2as newborn babes desire earnestly the pure mental milk of the word, that by it ye may grow up to salvation,


In Context

1 Laying aside therefore all malice and all guile and hypocrisies and envyings and all evil speakings,

2 as newborn babes desire earnestly the pure mental milk of the word, that by it ye may grow up to salvation,

3 if indeed ye have tasted that the Lord is good.

4 To whom coming, a living stone, cast away indeed as worthless by men, but with God chosen, precious,

1 Peter 2:2 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:2As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

2:2Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation,

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

2:2As newborn babes, desire the rational milk without guile, that thereby you may grow unto salvation:

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

2:2as newborn babes, long for the spiritual milk which is without guile, that ye may grow thereby unto salvation;

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

2:2as newborn babes, long for the spiritual milk which is without guile, that ye may grow thereby unto salvation;

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:2As new-born babes, desire the pure milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:2as newborn babies, long for the pure milk of the Word, that you may grow thereby,

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

2:2as new-born babes the word's pure milk desire ye, that in it ye may grow,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:2As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that you may grow thereby: