Parallel Verses
The Emphasized Bible
If ye have tasted for yourselves that, gracious, is 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.
Bible in Basic English
If you have had a taste of the grace of the Lord:
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.
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
Images 1 Peter 2:3
Prayers for 1 Peter 2:3
Verse Info
Context Readings
Chosen As Living Stones
2 As new-born babes, for the pure milk that is for the mind, eagerly crave, that, thereby, ye may grow unto salvation: - 3 If ye have tasted for yourselves that, gracious, is the Lord, - 4 Unto whom coming near, as unto a living stone - by men, indeed, rejected, but, with God, chosen, held in honour,
Cross References
Psalm 34:8
Oh taste and see, that good is Yahweh, - How happy the man who seeketh refuge in him!
Psalm 9:10
Thus let them who know thy Name, put confidence in thee, that thou hast not forsaken the searchers for thee, O Yahweh.
Psalm 24:8
Who is the king of glory? Yahweh, strong and mighty, Yahweh, mighty in war.
Psalm 63:5
As with fatness and richness, shall my soul be satisfied, And, with joyfully shouting lips, shall my mouth utter praise.
Song of Songs 2:3
SHEAs an apple-tree among the trees of the forest, So, is my beloved, among the sons: In his shade, I greatly delighted and sat down, And, his fruit, was sweet to my taste.
Zechariah 9:17
For how excellent it is! Yea how beautiful! Corn, shall make the young men flourish, and new wine the maidens.
Hebrews 6:5-6
And have tasted God's utterance to be, sweet, mighty works also of a coming age,