylusEphesians 2:20, Ephesians 2:22, Ephesians 2:20, Ephesians 2:22, 1 Peter 2:96For 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.”stylusIsaiah 28:16, Isaiah 28:16, Romans 9:32, Romans 9:33, Romans 9:327To you who believe, then, this stone is precious. But to those who do not believe, “The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone,”stylusPsalms 118:22, Psalms 118:23, Psalms 118:22, Psalms 118:23, Acts 4:118and, “A stone of stumbling and a rock of offense.” They stumble because they disobey the word—and to this they were appointed.stylusIsaiah 8:14, Isaiah 8:14, 1 Corinthians 1:23, 1 Corinthians 1:23, Romans 9:329But 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.stylusExodus 19:5, Exodus 19:6, Exodus 19:5, Exodus 19:6, Deuteronomy 7:610Once 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.stylusHosea 2:23, Hosea 2:23, Hosea 1:9, Hosea 1:10, Hebrews 4:1611Beloved, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from the desires of the flesh, which war against your soul.stylus1 John 2:15, 1 John 2:17, 1 John 2:15, 1 John 2:17, Galatians 5:2412Conduct 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.stylus1 Peter 3:16, 1 Peter 3:16, Matthew 5:16, Matthew 5:16, Titus 2:713Submit yourselves for the Lord’s sake to every human institution, whether to the king as the supreme authority,stylusTitus 3:1, Titus 3:1, Romans 13:1, Romans 13:7, Romans 13:114or to governors as those sent by him to punish those who do wrong and to praise those who do right.stylusRomans 13:3, Romans 13:4, Romans 13:3, Romans 13:415For it is God’s will that by doing good you should silence the ignorance of foolish men.stylus1 Peter 3:17, 1 Peter 3:17, Titus 2:8, Titus 2:8, Matthew 7:2616Live in freedom, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as servants of God.stylusGalatians 5:13, Galatians 5:13, Romans 6:22, Romans 6:22, Romans 6:1817Treat everyone with high regard: Love the brotherhood of believers, fear God, honor the king.stylusProverbs 24:21, Proverbs 24:21, Romans 12:10, Romans 12:10, Romans 13:718Servants, submit yourselves to your masters with all respect, not only to those who are good and gentle, but even to those who are unreasonable.stylusTitus 2:9, Titus 2:10, Titus 2:9, Titus 2:10, Colossians 3:2219For if anyone endures the pain of unjust suffering because he is conscious of God, this is to be commended.stylusMatthew 5:10, Matthew 5:12, Matthew 5:10, Matthew 5:12, 1 Corinthians 15:1020How 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.stylus1 Peter 2:19, 1 Peter 2:19, 1 Peter 3:17, 1 Peter 3:17, 1 Peter 3:1421For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in His footsteps:stylus1 John 2:6, 1 John 2:6, Matthew 16:24, Matthew 16:24, John 13:1522“He committed no sin, and no deceit was found in His mouth.”stylusIsaiah 53:9, Isaiah 53:9, 2 Corinthians 5:21, Hebrews 4:15, 2 Corinthians 5:2123When they heaped abuse on Him, He did not retaliate; when He suffered, He made no threats, but entrusted Himself to Him who judges justly.stylusIsaiah 53:7, Isaiah 53:7, 1 Peter 4:19, 1 Peter 4:19, Hebrews 12:324He 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.”stylusIsaiah 53:4, Isaiah 53:6, Isaiah 53:4, Isaiah 53:6, Matthew 8:1725For “you were like sheep going astray,” but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.stylusIsaiah 53:6, Isaiah 53:6, Ezekiel 34:6, Ezekiel 34:6, Luke 15:4