1 Peter 2:2 (GNV)

Passage

As newe borne babes desire that sincere milke of the woorde, that yee may growe thereby,

Nearby Context

1 Peter 2:1 Wherefore, laying aside all maliciousnes, and all guile, and dissimulation, and enuie, and all euill speaking,

1 Peter 2:2 As newe borne babes desire that sincere milke of the woorde, that yee may growe thereby,

1 Peter 2:3 Because yee haue tasted that the Lord is bountifull.

1 Peter 2:4 To whome comming as vnto a liuing stone disallowed of men, but chosen of God and precious,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "newe", "borne", "babes", "desire", "sincere", "milke", "woorde", and "growe". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "newe" and "borne", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 1's "Wherefore laying aside all maliciousnes and all..." into verse 3's "Because yee haue tasted that the Lord...", so "newe" and "borne" belong inside that flow. In 1 Peter context, the local focus is hope in suffering, holy conduct, submission, and grace.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "newe" and "borne" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.