1 Peter 2:1
Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,
Cross-reference
1 Peter 2:22 presents Christ as sinless and without deceit, contrasting with the deceit believers must rid themselves of here.
1 Peter 3:10 quotes Psalm 34, urging restraint from evil and deceitful speech, directly reinforcing the command to put away slander.
In 1 Peter 4:2, the same call to live for God's will rather than evil desires echoes this command to put away malice.
In 1 Peter 1:18-25, the basis for this command is given: being redeemed by Christ's blood and born again through the living word, so believers must rid themselves of evil.
In Mark 12:15, Jesus perceives the Pharisees' hypocrisy—linking to the hypocrisy believers must abandon.
In Matthew 24:51, hypocrites face judgment—underscoring the seriousness of the hypocrisy to be put away.
In Luke 6:42, Jesus calls out hypocrisy—urging self-examination before judging others, aligning with 1 Peter.
In Luke 12:1, Jesus warns against the yeast of the Pharisees—hypocrisy—the same vice Peter tells believers to rid themselves of.
In John 1:47, Nathanael is called 'an Israelite in whom there is no deceit'—a positive example of the deceit believers must rid themselves of.
Romans 1:29 lists malice, deceit, envy, slander among sins of the ungodly — the same vices to be rid.
In Romans 13:12, Paul urges putting aside deeds of darkness — the same 'put off' language used here for malice and deceit.
1 Corinthians 3:3 calls jealousy and quarreling signs of worldliness — exactly the vices Peter urges to remove.
1 Corinthians 5:8 also contrasts malice with sincerity, using the same metaphor of purging leaven for the festival.
In 1 Thessalonians 2:3, Paul denies deceit, impure motives, or trickery—mirroring the vices to put away in 1 Peter 2:1.
2 Corinthians 12:20 warns of jealousy, slander, and discord — same sins Peter commands to put away.
Galatians 5:21-26 lists envy, jealousy, discord as acts of the flesh — the evil practices believers must rid.
In Ephesians 4:22-25, Paul writes 'put off your old self' and 'put off falsehood' — directly parallel to ridding oneself of deceit and malice.
Ephesians 4:31 lists nearly identical vices—bitterness, slander, malice—calling believers to get rid of them.
Colossians 3:8 gives a nearly identical command to rid oneself of malice, slander, etc., echoing this same list of vices.
In Colossians 3:5-8, Paul lists malice, slander, and filthiness to 'rid yourselves' — a nearly identical catalog of sins to put away.
In Proverbs 3:31, the sage warns against envying the violent—the same envy Peter tells believers to put away.
James 3:16 links envy and selfish ambition to disorder — reinforcing why to rid such sins.
In 1 Samuel 18:8, Saul's envy of David exemplifies the envy Peter commands believers to put away.
In Revelation 14:5, the 144,000 have no deceit—an eschatological picture of the blamelessness called for here.
James 3:14 warns against bitter envy and selfish ambition — the same envy Peter calls to discard.
James 1:21 similarly urges ridding oneself of moral filth to receive the word, echoing Peter's call to put away malice and deceit.
Psalm 34:13 warns against deceitful speech, the OT foundation for Peter's command to rid oneself of deceit and slander.
In Psalm 37:1, the psalmist warns against envying evildoers—the same envy Peter tells believers to put away.
In Psalm 73:3, the psalmist admits envying the arrogant—an example of the envy Peter commands believers to rid themselves of.
In Hebrews 12:1, believers are urged to 'throw off every sin that entangles' — the same metaphor of laying aside sin as here.
In Proverbs 14:30, envy rots the bones—reinforcing why Peter commands believers to rid themselves of envy.
In Proverbs 24:1, the sage warns against envying the wicked—the same envy Peter commands believers to put away.
Titus 3:3-5 describes the former life of malice and envy from which believers were saved, the very sins Peter says to put away.
In Ezekiel 18:31, God commands to 'rid yourselves of all offenses' — almost identical wording to Peter's call to put away sin.
In Matthew 7:5, Jesus rebukes hypocrisy—one of the vices listed here that must be put away.
In Matthew 15:7, Jesus calls the Pharisees hypocrites—directly connecting to the hypocrisy in 1 Peter 2:1.
In Matthew 23:28, Jesus says the Pharisees are full of hypocrisy and wickedness—echoing the call to rid these.
Leviticus 19:16 explicitly forbids slander, matching the 'slander' in Peter's list — a direct OT parallel to the command.
In 1 Timothy 6:4, the conceited produce envy and malicious talk — matching the vices Peter lists.
In Titus 3:2, Paul tells believers to slander no one — same command as Peter's 'rid... slander'.
In 1 Corinthians 13:4, love 'does not envy' — echoing the same vice Peter commands to rid.
Acts 5:17 shows the high priest filled with jealousy — a concrete example of the envy believers must rid themselves of.
Jeremiah 9:4 warns of deceit and slander among people, directly corresponding to the sins listed in 1 Peter 2:1.
Proverbs 4:24 commands putting away corrupt speech, directly echoing the call to remove deceit and slander in 1 Peter 2:1.
Psalm 15:3 describes the righteous person who avoids slander and evil speech, directly mirroring the list in 1 Peter 2:1.
James 4:11 forbids slandering brothers, a specific sin from Peter's list, emphasizing love and not judging.
Titus 2:3 instructs older women not to be slanderers, directly reflecting the 'slander' Peter commands to put away.
Psalm 32:2 pronounces blessing on those without deceit in their spirit, linking the vice Peter condemns to divine approval.
In James 3:17, heavenly wisdom is sincere and impartial—contrasting the hypocrisy and envy Peter commands believers to put away.
James 5:9 warns against grumbling, a specific form of slander among the vices Peter lists here.
Leviticus 19:18 commands love for neighbor, which opposes the malice and envy Peter tells believers to rid themselves of.
In Philippians 2:3, Paul urges humility and no selfish ambition — similar to Peter's call to abandon malice and envy.
1 Corinthians 14:20 exhorts being infants in evil, complementing Peter's command to rid oneself of malice and deceit.
In Luke 11:44, Jesus compares Pharisees to hidden graves—illustrating the hypocrisy Peter commands believers to put away.
Isaiah 58:2 depicts people who appear eager for God but are hypocritical, illustrating the hypocrisy that 1 Peter 2:1 commands to remove.
Proverbs 24:19 warns against envying the wicked — the same envy Peter says to put away.
In 1 Samuel 18:9, Saul's jealousy leads him to watch David—a practical outworking of the envy believers must rid themselves of.
Romans 13:13 includes jealousy among sins to avoid in Christian conduct — echoes Peter's call to rid envy.