Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
Be full of desire for the true milk of the word, as babies at their mothers' breasts, so that you may go on to salvation;
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:
Holman Bible
Like newborn infants, desire the pure spiritual milk,
International Standard Version
Like newborn babies, thirst for the pure milk of the word so that by it you may grow in your salvation.
A Conservative Version
as newborn babes, long for the genuine intellectual milk, so that ye may grow by it,
American Standard Version
as newborn babes, long for the spiritual milk which is without guile, that ye may grow thereby unto salvation;
Amplified
like newborn babies [you should] long for the pure milk of the word, so that by it you may be nurtured and grow in respect to salvation [its ultimate fulfillment],
An Understandable Version
[So], like newly born babies, you should desire the genuine, spiritual milk [i.e., God's word. See Heb. 5:12-13], so that by it you may grow toward [final] salvation,
Anderson New Testament
as new-born babes, earnestly desire the pure spiritual milk, that you may grow by it,
Common New Testament
Like newborn babes, long for the pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation,
Daniel Mace New Testament
which is without any mixture, and will make you thrive. Since you have tasted how good the Lord is,
Darby Translation
as newborn babes desire earnestly the pure mental milk of the word, that by it ye may grow up to salvation,
Emphatic Diaglott Bible
as newborn babes, earnestly desire the unadulterated milk of the word, that you may grow by it.
Godbey New Testament
like newly born babes, desire the pure milk of the word, in order that you may grow thereby unto salvation:
Goodspeed New Testament
and like new-born babes crave the pure spiritual milk that will make you grow up to salvation,
John Wesley New Testament
and all evil-speakings, As new born babes desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:
Julia Smith Translation
As new born babes, long for the sincere milk pertaining to the word, that ye might be nourished with it:
King James 2000
As newborn babes, desire the pure milk of the word, that you may grow thereby:
Lexham Expanded Bible
like newborn infants long for the unadulterated spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up to salvation,
Modern King James verseion
desire the sincere milk of the Word, as newborn babes, so that you may grow by it;
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
and as newborn babes desire that reasonable milk which is without corruption, that ye may be grown therein.
Moffatt New Testament
Like newly-born children, thirst for the pure, spiritual milk to make you grow up to salvation.
Montgomery New Testament
Like new-born babes long for the pure spiritual milk to make you grow up into salvation;
NET Bible
And yearn like newborn infants for pure, spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up to salvation,
New Heart English Bible
as newborn babies, long for the pure milk of the Word, that you may grow thereby to salvation,
Noyes New Testament
as newborn babes, desire the spiritual, pure milk, that ye may grow thereby to salvation;
Sawyer New Testament
as new born babes desire earnestly the pure milk of the word, that you may grow by it to salvation,
The Emphasized Bible
As new-born babes, for the pure milk that is for the mind, eagerly crave, that, thereby, ye may grow unto salvation: -
Thomas Haweis New Testament
as new-born babes desire earnestly the unadulterated milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:
Twentieth Century New Testament
like newly born infants, crave pure spiritual milk, so that you may be enabled by it to grow till you attain Salvation--
Webster
As new-born babes, desire the pure milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:
Weymouth New Testament
Thirst, like newly-born infants, for pure milk for the soul, that by it you may grow up to salvation;
Williams New Testament
and like new-born babies thirst for pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up to final salvation,
World English Bible
as newborn babies, long for the pure milk of the Word, that you may grow thereby,
Worrell New Testament
as new-born babes, long ye for the spiritual, unadulterated milk, that thereby ye may grow unto salvation,
Worsley New Testament
and envies, and all evil-speakings, as new-born babes desire that rational milk which is without guile, that ye may grow thereby:
Youngs Literal Translation
as new-born babes the word's pure milk desire ye, that in it ye may grow,
Themes
Babes » Figurative » Of weak Christians
