Where a verse leads
1 Peter 2:2: Where It Appears, and Where It Leads to Christ
“As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:”1 Peter 2:2
1 Peter 2:2 is one of the verses The Living Bread keeps returning to. It anchors 3 different readings across the site. Each is listed below, with an honest note on how directly it is read of Christ. Read the verse first, then follow it wherever it leads.
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1 Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings, 2 As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby: 3 If so be ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious. 4 To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious,
1 Peter 2 · King James Version
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What does 1 Peter 2:2 mean?
1 Peter 2:2 is one of the verses The Living Bread returns to again and again, because it opens onto Christ from several directions at once. Read it in its passage above, then follow the collections below to see how it is read across Scripture, each honestly labeled for how directly it speaks of Jesus.
Where is 1 Peter 2:2 in the Bible?
1 Peter 2:2 is found in the book and chapter named in the reference. You can read the whole chapter, in the King James Version, on The Living Bread.
How does 1 Peter 2:2 point to Jesus?
Follow the collections gathered on this page. Each one opens 1 Peter 2:2 from a different angle, and together they show how the verse, read in its place, leads to Christ, who said that all the Scriptures speak of Him.