1 Peter 2:1-3
What is written? (ESV)
So put away all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander. Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual milk, that by it you may grow up into salvation— if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is good.
What does it say?
Cast off all hatred, lying, hypocrisy, envy, and slander. Just like babies, seek pure spiritual sustenance in order to mature into salvation – if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is good.
What is its immediate context?
Peter is writing to the “elect” of the “dispersion” – Christians that have been scattered throughout Galatia and Asia Minor. He is encouraging them to stand firm in the face of current persecution and reminding them of the promise they have in and through Christ. In this chapter, Peter calls forward several prophetic statements including Isaiah 28:16 (vs 6), Psalms 118:22 (vs 7), and Isaiah 8:14 (vs 8). In verse 9, Peter takes all of the characterizations that God made (through Moses) to his people in Exodus 19:5-6 and applies them to Christians. Finally, in verse 10, he recalls Hosea 1:6, 9, 10, the same verses that Paul applies to the Gentiles being grafted in by God in Romans 9:25-26.
How 1 Peter 2:1-3 is applied across Bible answers
Top 5: Images for baptism?
To be baptized is to feed on "spiritual milk" to "grow up into salvation".
