KJV King James Version
As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:
VERSE STUDY • KJV
1 Peter 2:2
As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation,
WEB World English Bible
as newborn babies, long for the pure milk of the Word, that you may grow thereby,
ASV American Standard Version
as newborn babes, long for the spiritual milk which is without guile, that ye may grow thereby unto salvation;
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
as new-born babes the word’s pure milk desire ye, that in it ye may grow,
Surrounding context — 1 Peter 2
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.
4 To whom coming, [as unto] a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, [and] precious,
5 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.
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ὡςG5613 · hōsas/whenἀρτιγέννηταG738 · artigennētosnewbornβρέφηG1025 · brephosinfantτὸG3588 · hothe/this/whoλογικὸνG3050 · logikosspiritualἄδολονG97 · adolospureγάλαG1051 · galamilkἐπιποθήσατεG1971 · epipotheōto long forἵναG2443 · hinain order that/toἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongαὐτῷG846 · autosit/s/heαὐξηθῆτεG837 · auxanōto growεἰςG1519 · eistowardσωτηρίαν,G4991 · sōtēriasalvation
Cross-references
Hebrews 5:12-13For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which [be] the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat.Ephesians 4:15But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, [even] Christ:2 Peter 3:18But grow in grace, and [in] the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him [be] glory both now and for ever. Amen.1 Corinthians 3:1-2And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, [even] as unto babes in Christ.Mark 10:15Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein.1 Corinthians 14:20Brethren, be not children in understanding: howbeit in malice be ye children, but in understanding be men.Matthew 18:3And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.Proverbs 4:18But the path of the just [is] as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.Job 17:9The righteous also shall hold on his way, and he that hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger.Hosea 6:3Then shall we know, [if] we follow on to know the LORD: his going forth is prepared as the morning; and he shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter [and] former rain unto the earth.2 Thessalonians 1:3We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because that your faith groweth exceedingly, and the charity of every one of you all toward each other aboundeth;Psalm 19:7-10The law of the LORD [is] perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the LORD [is] sure, making wise the simple.Romans 6:4Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.Ephesians 2:21In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord:1 Peter 1:23Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.2 Samuel 23:5Although my house [be] not so with God; yet he hath made with me an everlasting covenant, ordered in all [things], and sure: for [this is] all my salvation, and all [my] desire, although he make [it] not to grow.Hosea 14:7They that dwell under his shadow shall return; they shall revive [as] the corn, and grow as the vine: the scent thereof [shall be] as the wine of Lebanon.Hosea 14:5I will be as the dew unto Israel: he shall grow as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon.
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