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now that you have tasted that the Lord is good. [a] As you come to Him, a living stone[b] rejected by men but chosen by God and precious, you also, as living stones, are being built up as a spiritual house—a holy priesthood to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Messiah Yeshua.

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  1. 1 Peter 2:4 cf. Ps. 34:8(34:8 LXX).
  2. 1 Peter 2:4 cf. Ps. 118:22; Isa. 28:16.

now that you have tasted that the Lord is good.(A)

The Living Stone and a Chosen People

As you come to him, the living Stone(B)—rejected by humans but chosen by God(C) and precious to him— you also, like living stones, are being built(D) into a spiritual house[a](E) to be a holy priesthood,(F) offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.(G)

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  1. 1 Peter 2:5 Or into a temple of the Spirit