6 Wherefore, it is contained in the scripture, "Behold I lay in Zion a chief corner stone, elect, precious: whoever trusts in it, shall not be ashamed."
7 To you, then, who trust, it is precious; but to unbelieving- a stone which the builders rejected, which has become the head of the corner-
8 a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offense. Those who stumble at the word, are disobedient unbelievers, to which, therefore, they were appointed:
9 but you are an elect race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a purchased people; that you should declare the perfections of him who has called you from darkness into his marvelous light:
10 who formerly were not a people, but now are a people of God; who had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.
11 Beloved, I beseech you, as sojourners and travelers, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul.
12 Have your behavior comely, among the Gentiles, that, whereas, they speak against you, as evil doers, having beheld your good works, they may glorify God, in the day of visitation.
13 Be subject, therefore, to every human establishment for the Lord's sake; whether to the king, as supreme;
14 or to governor, as those sent by him for the punishment, indeed, of evil doers; but for the praise of them who do good.
15 For so is the will of God, that, by doing good, you put to silence the ignorance of foolish men.
16 Live as freemen, yet do not use your freedom as a covering of wickedness; but as the servants of God.
17 Treat all men with respect: love the brotherhood: fear God: honor the king.
18 Let household servants be subject to their masters, with all reverence; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward.
19 For this is acceptable, if any one, from conscience of God, sustain sorrows, suffering unjustly.
20 But what praise is due, if, when you commit faults and are buffeted, you bear it patiently? Yet if, when you do well, and suffer, you bear it patiently, this is acceptable with God.
21 Besides, to this you were called; for even Christ suffered for us, leaving us a pattern, that you should follow his footsteps;
22 who did not sin, neither was guile found in his mouth;
23 who, when he was reviled, did not revile in return; when he suffered he did not threaten, but committed his cause to him who judges righteously-
24 who himself bore away our sins in his own body, on the tree; that we, being freed from sins, should live to righteousness; by whose stripes you are healed.
25 For you were as sheep going astray, but are now returned to the Shepherd, and Overseer of your souls.
Bible verses about "perversity" | Living_Oracles
1 Peter 2:6-25
Acts 16:31
31 And they said, Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, and you shall be saved, and your house.
1 Peter 2:1-25
1 Wherefore, laying aside all malice, and all guile and hypocrisies, and envyings, and all evil speaking;
2 as newborn babes, earnestly desire the unadulterated milk of the word, that you may grow by it.
3 Because, indeed, you have tasted that the Lord is good;
4 to whom coming, as to a living stone, rejected indeed by men, but chosen by God, and precious;
5 you, also, as living stones, are built up a spiritual temple, a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices, most acceptable to God, through Jesus Christ.
Hebrews 10:26-27
James 3:2
2 For in many things we all offend. If any one offend not in the word, he is a perfect man, able to rule, also, the whole body.
1 Corinthians 6:9
9 Do you not know that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor catamites, nor sodomites,
Jude 1:4
4 For certain men have come in privily, who long ago were before written to this very condemnation; ungodly men, perverting the favor of our God to lasciviousness, and denying the only sovereign Lord, even our Lord Jesus Christ.
1 John 2:1-29
1 My little children, these things I write to you, that you may not sin. Yet if any one has sinned, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the Just One.
2 And he is a propitiation for our sins; and not for ours only, but also for the whole world.
3 And by this, we know that we have known him, if we keep his commandments.
4 He who says, I have known him, and does not keep his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in this man.
5 But whoever keeps his word, truly in this man the love of God is perfected. By this we know that we are in him.
6 He who says he abides in him, ought, himself, also, so to walk even as he walked.
7 Brethren, I do not write a new commandment to you; but an old commandment, which you had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word, which you have heard from the beginning.
8 On the other hand, I write to you a new commandment, which is true concerning him and concerning you. For the darkness is passing away, and the light, which is true, now shines.
9 He who says he is in the light and yet hates his brother, is in the darkness till now.
10 He who loves his brother, abides in the light, and there is no stumbling block to him.
11 But he who hates his brother, is in the darkness, and walks in that darkness, and does not know whither he goes; because the darkness has blinded his eyes.
12 Little children, I write to you, because your sins are forgiven you, on account of his name.
13 Fathers, I write to you, because you have known him from the beginning. Young men, I write to you, because you have overcome the wicked one.
14 Fathers, I have written to you, because you have known him from the beginning. Young men, I have written to you, because you are strong, and the word of God abides in you, and you have overcome the wicked one.
15 Love not the world, neither the things which are in the world. If any one love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
16 For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life-is not of the Father, but is of the world.
17 Now the world passes away, and the lust of it; be he who does the will of God, abides forever.
18 Young children, it is the last period. And as you have heard that the antichrist comes, so, now, there are many antichrists; whence you know that it is the last period.
19 They went away from us, but they were not of us. For, if they had been of us, they would have abode with us; but they went away, that they might be made manifest that they were not of us.
20 But you have an unction from the Holy One, and know all things.
21 I have not written to you because you know not the truth, but because you know it, and that no lie is of the truth.
22 Who is a liar, if not he who denies that Jesus is the Christ? He is the antichrist who denies the Father and the Son.
23 Whoever denies the Son, does not acknowledge the Father.
24 Therefore, let what you have heard from the beginning abide in you. If what you have heard from the beginning, abide in you; you also shall abide in the Son, and in the Father:
25 and this is the promise which he has promised to us, even eternal life.
26 These things I have written to you, concerning them who deceive you;
27 but the unction which you have received from him abides in you; and you have no need that any one should teach you, unless the same unction teaches you concerning all things, and is truth, and is no lie: and as it has taught you, you will abide in him.
28 And now, little children, abide in him, that when he shall appear, we may have confidence, and may not be put to shame by him, at his coming.
29 If you know that he is righteous, you know that every one who works righteousness, has been begotten by him.
2 Corinthians 5:10
10 For we must all appear before the tribunal of Christ, that every one may receive the things done in the body, according to what has been done, whether good or evil.