2:1
    [kjv]  Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,
    [bbe]  So putting away all wrongdoing, and all tricks and deceits and envies and evil talk,
2:2
    [kjv]  As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:
    [bbe]  Be full of desire for the true milk of the word, as babies at their mothers' breasts, so that you may go on to salvation;
2:3
    [kjv]  If so be ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious.
    [bbe]  If you have had a taste of the grace of the Lord:
2:4  
    [kjv]  To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious,
    [bbe]  To whom you come, as to a living stone, not honoured by men, but of great and special value to God;
2:5
    [kjv]  Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.
    [bbe]  You, as living stones, are being made into a house of the spirit, a holy order of priests, making those offerings of the spirit which are pleasing to God through Jesus Christ.
2:6
    [kjv]  Wherefore also it is contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner stone, elect, precious: and he that believeth on him shall not be confounded.
    [bbe]  Because it is said in the Writings, See, I am placing a keystone in Zion, of great and special value; and the man who has faith in him will not be put to shame.
2:7
    [kjv]  Unto you therefore which believe he is precious: but unto them which be disobedient, the stone which the builders disallowed, the same is made the head of the corner,
    [bbe]  And the value is for you who have faith; but it is said for those without faith, The very stone which the builders put on one side, was made the chief stone of the building;
2:8
    [kjv]  And a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence, even to them which stumble at the word, being disobedient: whereunto also they were appointed.
    [bbe]  And, A stone of falling, a rock of trouble; the word is the cause of their fall, because they go against it, and this was the purpose of God.
2:9  
    [kjv]  But 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:
    [bbe]  But you are a special people, a holy nation, priests and kings, a people given up completely to God, so that you may make clear the virtues of him who took you out of the dark into the light of heaven.
2:10 
    [kjv]  Which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.
    [bbe]  In the past you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; then there was no mercy for you, but now mercy has been given to you.
2:11  
    [kjv]  Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;
    [bbe]  My loved ones, I make this request with all my heart, that, as those for whom this world is a strange country, you will keep yourselves from the desires of the flesh which make war against the soul;
2:12
    [kjv]  Having 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.
    [bbe]  Being of good behaviour among the Gentiles; so that though they say now that you are evil-doers, th............