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Berean Standard Bible

“Rid yourselves, therefore, of all malice, deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander.”

1 Peter 2:1

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Peter has just reminded his readers that they were born again through the living and enduring word of God and must love one another deeply. Chapter 2 begins by drawing the consequence: they should strip off every kind of malice, deceit, hypocrisy, envy and slander, like removing soiled clothing.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Rid yourselves, therefore, of all malice, deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander.

World English Bible (WEB)

Putting away therefore all wickedness, all deceit, hypocrisies, envies, and all evil speaking,

King James Version (KJV)

Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,

American Standard Version (ASV)

Putting away therefore all wickedness, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

So putting away all wrongdoing, and all tricks and deceits and envies and evil talk,

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

Having put aside, then, all evil, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envyings, and all evil speakings,

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

DEJANDO pues toda malicia, y todo engaño, y fingimientos, y envidias, y todas las detracciones,

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Por lo tanto, dejen de hacer toda clase de mal, todo engaño, hipocresía, envidias y chismes.

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