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3 if ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious:
3 if so be ye did taste that the Lord `is' gracious,
3 if indeed ye have tasted that the Lord [is] good.
3 if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is gracious:
3 If you have had a taste of the grace of the Lord:
O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him.
And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee: for thou, LORD, hast not forsaken them that seek thee.
My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness; and my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips:
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.
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Commentary on 1 Peter 2 Matthew Henry Commentary
Chapter 2
The general exhortation to holiness is continued, and enforced by several reasons taken from the foundation on which Christians are built, Jesus Christ, and from their spiritual blessings and privileges in him. The means of obtaining it, the word of God, is recommended, and all contrary qualities are condemned (v. 1-12). Particular directions are given how subjects ought to obey the magistrates, and servants their masters, patiently suffering in well doing, in imitation of Christ (v. 13-25).
1Pe 2:1-3
The holy apostle has been recommending mutual charity, and setting forth the excellences of the word of God, calling it an incorruptible seed, and saying that it liveth and abideth for ever. He pursues his discourse, and very properly comes in with this necessary advice, Wherefore laying aside all malice, etc. These are such sins as both destroy charity and hinder the efficacy of the word, and consequently they prevent our regeneration.
1Pe 2:4-12
1Pe 2:13-25
The general rule of a Christian conversation is this, it must be honest, which it cannot be if there be not a conscientious discharge of all relative duties. The apostle here particularly treats of these distinctly.