1 Peter 2:2

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Summary

1 Peter 2:2

As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:

New-born

The sincere

Psalm 19:7

1 Corinthians 3:2

Hebrews 5:12

Grow

General references

John 10:5

Bible References

New-born

Begotten again, not of corrupted seed, but uncorrupted, by the word of God, living and remaining forever.

And said, Truly I say to you, Except ye be turned, and become as young children, ye should not come into the kingdom of the heavens.

Truly I say to you, Whoever should not receive the kingdom of God as a young child, should not come into it.

Therefore were we buried with him by immersion into death: that as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, so also we should walk in newness of life.

And I, brethren, was not able to speak to you as spiritual, but as carnal, as babes in Christ.

Brethren, be not children in reflection: but in wickedness act like children, and in reflection be ye perfected.

The sincere

The law of Jehovah is blameless, turning back the soul; the testimonies of Jehovah being faithful, making wise the simple.

I have given you milk to drink, and not food; for ye were not able, but neither now are ye yet able.

For also ye ought to be teachers for the time, again ye have need for some one to teach you the elements of the beginning of the sayings of God; and have become those having need of milk, and not of firm food.

Grow

For not thus my house with the Strong One, for he set to me an eternal covenant, prepared in all, and watched: for all my salvation and delight will he not bring forth.

And the just shall hold on his way, and the clean one of hands shall add strength.

The path of the just as the light shining, going and shining even to the day prepared.

And we shall know, we shall pursue to know Jehovah: as the morning his going forth was prepared; and he shall come as the rain to us, as the latter rain, the early rain of the earth.

I will be as the dew to Israel: he shall blossom as the lily and strike his roots as Lebanon.

And to you fearing my name the sun of justice arose, and healing in his wings; and ye went forth and spread as calves of the stall.

In whom all the building fitted together increases into a holy temple in the Lord:

And speaking the truth in love, let us grow up into him in all things, who is the head, Christ:

We ought to return thanks to God always for you, brethren, as is fitting, for your faith increases exceedingly, and the love of each one of you all enlarges to one another;

And grow ye in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him the glory now and to the day of eternity. Amen.

General references

And a stranger they would not follow, but they will flee from him : for they know not the voice of strangers.