Add parallel Print Page Options

Come to him, a living stone, though rejected by mortals yet chosen and precious in God’s sight, and like living stones, let yourselves be built[a] into a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. For it stands in scripture:

‘See, I am laying in Zion a stone,
    a cornerstone chosen and precious;
and whoever believes in him[b] will not be put to shame.’

To you then who believe, he is precious; but for those who do not believe,

‘The stone that the builders rejected
    has become the very head of the corner’,

and

‘A stone that makes them stumble,
    and a rock that makes them fall.’

They stumble because they disobey the word, as they were destined to do.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. 1 Peter 2:5 Or you yourselves are being built
  2. 1 Peter 2:6 Or it

Bible Gateway Recommends

NRSV Catholic Edition Bible, Royal Poinciana--Softcover
NRSV Catholic Edition Bible, Royal Poinciana--Softcover
Retail: $24.99
Our Price: $4.25
Save: $20.74 (83%)
NRSV Lectern Anglicized Bible with Apocrypha, Goatskin, black
NRSV Lectern Anglicized Bible with Apocrypha, Goatskin, black
Retail: $950.00
Our Price: $855.00
Save: $95.00 (10%)
5.0 of 5.0 stars