1 Pierre 2.18
New International Version

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.

Christ, la pierre angulaire

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.
⁶ For in Scripture it says:
“See, I lay a stone in Zion,
a chosen and precious cornerstone,
and the one who trusts in him
will never be put to shame.”

⁷ Now to you who believe, this stone is precious. But to those who do not believe,
“The stone the builders rejected
has become the cornerstone,”

⁸ and,
“A stone that causes people to stumble
and a rock that makes them fall.”
They stumble because they disobey the message — which is also what they were destined for.
⁹ But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.
¹⁰ Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.

Les relations dans le monde

¹¹ Dear friends, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from sinful desires, which wage war against your soul.
¹² Live such good lives among the pagans that, though they accuse you of doing wrong, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day he visits us.
¹³ Submit yourselves for the Lord’s sake to every human authority: whether to the emperor, as the supreme authority,
¹⁴ or to governors, who are sent by him to punish those who do wrong and to commend those who do right.
¹⁵ For it is God’s will that by doing good you should silence the ignorant talk of foolish people.
¹⁶ Live as free people, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as God’s slaves.
¹⁷ Show proper respect to everyone, love the family of believers, fear God, honor the emperor.
¹⁸ Slaves, in reverent fear of God submit yourselves to your masters, not only to those who are good and considerate, but also to those who are harsh.
¹⁹ For it is commendable if someone bears up under the pain of unjust suffering because they are conscious of God.
²⁰ But how is it to your credit if you receive a beating for doing wrong and endure it? But if you suffer for doing good and you endure it, this is commendable before God.
²¹ To this you were called, because Christ suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in his steps.

²² “He committed no sin,
and no deceit was found in his mouth.”

²³ When they hurled their insults at him, he did not retaliate; when he suffered, he made no threats. Instead, he entrusted himself to him who judges justly.
²⁴ “He himself bore our sins” in his body on the cross, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; “by his wounds you have been healed.”
²⁵ For “you were like sheep going astray,” but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.