1 Peter 2:3 · KJV
“If so be ye have tasted that the Lord {is} gracious.”
— 1 Peter 2:3
As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:
To whom coming, {as unto} a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, {and} precious,
1 Peter 2 — Context
Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,
2As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:
3If so be ye have tasted that the Lord {is} gracious.
4To whom coming, {as unto} a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, {and} precious,
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. {are: or, be ye}
Cross References
Psalms 34:8
O taste and see that the LORD {is} good: blessed {is} the man {that} trusteth in him.
Hebrews 6:5-6
And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come,
Psalms 63:5
My soul shall be satisfied as {with} marrow and fatness; and my mouth shall praise {thee} with joyful lips: {marrow: Heb. fatness}
Zechariah 9:17
For how great {is} his goodness, and how great {is} his beauty! corn shall make the young men cheerful, and new wine the maids. {cheerful: or, grow, or, speak}
Psalms 24:8
Who {is} this King of glory? The LORD strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in battle.
Psalms 9:10
And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee: for thou, LORD, hast not forsaken them that seek thee.
Song of Solomon 2:3
As 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. {I sat...: Heb. I delighted and sat down, etc} {taste: Heb. palate}
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