1 Peter 2:4-6

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⁴The Lord Jesus is the living stone.^[a] The people of the world decided that they did not want this stone. But he is the one God chose as one of great value. So come to him. ⁵You also are like living stones, and God is using you to build a spiritual house.^[b] You are to serve God in this house as holy priests, offering him spiritual sacrifices that he will accept because of Jesus Christ. ⁶The Scriptures say,

“Look, I have chosen a cornerstone of great value,
and I put that stone in Zion.
Anyone who trusts in him will never be disappointed.” ^(A)

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Footnotes

1 Peter 2:4 stone The most important stone in God’s spiritual temple or house (his people).
1 Peter 2:5 house God’s house—the place where God’s people worship him. Here, it means that believers are the spiritual building where God lives.