| As newborn babies, long for the pure spiritual milk, that with it you may grow. | As newborn babes, desire the pure milk of the word, that you may grow thereby. |
| But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, that you may proclaim the excellence of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. | But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light. |
| Live as free people, yet not using your freedom for a cloak of wickedness, but as bondservants of God. | As free, yet not using liberty as a cloak for vice, but as bondservants of God. |
| For you were called to this, because Christ also suffered for us, leaving you an example, that you should follow his steps. | For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that you should follow His steps. |
| He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live to righteousness. You were healed by his wounds. | Who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness—by whose stripes you were healed. |
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Bible verse of the day
Who is a God like you, who pardons iniquity,and passes over the disobedience of the remnant of his heritage?
He doesn’t retain his anger forever,
because he delights in loving kindness.