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1 Peter 2:4-5
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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, 5 you yourselves, as living stones, are built up as a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood and to offer[d] spiritual sacrifices that are acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.

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  1. 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.
  2. 1 Peter 2:4 tn Greek emphasizes the contrast between these two phrases more than can be easily expressed in English.
  3. 1 Peter 2:4 tn Grk “chosen, precious.”
  4. 1 Peter 2:5 tn Grk “unto a holy priesthood to offer.”
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1 Peter 2:4-5
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4 coming to him, a living stone, rejected indeed by men, but chosen by God, precious. 5 You also, as living stones, are built up as a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.

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