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1 So get rid of every kind of evil, every kind of deception, hypocrisy, jealousy, and every kind of slander. 2 Desire God's pure word as newborn babies desire milk. Then you will grow in your salvation. 3 Certainly you have tasted that the Lord is good! 4 You are coming to Christ, the living stone who was rejected by humans but was chosen as precious by God. 5 You come to him as living stones, a spiritual house that is being built into a holy priesthood. So offer spiritual sacrifices that God accepts through Jesus Christ. 6 That is why Scripture says, |I am laying a chosen and precious cornerstone in Zion, and the person who believes in him will never be ashamed.| 7 This honor belongs to those who believe. But to those who don't believe: |The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone, 1 Peter 2:1-7, God's Word Translation. Copyright © 1995 by God's Word to the Nations.
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