Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
If you have had a taste of the grace of the Lord:
New American Standard Bible
if you have
King James Version
If so be ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious.
Holman Bible
since you have tasted
International Standard Version
Surely you have tasted that the Lord is good!
A Conservative Version
if indeed ye have tasted that the Lord is excellent.
American Standard Version
if ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious:
Amplified
if in fact you have [already] tasted
An Understandable Version
since you have experienced the goodness of the Lord [i.e., that the Lord is good].
Anderson New Testament
if; indeed, you have tasted that the Lord is gracious.
Common New Testament
for you have tasted the kindness of the Lord.
Daniel Mace New Testament
adhere to him as to a living stone,
Darby Translation
if indeed ye have tasted that the Lord is good.
Emphatic Diaglott Bible
Because, indeed, you have tasted that the Lord is good;
Godbey New Testament
if you have tasted that the Lord is good.
Goodspeed New Testament
since you have tasted the Lord's kindness.
John Wesley New Testament
If ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious:
Julia Smith Translation
If ye have tasted that the Lord is good.
King James 2000
If so be you have tasted that the Lord is gracious.
Lexham Expanded Bible
if you have tasted that the Lord [is] kind,
Modern King James verseion
if truly you have tasted that the Lord is gracious.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
If so be that ye have tasted how pleasant the Lord is,
Moffatt New Testament
You have had a taste of the kindness of the Lord:
Montgomery New Testament
since you have tasted that the Lord is gracious.
NET Bible
if you have experienced the Lord's kindness.
New Heart English Bible
if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is gracious:
Noyes New Testament
if indeed ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious.
Sawyer New Testament
if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is good.
The Emphasized Bible
If ye have tasted for yourselves that, gracious, is the Lord, -
Thomas Haweis New Testament
if so be ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious.
Twentieth Century New Testament
since 'you have found by experience that the Lord is kind.'
Webster
If indeed ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious.
Weymouth New Testament
if you have had any experience of the goodness of the Lord.
Williams New Testament
since you have learned by experience that the Lord is kind.
World English Bible
if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is gracious:
Worrell New Testament
if ye tasted that the Lord is gracious;
Worsley New Testament
for ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious;
Youngs Literal Translation
if so be ye did taste that the Lord is gracious,
Topics
Interlinear
References
Hastings
Word Count of 38 Translations in 1 Peter 2:3
Prayers for 1 Peter 2:3
Verse Info
Context Readings
Chosen As Living Stones
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: 4 To whom you come, as to a living stone, not honoured by men, but of great and special value to God;
Cross References
Psalm 34:8
By experience you will see that the Lord is good; happy is the man who has faith in him.
Psalm 9:10
And those who have knowledge of your name will put their faith in you; because you, Lord, have ever given your help to those who were waiting for you.
Song of Songs 2:3
As the apple-tree among the trees of the wood, so is my loved one among the sons. I took my rest under his shade with great delight, and his fruit was sweet to my taste.
Zechariah 9:17
For how good it is and how beautiful! grain will make the young men strong and new wine the virgins.
Hebrews 6:5-6
With knowledge of the good word of God, and of the powers of the coming time,