1 Peter 2:1

Contextual Overview

¹Therefore, rid yourselves of all malice and all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander of every kind.¹ Therefore, rid yourselves of all malice and all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander of every kind. ¹ Therefore, putting aside all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander,¹ So, pop your dallies on all malcontent behavior. Shuck yourself loose from all deceitful horse tradin', two-faced actions, jealousy, and all manner of negative talk. ¹ So putting away all wrongdoing, and all tricks and deceits and envies and evil talk, ¹ Laying aside therefore all malice and all guile and hypocrisies and envyings and all evil speakings, ¹ Putting away therefore all wickedness, all deceit, hypocrisies, envies, and all evil speaking, ¹ Wherefore laying aside all wickedness, and all guile, and dissimulation, and envies, ¹ Rid yourselves therefore of all ill-will and all deceitfulness, of insincerity and envy, and of all evil speaking. ¹ Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and enuies, and euill speakings,

Bible Verse Review
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Wherefore: 1 Peter 1:18-25

laying: 1 Peter 4:2, Isaiah 2:20, Isaiah 30:22, Ezekiel 18:31, Ezekiel 18:32, Romans 13:12, Ephesians 4:22-25, Colossians 3:5-8, Hebrews 12:1, James 1:21, James 5:9

malice: 1 Peter 2:16, 1 Corinthians 5:8, 1 Corinthians 14:20, Ephesians 4:31, Titus 3:3-5

guile: 1 Peter 2:22, 1 Peter 3:10, Psalms 32:2, Psalms 34:13, John 1:47, 1 Thessalonians 2:3, Revelation 14:5

hypocrisies: Job 36:13, Matthew 7:5, Matthew 15:7, Matthew 23:28, Matthew 24:51, Mark 12:15, Luke 6:42, Luke 11:44, Luke 12:1, James 3:17

envies: 1 Samuel 18:8, 1 Samuel 18:9, Psalms 37:1, Psalms 73:3, Proverbs 3:31, Proverbs 14:30, Proverbs 24:1, Proverbs 24:19, Romans 1:29, Romans 13:13, 1 Corinthians 3:2, 1 Corinthians 3:3, 2 Corinthians 12:20, Galatians 5:21-26, James 3:14, James 3:16, James 4:5

all evil: 1 Peter 4:4, Ephesians 4:31, Colossians 3:8, 1 Timothy 3:11, Titus 2:3, James 4:11

Reciprocal: Genesis 35:2 - clean Leviticus 2:4 - the oven Leviticus 19:16 - talebearer Leviticus 19:18 - not avenge Numbers 11:29 - Enviest Psalms 15:3 - backbiteth Psalms 119:101 - refrained Proverbs 4:24 - Put Ecclesiastes 5:1 - ready Isaiah 1:16 - put away Isaiah 29:19 - meek Isaiah 58:2 - they ask Jeremiah 9:4 - walk Matthew 13:23 - good Matthew 19:14 - for Mark 4:8 - fell Mark 9:43 - if Luke 8:15 - in an Luke 8:18 - heed Luke 9:47 - took Luke 10:21 - revealed John 3:12 - earthly John 10:5 - General Acts 5:17 - indignation Acts 8:31 - How Acts 10:33 - are we Romans 10:17 - faith 1 Corinthians 13:4 - envieth Philippians 2:3 - nothing Colossians 2:4 - lest 1 Timothy 6:4 - words Titus 3:2 - speak

Cross-References

Genesis 1:1
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

Genesis 1:1
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

Genesis 1:1
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

Genesis 1:1
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

Genesis 1:1
In the beginnyng GOD created ye heauen and the earth.

Genesis 1:1
God created the sky and the earth. At first,

Genesis 1:1
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

Genesis 1:1
In the bigynnyng God made of nouyt heuene and erthe.

Genesis 1:1
In the beginning God created the Heauen, and the Earth.

Genesis 1:1
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Wherefore, laying aside all malice,.... Since the persons the apostle writes to were born again, and therefore ought to love one another, he exhorts them to the disuse of such vices as were disagreeable to their character as regenerate men, and contrary brotherly love; he dissuades them from them, and advises to "lay them aside", either as weights and burdens, which it was not fit for new born babes to carry; see Hebrews 12:1 or rather as old worn out clothes, as filthy rags, which should be put off, laid by, and never used more, being what were very unsuitable to their character and profession to wear: the metaphor is the same as in Ephesians 4:22 and the first he mentions is malice; to live in which is a mark of an unregenerate man, and very unbecoming such who are born again; and is not consistent with the relation of brethren, and character of children, or new born babes, who are without malice, and do not bear and retain it: "all" of this is to be laid aside, towards all persons whatever, and in every shape, and in every instance of it:

and all guile; fraud, or deceit, in words or actions; and which should not be found, and appear in any form, in Israelites indeed, in brethren, in the children of God; who ought not to lie one to another, or defraud each other, nor express that with their lips which they have not in their hearts; which babes are free from, and so should babes in Christ:

