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1 Peter 2:4
New English Translation
1 Peter 2:4
New English Translation
A Living Stone, a Chosen People
4 So as you come to him,[a] a living stone rejected by men but[b] chosen and precious[c] in God’s sight,
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- 1 Peter 2:4 tn Grk “to whom coming…you are built up…” as a continuation of the reference to the Lord in v. 3.
- 1 Peter 2:4 tn Greek emphasizes the contrast between these two phrases more than can be easily expressed in English.
- 1 Peter 2:4 tn Grk “chosen, precious.”
1 Peter 2:4
New International Version
1 Peter 2:4
New International Version
The Living Stone and a Chosen People
4 As you come to him, the living Stone(A)—rejected by humans but chosen by God(B) and precious to him—
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