1 Peter 2:2-5
New King James Version
2 (A)as newborn babes, desire the pure (B)milk of the word, that you may grow [a]thereby, 3 if indeed you have (C)tasted that the Lord is gracious.
The Chosen Stone and His Chosen People(D)
4 Coming to Him as to a living stone, (E)rejected indeed by men, but chosen by God and precious, 5 you also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
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- 1 Peter 2:2 NU adds up to salvation
1 Peter 2:9-10
New King James Version
9 But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of (A)darkness into His marvelous light; 10 (B)who once were not a people but are now the people of God, who had not obtained mercy but now have obtained mercy.
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