1 Peter 2:1-6 ▼

1 Therefore, rid yourselves of every kind of evil and deception, hypocrisy, jealousy, and every kind of slander.

2 Like newborn babies, thirst for the pure milk of the word so that by it you may grow in your salvation.

3 Surely you have tasted that the Lord is good!

4 As you come to him, the living stone who was rejected by people but was chosen and precious in God's sight,

5 you, too, as living stones, are building yourselves up into a spiritual house and a holy priesthood, so that you may offer spiritual sacrifices that are acceptable to God through Jesus, the Messiah.

6 This is why it says in Scripture: |Look! I am laying a chosen, precious cornerstone in Zion. The one who believes in him will never be ashamed.|