1 Peter 2:15 Updated American Standard Version (UASV) 15 For so the will of God is, that by doing good you may silence the ignorance of foolish men.

1 Peter 2:14 Updated American Standard Version (UASV) 14 or to governors as sent by him to punish those who do wrong and to praise those who do good.

1 Peter 2:13 Updated American Standard Version (UASV) 13 Subject yourselves to every human authority for the sake of the Lord, whether to a king as having supreme authority,

1 Peter 2:12 Updated American Standard Version (UASV) 12 Keep your conduct among the Gentiles honorable, so that when they speak against you as evildoers, they may see your good works and glorify God on the day of visitation.

1 Peter 2:11 Updated American Standard Version (UASV) 11 Beloved, I urge you as foreigners and temporary residents to abstain from fleshly lusts which wage war against the soul.

1 Peter 2:10 Updated American Standard Version (UASV) 10 for you once were not a people, but now you are the people of God; you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.

1 Peter 2:9 Updated American Standard Version (UASV) 9 But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for special possession, so that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who has called you out of darkness into his marvelous light;

1 Peter 2:8 Updated American Standard Version (UASV) 8 and “A stone of stumbling, and a rock of offense;” for they stumble because they are disobedient to the word, and to this very end they were also appointed.

1 Peter 2:7 Updated American Standard Version (UASV) 7 It is to you, therefore, that he is precious, because you are believers; but to those not believing, “The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.”

1 Peter 2:6 Updated American Standard Version (UASV) 6 For it stands in Scripture: “Look, I am laying in Zion a stone, a cornerstone chosen and precious, and whoever believes in it will not be put to shame.”