1 Peter 2:2

2 Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation,

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1 Peter 2:2 in Other Translations

KJV
2 As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:
ESV
2 Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual milk, that by it you may grow up into salvation--
NLT
2 Like newborn babies, you must crave pure spiritual milk so that you will grow into a full experience of salvation. Cry out for this nourishment,
MSG
2 Now, like infants at the breast, drink deep of God's pure kindness. Then you'll grow up mature and whole in God.
CSB
2 Like newborn infants, desire the unadulterated spiritual milk, so that you may grow by it in [your] salvation,

1 Peter 2:2 In-Context

1 Therefore, rid yourselves of all malice and all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander of every kind.
2 Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation,
3 now that you have tasted that the Lord is good.
4 As you come to him, the living Stone—rejected by humans but chosen by God and precious to him—
5 you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.

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Cross References 2

  • 1. 1 Corinthians 3:2; Hebrews 5:12,13
  • 2. Ephesians 4:15,16
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