1 Peter 2:3
If so be ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious.
If so bee yee haue tasted that the Lord is gracious.
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5And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come,
6If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame.
5And haue tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come;
6If they shall fall away, to renue them againe vnto repentance: seeing they crucifie to themselues the Sonne of God afresh, and put him to an open shame.
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3As the apple tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, and his fruit was sweet to my taste.
3As the apple tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloued among the sonnes. †I sate downe vnder his shadow with great delight, and his fruit was sweete to my †taste.
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1 Peter 2:3
The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.
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Sense 1: Perceived by the taste, eaten or drunk. Sense 2: Figuratively, experienced or partaken of.
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1. A title of God or Jesus Christ acknowledging authority and rule. 2. A respectful title or address for one in authority.
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Showing favour, mercy, compassion, kindness, patience, or goodness; pleasant, acceptable, or benevolent in word or action.
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2:1WHEREFORE laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,
2:1¶ Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and enuies, and euill speakings,
2:2As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:
2:2As new borne babes desire the sincere milke of the word, that ye may grow thereby,
2:3If so be ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious.
2:3If so bee yee haue tasted that the Lord is gracious.
Selected passage2:4To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious,
2:4To whom comming as vnto a liuing Stone, disallowed in deed of men, but chosen of God, and precious,
2:5Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.
2:5Ye also as liuely stones, ‖are built vp a spirituall house, an holy Priesthood to offer vp spirituall sacrifice, acceptable to God by Iesus Christ.
2:6Wherefore also it is contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner stone, elect, precious: and he that believeth on him shall not be confounded.
2:6Wherefore it is conteined in the Scripture, *Beholde, I lay in Sion a chiefe corner stone, elect, precious, and he that beleeueth on him, shall not be confounded.
2:7Unto you therefore which believe he is precious: but unto them which be disobedient, the stone which the builders disallowed, the same is made the head of the corner,
2:7Unto you therfore which beleeue hee is ‖precious; but vnto them which be disobedient, the stone which the builders disallowed, the same is made the head of the corner,
2:8And a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence, even to them which stumble at the word, being disobedient: whereunto also they were appointed.
2:8*And a Stone of stumbling, and a Rocke of offence, euen to them which stumble at the word, being disobedient, whereunto also they were appointed.
2:9But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:
2:9But yee are a chosen generation, a royall Priesthood, an holy nation, a ‖peculiar people, that yee should shewe forth the ‖praises of him, who hath called you out of darknes into his marueilous light:
2:10Which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.
2:10Which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: *which had not obteined mercie, but now haue obteined mercy.