1 Peter 2:2 (LSB)

Passage

like newborn babies, long for the pure milk of the word, so that by it you may grow in respect to salvation,

Nearby Context

1 Peter 2:1 Therefore, laying aside all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander,

1 Peter 2:2 like newborn babies, long for the pure milk of the word, so that by it you may grow in respect to salvation,

1 Peter 2:3 if you have tasted the kindness of the Lord.

1 Peter 2:4 And coming to Him as to a living stone which has been rejected by men, but is choice and precious in the sight of God,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "like", "newborn", "babies", "long", "pure", "milk", "word", and "grow". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "like" and "newborn", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 1's "Therefore laying aside all malice and all..." into verse 3's "if you have tasted the kindness of...", so "like" and "newborn" 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 "like" and "newborn" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.