Desires » Select readings, psalms 42; 84 ps 42; 84 » General references to
spiritual Development » Spiritual growth, encouraged » Through "the word"
Envy » Hinders growth in grace
spiritual Growth » Encouraged » Through "the word"
Hunger » Select readings ps 42; 84 » General references to
spiritual Immaturity » Continuance in the primary department
Spiritual life » Seek to grow in
Malice » A hindrance to growth in grace
Milk » Illustrative of » First principles of God's word
Names » Of the word of God » Word
New Birth » All saints partake of
Righteous » Compared with » Babies
The scriptures » Are called the » Word
The scriptures » Designed for » Promoting growth in grace
Simplicity » Childlikeness an essential element in the Christian life
Sincerity » A characteristic of the doctrines of the gospel
Sincerity » Characteristic of » The gospel
Spiritual » Hunger select readings, psalms 42; 84 » Ps 42; 84
Spiritual » Desire select readings, psalms 42; 84 » Ps 42; 84
Spiritual » Immaturity » Continuance in the primary department
Spiritual » Encouraged » Through "the word"
The word of God » Despised by the foolish » Food for the soul
Topics
Interlinear
Epipotheo
Devotionals
Devotionals about 1 Peter 2:2
Devotionals containing 1 Peter 2:2
References
Word Count of 38 Translations in 1 Peter 2:2
Images 1 Peter 2:2
Prayers for 1 Peter 2:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
Chosen As Living Stones
1 So putting away all wrongdoing, and all tricks and deceits and envies and evil talk, 2 Be full of desire for the true milk of the word, as babies at their mothers' breasts, so that you may go on to salvation; 3 If you have had a taste of the grace of the Lord:
Phrases
Cross References
Matthew 18:3
And said, Truly, I say to you, If you do not have a change of heart and become like little children, you will not go into the kingdom of heaven.
Ephesians 4:15
But saying true words in love, may come to full growth in him, who is the head, even Christ;
Hebrews 5:12-13
And though by this time it would be right for you to be teachers, you still have need of someone to give you teaching about the first simple rules of God's revelation; you have become like babies who have need of milk, and not of solid food.
Mark 10:15
Truly I say to you, Whoever does not put himself under the kingdom of God like a little child, will not come into it at all.
1 Corinthians 14:20
My brothers, do not be children in mind: in evil be as little children, but in mind be of full growth.
2 Samuel 23:5
For is not my house so with God? For he has made with me an eternal agreement, ordered in all things and certain: as for all my salvation and all my desire, will he not give it increase?
Job 17:9
Still the upright keeps on his way, and he who has clean hands gets new strength.
Psalm 19:7-10
The law of the Lord is good, giving new life to the soul: the witness of the Lord is certain, giving wisdom to the foolish.
Proverbs 4:18
But the way of the upright is like the light of early morning, getting brighter and brighter till the full day.
Hosea 6:3
And let us have knowledge, let us go after the knowledge of the Lord; his going out is certain as the dawn, his decisions go out like the light; he will come to us like the rain, like the spring rain watering the earth.
Hosea 14:5
I will be as the dew to Israel; he will put out flowers like a lily, and send out his roots like Lebanon.
Hosea 14:7
They will come back and have rest in his shade; their life will be made new like the grain, and they will put out flowers like the vine; his name will be like the wine of Lebanon.
Malachi 4:2
But to you who give worship to my name, the sun of righteousness will come up with new life in its wings; and you will go out, playing like young oxen full of food.
Romans 6:4
We have been placed with him among the dead through baptism into death: so that as Christ came again from the dead by the glory of the Father, we, in the same way, might be living in new life.
1 Corinthians 3:1-2
And the teaching I gave you, my brothers, was such as I was able to give, not to those who have the Spirit, but to those who are still in the flesh, even to children in Christ.
Ephesians 2:21
In whom all the building, rightly joined together, comes to be a holy house of God in the Lord;
2 Thessalonians 1:3
It is right for us to give praise to God at all times for you, brothers, because of the great increase of your faith, and the wealth of your love for one another;
1 Peter 1:23
Because you have had a new birth, not from the seed of man, but from eternal seed, through the word of a living and unchanging God.
2 Peter 3:18
But be increased in grace and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. May he have glory now and for ever. So be it.