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But you are a chosen generation, a kingly priesthood, a holy nation, a purchased people: that you may declare his virtues, who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light

Who his own self bore our sins in his body upon the tree: that we, being dead to sins, should live to justice: by whose stripes you were healed. For you were as sheep going astray; but you are now converted to the shepherd and bishop of your souls.

Who in time past were not a people: but are now the people of God. Who had not obtained mercy; but now have obtained mercy.

As newborn babes, desire the rational milk without guile, that thereby you may grow unto salvation

Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, to refrain yourselves from carnal desires which war against the soul, Having your conversation good among the Gentiles: that whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may, by the good works, which they shall behold in you, glorify God in the day of visitation.

Be you also as living stones built up, a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.

Wherefore laying away all malice, and all guile, and dissimulations, and envies, and all detractions

Unto whom coming, as to a living stone, rejected indeed by men, but chosen and made honourable by God

As free, and not as making liberty a cloak for malice, but as the servants of God.

For so is the will of God, that by doing well you may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men