1 Peter 2:1-10 ▼

1 Therefore, laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envyings, and all evil speakings,

2 as new-born babes, earnestly desire the pure spiritual milk, that you may grow by it,

3 if; indeed, you have tasted that the Lord is gracious.

4 Coming to him as to a living stone, rejected indeed by man, but in the sight of God, chosen and precious,

5 you, also, as living stones, are built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, that you may offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.

6 For it is contained in the scripture: Behold, I lay in Zion a chief corner-stone, chosen, precious; and he that believes on him shall not be ashamed.

7 To you, then, who believe, is this preciousness: but the stone which the builders rejected, has become the head of the corner,

8 and a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offense to the disobedient, who stumble at the word because they are disobedient, to which stumbling they were also appointed.

9 But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a purchased people, that you should show forth the virtues of him who has called you out of darkness into his wonderful light:

10 who formerly were not a people, but now are the people of God; who had not received mercy, but now have received mercy.