1. Laying aside therefore all malice and all guile and hypocrisies and envyings and all evil speakings,
2. as newborn babes desire earnestly the pure mental milk of the word, that by it ye may grow up to salvation,
3. if indeed ye have tasted that the Lord is good.
4. To whom coming, a living stone, cast away indeed as worthless by men, but with God chosen, precious,
5. yourselves also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.