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1 Peter 2:7-9
Lexham English Bible
1 Peter 2:7-9
Lexham English Bible
7 Therefore the honor is for you who believe, but for those who refuse to believe,
“The stone that the builders rejected,
this one has become the cornerstone[a],”
8 and
“A stone of stumbling and a rock of offense,”[b]
who stumble because they[c] disobey the word to which also they were consigned. 9 But you are a chosen race,[d] a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s possession, so that you may proclaim the virtues of the one who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light,
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- 1 Peter 2:7 Literally “into the head of the corner”
- 1 Peter 2:8 A quotation from Isa 8:14
- 1 Peter 2:8 Here “because” is supplied as a component of the participle (“disobey”) which is understood as causal
- 1 Peter 2:9 Or “people,” or “generation,” or “nation”
1 Peter 2:7-9
New International Version
1 Peter 2:7-9
New International Version
7 Now to you who believe, this stone is precious. But to those who do not believe,(A)
8 and,
They stumble because they disobey the message—which is also what they were destined for.(E)
9 But you are a chosen people,(F) a royal priesthood,(G) a holy nation,(H) God’s special possession,(I) that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.(J)
Footnotes
- 1 Peter 2:7 Psalm 118:22
- 1 Peter 2:8 Isaiah 8:14
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