As you come to him, a living stone—rejected by people but chosen and honored by[a] God— you yourselves, as living stones, a spiritual house, are being built to be a holy priesthood[b] to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God(A) through Jesus Christ. For it stands in Scripture:

See, I lay a stone in Zion,(B)
a chosen and honored[c] cornerstone,(C)
and the one who believes in him
will never be put to shame.[d](D)

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  1. 2:4 Or precious to
  2. 2:5 Or you yourselves, as living stones, are being built into a spiritual house for a holy priesthood
  3. 2:6 Or precious
  4. 2:6 Is 28:16 LXX

The Living Stone and a Chosen People

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

“See, I lay a stone in Zion,
    a chosen and precious cornerstone,(G)
and the one who trusts in him
    will never be put to shame.”[b](H)

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Peter 2:5 Or into a temple of the Spirit
  2. 1 Peter 2:6 Isaiah 28:16