1 Peter 2:4-8 NIV

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1 Peter 2:4-8

The Living Stone and a Chosen People

As you come to him, the living Stone—rejected by humans but chosen by God and precious to him— you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house2:5 Or into a temple of the Spirit to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. For in Scripture it says:

“See, I lay a stone in Zion,

a chosen and precious cornerstone,

and the one who trusts in him

will never be put to shame.”2:6 Isaiah 28:16

Now to you who believe, this stone is precious. But to those who do not believe,

“The stone the builders rejected

has become the cornerstone,”2:7 Psalm 118:22

and,

“A stone that causes people to stumble

and a rock that makes them fall.”2:8 Isaiah 8:14

They stumble because they disobey the message—which is also what they were destined for.

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