1 Peter 2:1
Laying aside therefore all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all slander,
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
2as new-born babes, desire the spiritual, pure milk, that ye may grow thereby to salvation;
Cross References
Psalms 32:2Happy the man to whom the LORD imputeth not iniquity, And in whose spirit there is no guile!
Psalms 37:1“A psalm of David.” Be not thou angry on account of the wicked, Nor be envious of those who do iniquity.
Proverbs 3:31Envy not the oppressor, And choose none of his ways.
Proverbs 24:1Be not thou envious of wicked men, And desire not to be with them!
Isaiah 2:20At that time shall men cast away their idols of silver and their idols of gold, Which they have made to worship, To the moles and the bats;
Matthew Henry on 1 Peter 2:1
The general exhortation to holiness is continued, and enforced by several reasons taken from the foundation on which Christians are built, Jesus Christ, and from their spiritual blessings and privileges in him. The means of obtaining it, the word of God, is recommended, and all contrary qualities are condemned, ver. 1-12 . Particular directions are given how subjects ought to obey the magistrates, and servants their masters, patiently suffering in well doing, in imitation of Christ, ver. 13, to the end . Read the whole commentary →