¹信徒像活石建造成灵宫

¹Having put aside, then, all evil, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envyings, and all evil speakings,

²像初生婴孩爱慕那纯净的灵奶，好叫你们靠它长大，进入救恩；

²as new-born babes the word`s pure milk desire ye, that in it ye may grow,

³因为你们已经体验过主是美善的。

³if so be ye did taste that the Lord [is] gracious,

⁴主是活石，虽然被人弃绝，却是　神所拣选所珍贵的；你们到他面前来，

⁴to whom coming — a living stone — by men, indeed, having been disapproved of, but with God choice, precious,

⁵也就像活石，被建造成为灵宫，作圣洁的祭司，借着耶稣基督献上蒙　神悦纳的灵祭。

⁵and ye yourselves, as living stones, are built up, a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.

⁶因为经上记着：“看哪，我在锡安放了一块石头，就是所拣选所珍贵的房角石，信靠他的人，必不致失望。”

⁶Wherefore, also, it is contained in the Writing: `Lo, I lay in Zion a chief corner-stone, choice, precious, and he who is believing on him may not be put to shame;`

⁷所以这石头，对你们信的人是宝贵的，但对那不信的人，却是“建筑工人所弃的石头，成了房角的主要石头。”

⁷to you, then, who are believing [is] the preciousness; and to the unbelieving, a stone that the builders disapproved of, this one did become for the head of a corner,

⁸它又“作了绊脚的石头，使人跌倒的磐石。”他们跌倒是因为不顺从这道，他们这样是必然的。

⁸and a stone of stumbling and a rock of offence — who are stumbling at the word, being unbelieving, — to which also they were set;

⁹然而你们是蒙拣选的族类，是君尊的祭司，是圣洁的国民，是属　神的子民，为要叫你们宣扬那召你们出黑暗入奇妙光明者的美德。

⁹and ye [are] a choice race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people acquired, that the excellences ye may shew forth of Him who out of darkness did call you to His wondrous light;

¹⁰“你们从前不是子民，现在却是　神的子民；从前未蒙怜恤，现在却蒙了怜恤。”

¹⁰who [were] once not a people, and [are] now the people of God; who had not found kindness, and now have found kindness.

¹¹应当品行端正亲爱的，我劝你们作客旅和寄居的人，要禁戒肉体的私欲，这私欲是与灵魂争战的。

¹¹Beloved, I call upon [you], as strangers and sojourners, to keep from the fleshly desires, that war against the soul,

¹²你们在教外人中，应当品行端正，使那些人，虽然毁谤你们是作恶的，但因为看见你们的好行为，就要在鉴察的日子颂赞　神。

¹²having your behaviour among the nations right, that in that which they speak against you as evil-doers, of the good works having beheld, they may glorify God in a day of inspection.

¹³你们为主的缘故，要顺服人的一切制度，无论是至尊的君王，

¹³Be subject, then, to every human creation, because of the Lord, whether to a king, as the highest,

¹⁴或是君王所派赏善罚恶的官员；

¹⁴whether to governors, as to those sent through him, for punishment, indeed, of evil-doers, and a praise of those doing good;

¹⁵因为这是　神的旨意，要借着你们的善行，塞住糊涂无知人的口。

¹⁵because, so is the will of God, doing good, to put to silence the ignorance of the foolish men;

¹⁶你们是自由的人，但不要用自由来掩饰邪恶，总要像　神的仆人。

¹⁶as free, and not having the freedom as the cloak of the evil, but as servants of God;

¹⁷要尊重众人，爱护弟兄，敬畏　神，尊敬君王。

¹⁷to all give ye honour; the brotherhood love ye; God fear ye; the king honour ye.

¹⁸基督受苦的榜样你们作仆人的，要凡事敬畏顺服主人，不单是对善良温和的，就是乖僻的也要顺服。

¹⁸The domestics! be subjecting yourselves in all fear to the masters, not only to the good and gentle, but also to the cross;

¹⁹因为人若在　神面前为良心的缘故，忍受冤屈的苦楚，是有福的。

¹⁹for this [is] gracious, if because of conscience toward God any one doth endure sorrows, suffering unrighteously;

²⁰你们若因犯罪受责打而能忍耐，有什么可夸的呢？但你们若因行善而受苦，能忍耐，在　神看来，这是有福的。

²⁰for what renown [is it], if sinning and being buffeted, ye do endure [it]? but if, doing good and suffering [for it], ye do endure, this [is] gracious with God,

²¹你们就是为此蒙召，因基督也为你们受过苦，给你们留下榜样，叫你们跟随他的脚踪行。

²¹for to this ye were called, because Christ also did suffer for you, leaving to you an example, that ye may follow his steps,

²²“他从来没有犯过罪，口里也找不到诡诈。”

²²who did not commit sin, nor was guile found in his mouth,

²³他被骂的时候不还嘴，受苦的时候也不说恐吓的话；只把自己交托给那公义的审判者。

²³who being reviled — was not reviling again, suffering — was not threatening, and was committing himself to Him who is judging righteously,

²⁴他在木头上亲身担当了我们的罪，使我们既然不活在罪中，就可以为义而活。因他受的鞭伤，你们就得了医治。

²⁴who our sins himself did bear in his body, upon the tree, that to the sins having died, to the righteousness we may live; by whose stripes ye were healed,

²⁵你们从前好像迷路的羊，但现在已经回到你们灵魂的牧人和监督那里了。

²⁵for ye were as sheep going astray, but ye turned back now to the shepherd and overseer of your souls.