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The Living Stone and the Holy Nation
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1So then, stop doing anything to hurt others. Don't lie anymore, and stop trying to fool people. Don't be jealous or say bad things about others. 2Like newborn babies hungry for milk, you should want the pure teaching that feeds your spirit. With it you can grow up and be saved. 3You have already tasted the goodness of the Lord.
 4The Lord Jesus is the living stonea. The people of the world decided that they did not want this stone. But he is the one God chose as one of great value. So come to him. 5You also are like living stones, and God is using you to build a spiritual houseb. You are to serve God in this house as holyc priests, offering him spiritual sacrificesd that he will accept because of Jesus Christ. 6The Scripturese say,
"Look, I have chosen a cornerstonef of great value, and I put that stone in Ziong.
Anyone who trusts in him will never be disappointed."h		  
 7So, that stone brings honor for you who believe. But for those who don't believe he is
"the stone that the builders refused to accept, which became the most important stone."i  
 8For them he is also
"a stone that makes people stumble, a rock that makes people fall."j  
People stumble because they don't obey what God says. This is what God planned to happen to those people.
 9But you are his chosen people, the King's priests. You are a holy nation, people who belong to God. He chose you to tell about the wonderful things he has done. He brought you out of the darkness of sin into his wonderful light.
 10In the past you were not a special people, but now you are God's people.
Once you had not received mercy, but now God has given you his mercy.k		  

Live for God
 11Dear friends, you are like visitors and strangers in this world. So I beg you to keep your lives free from the evil things you want to do, those desires that fight against your true selves. 12People who don't believe are living all around you. They may say that you are doing wrong. So live such good lives that they will see the good you do, and they will give gloryl to God on the day he comes.

Obey Every Human Authority
 13Be willing to serve the people who have authoritym in this world. Do this for the Lord. Obey the king, the highest authority. 14And obey the leaders who are sent by the king. They are sent to punish those who do wrong and to praise those who do good. 15When you do good, you stop ignorant people from saying foolish things about you. This is what God wants. 16Live like free people, but don't use your freedom as an excuse to do evil. Live as those who are serving God. 17Show respect for all people. Love your brothers and sisters in God's family. Respect God, and honor the king.

The Example of Christ’s Suffering
 18Slaves, be willing to serve your masters. Do this with all respect. You should obey the masters who are good and kind, and you should obey the masters who are bad. 19One of you might have to suffer even when you have done nothing wrong. If you think of God and bear the pain, this pleases God. 20But if you are punished for doing wrong, there is no reason to praise you for bearing that punishment. But if you suffer for doing good and you are patient, this pleases God. 21This is what you were chosen to do. Christ gave you an example to follow. He suffered for you. So you should do the same as he did:
 22"He never sinned, and he never told a lie."n  
 23People insulted him, but he did not insult them back. He suffered, but he did not threaten anyone. No, he let God take care of him. God is the one who judges rightly. 24Christ carried our sins in his body on the cross. He did this so that we would stop living for sin and live for what is right. By his wounds you were healed. 25You were like sheep that went the wrong way. But now you have come back to the Shepherd and Protector of your lives.
a2:4 stone The most important stone in God’s spiritual temple or house (his people).
b2:5 house God’s house - the place where God’s people worship him. Here, it means that believers are the spiritual building where God lives.
choly When referring to people or things, holy means set apart or chosen for a special use; especially, belonging to God or used only for him. It can also mean pure or perfect, worthy of God and fit for his service. When God is called holy, in addition to the idea of pure and perfect, it often means he is completely separate or different from and above everything else that exists. In the New Testament God’s people are holy because they have been made perfect and pure through Christ and, with the help of the Holy Spirit, keep themselves away from sin and live only for God.
dsacrifice To offer a gift to God as an expression of worship, thanksgiving, or payment for sin. Also, the gift that is offered. In the Old Testament it was usually a special animal that was killed and burned on an altar. The Old Testament sacrifices offered for sins were symbolic of the perfect sacrifice that God himself would provide through Jesus Christ. Jesus gave his own life as a sacrifice to pay for the sins of all people. See Heb. 10:1-14.
eScripture Part of the Scriptures or “Holy Writings” - the Old Testament.
fcornerstone The first and most important stone of a building.
gZion The southeastern part of the mountain that Jerusalem is built on. Sometimes it means the city of Jerusalem, the people of God living there, or the Temple.
hIsaiah 28:16
iPsalm 118:22
jIsaiah 8:14
k2:10 In the past … his mercy See Hos. 2:23.
lglory A word that refers to the special qualities of God. Often it means brightness, referring to the way he appears to people. Sometimes it means majesty or power, referring to a kind of greatness that cannot be compared to anything in human experience. It can also include the ideas of wealth, honor, fame, or respect, especially in expressions of praise.
m2:13 people … authority Literally, “every human creation,” meaning rulers, governors, presidents, or other government leaders.
nIsaiah 53:9