King James Version · Under Rome
1 Peter 2
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Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings, As newborn babes, the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby: If so be ye have tasted that is . To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of , and precious, Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an priesthood, to offer up spiritual , acceptable to by . Wherefore also it is contained in the , Behold, I lay in a chief corner stone, elect, precious: and he that believeth on him shall not be confounded. Unto you therefore which he is precious: but unto them which be , the stone which the builders disallowed, the same is made the , And a stone of stumbling, and a of offence, even to them which stumble at the word, being : whereunto also they were appointed. But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the of him who hath called you out of into his marvellous : Which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of : which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy. Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from lusts, which war against the ; Having your conversation honest among the : that, whereas they speak against you as , they may by your good works, which they shall behold, in the day of visitation. Submit yourselves to every of man for ’s sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme; Or unto governors, as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment of , and for the of them that do well. For so is the will of , that with well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men: As free, and not using your for a cloke of maliciousness, but as the servants of . all men. Love the brotherhood. . the king. Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward. For this is thankworthy, if a man for toward grief, suffering wrongfully. For what is it, if, when ye be buffeted for your faults, ye shall take it patiently? but if, when ye do well, and suffer for it, ye take it patiently, this is acceptable with . For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps: Who did no , neither was guile found in his : Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously: Who his own self our in his own body , that we, being to , should live unto : by whose stripes ye were healed. For ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the and Bishop of your .
The 1611 translation, public domain. Its original printing included the Apocrypha, which is why the deuterocanonical books can be read here. Notes and cards are EKLI’s own.
The world at this moment · Under Rome, 63 BC to AD 100 ›
Judea as a client kingdom and then a province. Roads, garrisons, taxes, crucifixion, and a common Greek language that let a message travel the empire faster than any before it.
- Rome
- The republic tears itself apart in civil war and comes out as an empire under Augustus. What follows is two centuries of relative peace across the whole Mediterranean, enforced by legions and paid for by taxes, with safe roads and safe sea lanes. Every one of Paul's journeys depends on that.
- Judea
- Governed first through Herod the Great, a client king of enormous ability and enormous brutality who rebuilds the temple into one of the wonders of the ancient world, then directly by Roman prefects. Crucifixion is the standard penalty for sedition and is used often and publicly.
- The wider world
- Greek is spoken from Spain to Syria, which means a letter written in Corinth can be read in Rome without translation. Jewish communities already exist in most major cities, which is where the first Christian preaching lands. Mystery religions, imperial cult, and philosophy all compete in the same marketplace.
- Further afield
- The Han dynasty rules China and trades silk westward along routes that touch the Roman world at second hand. In Britain the Roman conquest begins within a decade of the crucifixion.