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¹Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,[ † ]Hebrews 12:1 ²as newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:[ † ]Matthew 18:3Matthew 19:14Mark 10:15Luke 18:171 Corinthians 14:201 Corinthians 3:2 ³if so be ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious.[ † ]Psalms 34:8Titus 3:4Hebrews 6:5 ⁴To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious,[ † ]Psalms 118:22 ⁵ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.

⁹But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:[ † ]Isaiah 9:2Isaiah 42:16Acts 26:182 Corinthians 4:6 ¹⁰which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.[ † ]Hosea 1:9-10Hosea 2:23Romans 9:25Romans 10:19

¹¹Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;[ † ]Romans 8:13Galatians 5:17James 4:1 ¹²having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.[ † ]2 Corinthians 8:21Philippians 2:15Titus 2:81 Peter 2:151 Peter 3:16Matthew 5:16Matthew 9:8John 13:311 Peter 4:11-16

¹³Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme;[ † ]Matthew 22:21 ¹⁴or unto governors, as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers, and for the praise of them that do well. ¹⁵For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men: ¹⁶as free, and not using your liberty for a cloke of maliciousness, but as the servants of God.[ † ]Romans 6:14-20, 221 Corinthians 7:22Galatians 5:1Galatians 5:13 ¹⁷Honour all men . Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king.[ † ]Proverbs 24:21

¹⁸Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward.[ † ]Ephesians 6:5-8 ¹⁹For this is thankworthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully.[ † ]Matthew 5:10 ²⁰For what glory is it , if, when ye be buffeted for your faults, ye shall take it patiently? but if, when ye do well, and suffer for it , ye take it patiently, this is acceptable with God.[ † ]Luke 6:32-34 ²¹For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps:[ † ]Matthew 16:241 Thessalonians 3:3-41 John 2:6 ²²who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth:[ † ]Isaiah 53:92 Corinthians 5:21 ²³who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously:[ † ]Isaiah 53:7Hebrews 12:31 Peter 3:9Luke 23:46 ²⁴who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.[ † ]Isaiah 53:4-111 Corinthians 15:3Hebrews 9:28Romans 7:6Isaiah 53:5 ²⁵For ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.[ † ]Isaiah 53:5-6Isaiah 40:11Ezekiel 34:23Zechariah 13:7