Across:| 2. | Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual _________, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ. | | 7. | But ye are a chosen _________, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light; | | 8. | If so be ye have tasted _________ the Lord is gracious. | | 10. | Or unto governors, as unto them that are _________ by him for the punishment of evildoers, and for the praise of them that do well. | | 12. | As free, and not using your liberty for a cloke of maliciousness, but as the _________ of God. | | 13. | For ye were as sheep going astray; but are now _________ unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls. | | 14. | For this is _________, if a man for conscience toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully. |
| | 15. | Wherefore also it is contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner stone, _________, precious: and he that believeth on him shall not be confounded. | | 18. | Who his own self bare our sins in his own _________ on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed. | | 20. | Which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: which had not _________ mercy, but now have obtained mercy. | | 22. | And a stone of _________, and a rock of offence, even to them which stumble at the word, being disobedient: whereunto also they were appointed. | | 23. | Who, when he was reviled, reviled not _________; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously: | | 24. | _________ laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, all evil speakings, | | 25. | As newborn babes, desire the _________ milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby: |
| | Down:| 1. | Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the _________. | | 3. | For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to _________ the ignorance of foolish men: | | 4. | To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but _________ of God, and precious, | | 5. | Having your _________ honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation. | | 6. | For even hereunto were ye called: _________ Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps: | | 9. | Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war _________ the soul; |
| | 11. | Honour all men. Love the _________. Fear God. Honour the king. | | 16. | Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his _________: | | 17. | For what _________ is it, if, when ye be buffeted for your faults, ye shall take it patiently? but if, when ye do well, and suffer for it, ye take it patiently, this is acceptable with God. | | 19. | Unto you therefore which believe he is precious: but unto them which be disobedient, the stone which the builders _________, the same is made the head of the corner, | | 21. | Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's _________: whether it be to the king, as supreme; |
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