1 Peter

1 Peter 2:2–3

²Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation, ³now that you have tasted that the Lord is good.

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Like	ὡς	hōs	Adverb	G5613 as, like as, how, while, so that
newborn	ἀρτιγέννητα	artigennēta	Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural	G738 newly begotten, newly born
babies	βρέφη	brephē	Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural	G1025 infant, babe
crave	ἐπιποθήσατε	epipothēsate	Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural	G1971 I long for, strain after, desire greatly
pure	ἄδολον	adolon	Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular	G97 pure
spiritual	λογικὸν	logikon	Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular	G3050 reasonable, rational, metaphorical
milk	γάλα	gala	Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular	G1051 milk
so that	ἵνα	hina	Conjunction	G2443 in order that, so that
by	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
it	αὐτῷ	autō	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Neuter 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
you may grow up	αὐξηθῆτε	auxēthēte	Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 2nd Person Plural	G837 I cause to increase, become greater, grow
in	εἰς	eis	Preposition	G1519 into, in, among, till, for
salvation	σωτηρίαν	sōtērian	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G4991 deliverance, salvation

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
now that	εἰ	ei	Conjunction	G1487 if
you have tasted	ἐγεύσασθε	egeusasthe	Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 2nd Person Plural	G1089 I taste, experience
that	ὅτι	hoti	Conjunction	G3754 that, since, because
the	ὁ	ho	Article - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
Lord	Κύριος	Kyrios	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2962 lord, Lord, master, sir
good	χρηστὸς	chrēstos	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular	G5543 useful, gentle, pleasant, kind

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

1 Peter 2:2 Hebrews 5:12–13 · Ephesians 4:15 · 2 Peter 3:18 · 1 Corinthians 3:1–2 · Mark 10:15 · 1 Corinthians 14:20 · Matthew 18:3 · Job 17:9 · Proverbs 4:18 · Hosea 6:3 · 2 Thessalonians 1:3 · Psalm 19:7–10

1 Peter 2:3 Psalm 34:8 · Hebrews 6:5–6 · Psalm 63:5 · Zechariah 9:17 · Psalm 24:8 · Psalm 9:10

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.