1 Peter 2:3
if so be ye did taste that the Lord [is] gracious,
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
If so be ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious.
In Context
2as new-born babes the word's pure milk desire ye, that in it ye may grow,
Cross References
Psalms 24:8Who [is] this — 'the king of glory?' Jehovah — strong and mighty, Jehovah, the mighty in battle.
Psalms 63:5As [with] milk and fatness is my soul satisfied, And [with] singing lips doth my mouth praise.
Zechariah 9:17For what His goodness! and what His beauty! Corn the young men, And new wine the virgins — make fruitful!
Matthew Henry on 1 Peter 2:2-4
Against Malice and Hypocrisy. ( a. d. 66.) 1 Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings, 2 As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby: 3 If so be ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious. The holy apostle has been recommending mutual charity, and setting forth the excellences of the word of God, calling it an incorruptible seed, and saying that it liveth and abideth for ever. He pursues his discourse, and very properly… Read the whole commentary →