1 Peter 2:2-3

“As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby: If so be ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious.”

"As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby: If so be ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious." - 1 Peter 2:2-3
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What does 1 Peter 2:2-3 mean?

The Bible verse 1 Peter 2:2-3 from the King James Version (KJV) reads: "As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby: If so be ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious." These verses come from the first letter of Peter, which is often…

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Craving the Spiritual Nutrients: A Journey into Growth

In 1 Peter 2:2-3, the Apostle Peter provides a compelling exhortation to believers: "As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby: If so be ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious." This passage not only highlights the importance of spiritual…

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A Prayer for Spiritual Growth and Nourishment

O Gracious and Loving Father, As I come before You today, I am reminded of the profound wisdom contained in Your word, particularly in the scripture of 1 Peter 2:2-3, which instructs us to, "As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby: If so…

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1 Peter 2:2-3 - "Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation, now that you have tasted that the Lord is good."
1 Peter 2:3 - "If so be ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious."
1 Peter 2:2 - "As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:"
1 Peter 3:2 - "While they behold your chaste conversation coupled with fear."
"If so be ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious." - 1 Peter 2:3
2 Peter 2:9
2 Peter 2:9
"As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:" - 1 Peter 2:2
"While they behold your chaste conversation coupled with fear." - 1 Peter 3:2
2 Peter 3:6 - "Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished:"
2 Peter 3:1 - "This second epistle, beloved, I now write unto you; in both which I stir up your pure minds by way of remembrance:"
2 Peter 3:3 - "Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts,"
2 Peter 3:10 – "But the day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar."
2 Peter 3:2 - "That ye may be mindful of the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and of the commandment of us the apostles of the Lord and Saviour:"
1 Peter 2:5
1 Peter 2:5
1 Peter 2:5
1 Peter 2:5
1 Peter 2:5
1 Peter 2:5
2 Peter 1:3 - "According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue:"
2 Peter 1:2 - "Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord,"
1 Peter 2:20-21
2 Peter 3:5 - "For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water:"
2 Peter 1:6 - "And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness;"
2 Peter 1:7 - "And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity."
2 Peter 1:1 - "Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ:"
2 Peter 1:20 - "Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation."
2 Peter 3:8 - "But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day."