and hypocrisies; both to God and men: hypocrisy to God is, when persons profess that which they have not, as love to God, faith in Christ, zeal for religion, fervent devotion, and sincerity in the worship of God; and do all they do to be seen of men, and appear outwardly righteous, and yet are full of all manner of iniquity: hypocrisy to men is, pretence of friendship, loving in word and tongue only, speaking peaceably with the mouth, but in heart laying wait; a sin to be abhorred and detested by one that is born from above; and is contrary to that integrity, simplicity, and sincerity of heart, which become regenerate persons, the children of God, and brethren one of another:

and envies; at each other's happiness and prosperity, riches, honours, gifts temporal or spiritual; for such are works of the flesh, show men to be carnal, are unbecoming regenerated persons, and contrary to the exercise of Christian charity, or love, which envieth not the welfare of others, either respecting body, soul, or estate:

and all evil speakings; backbitings, whisperings, detractions, hurting one another's characters by innuendos, false charges, and evil surmises; which is not acting like men that are made new creatures, and are partakers of the divine nature, nor like brethren, or as Christ's little ones, and who are of God, begotten again to be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Wherefore laying aside - On the word rendered laying aside, see Romans 13:12; Ephesians 4:22, Ephesians 4:25; Colossians 3:8. The allusion is to putting off clothes; and the meaning is, that we are to cast off these things entirely; that is, we are no longer to practice them. The word “wherefore” (οὖν oun) refers to the reasonings in the first chapter. In view of the considerations stated there, we should renounce all evil.

All malice - All “evil,” (κακίαν kakian.) The word “malice” we commonly apply now to a particular kind of evil, denoting extreme enmity of heart, ill-will, a disposition to injure others without cause, from mere personal gratification, or from a spirit of revenge - Webster. The Greek word, however, includes evil of all kinds. See the notes at Romans 1:29. Compare Acts 8:22, where it is rendered wickedness, and 1 Corinthians 5:8; 1 Corinthians 14:20; Ephesians 4:31; Colossians 3:8; Titus 3:3.

And all guile - Deceit of all kinds. See the Romans 1:29 note; 2 Corinthians 12:16 note; 1 Thessalonians 2:3 note.

And hypocrisies - See the 1 Timothy 4:2, note; Matthew 23:28; Galatians 2:13, on the word rendered dissimulation. The word means, feigning to be what we are not; assuming a false appearance of religion; cloaking a wicked purpose under the appearance of piety.

And envies - Hatred of others on account of some excellency which they have, or something which they possess which we do not. See the notes at Romans 1:29.

And all evil speaking - Greek: “speaking against others.” This word (καταλαλιὰ katalalia) occurs only here and in 2 Corinthians 12:20, where it is rendered “backbitings.” It would include all unkind or slanderous speaking against others. This is by no means an uncommon fault in the world, and it is one of the designs of religion to guard against it. Religion teaches us to lay aside whatever guile, insincerity, and false appearances we may have acquired, and to put on the simple honesty and openness of children. We all acquire more or less of guile and insincerity in the course of life. We learn to conceal our sentiments and feelings, and almost unconsciously come to appear different from what we really are. It is not so with children. In the child, every emotion of the bosom appears as it is. “Nature there works well and beautifully.” Every emotion is expressed; every feeling of the heart is developed; and in the cheeks, the open eye, the joyous or sad countenance, we know all that there is in the bosom, as certainly as we know all that there is in the rose by its color and its fragrance. Now, it is one of the purposes of religion to bring us back to this state, and to strip off all the subterfuges which we may have acquired in life; and he in whom this effect is not accomplished has never been converted. A man that is characteristically deceitful, cunning, and crafty, cannot be a Christian. “Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven,” Matthew 18:3.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

CHAPTER II.

We should lay aside all evil dispositions, and desire the

sincere milk of the word, that we may grow thereby, 1-3.

And come to God to be made living stones, and be built up into

a spiritual temple, 4, 5.

The prophecy of Christ as chief corner stone, precious to

believers, but a stumbling stone to the disobedient, 6-8.

True believers are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, c.,

9, 10.

They should abstain from fleshly lusts, 11.

Walk uprightly among the Gentiles, 12.

Be obedient to civil authority, according to the will of God,

13-15.

Make a prudent use of their Christian liberty, 16.

Fear God and honour the king, 17.

Servants should be subject to their masters, and serve them

faithfully, and suffer indignities patiently, after the example

of Christ, 18-23.

Who bore the punishment due to our sins in his own body upon the

tree, 24.

They were formerly like sheep going astray, but are now returned

unto the Shepherd and Bishop of their souls, 25.

NOTES ON CHAP. II.

Verse 1 Peter 2:1. Wherefore, laying aside — This is in close connection with the preceding chapter, from which it should not have been separated, and the subject is continued to the end of the 10th verse. 1 Peter 2:10

Laying aside all malice — See the notes on Ephesians 4:22-31. These tempers and dispositions must have been common among the Jews, as they are frequently spoken against: Christianity can never admit of such they show the mind, not of Christ, but of the old murderer.