1 Peter 2:2 (YLT)

Passage

as new-born babes the word's pure milk desire ye, that in it ye may grow,

Nearby Context

1 Peter 2:1 Having put aside, then, all evil, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envyings, and all evil speakings,

1 Peter 2:2 as new-born babes the word's pure milk desire ye, that in it ye may grow,

1 Peter 2:3 if so be ye did taste that the Lord <FI>is<Fi> gracious,

1 Peter 2:4 to whom coming--a living stone--by men, indeed, having been disapproved of, but with God choice, precious,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "new-born", "babes", "word's", "pure", "milk", "desire", and "grow". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "new-born" and "babes", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 1's "Having put aside then all evil and..." into verse 3's "if so be ye did taste that...", so "new-born" and "babes" 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 "new-born" and "babes" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.