en_tn_lite_do_not_use/1pe/02/01.md

Therefore put aside

"So stop doing"

As newborn infants

The believers are compared to newborn infants who need milk to grow. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)

long for

"desire intensely" or "yearn for"

you may grow in salvation

"you may grow spiritually." The word "you" refers to the believers mentioned in chapter 1.

if you have tasted that the Lord is kind

"because you have experienced that the Lord acts very kindly toward you" (UDB) (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)