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1 Peter 2:4

King James Version (KJV)

To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious,

Translations

1 Peter 2:4 - Amplified Bible

Come to Him [then, to that] Living Stone which men tried {and} threw away, but which is chosen [and] precious in God's sight.

1 Peter 2:4 - American Standard Version

unto whom coming, a living stone, rejected indeed of men, but with God elect, precious,

1 Peter 2:4 - Bible in Basic English

To whom you come, as to a living stone, not honoured by men, but of great and special value to God;

1 Peter 2:4 - Darby Bible

To whom coming, a living stone, cast away indeed as worthless by men, but with God chosen, precious,

1 Peter 2:4 - English Standard Version

As you come to him, a living stone rejected by men but in the sight of God chosen and precious,

1 Peter 2:4 - King James Version

To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious,

1 Peter 2:4 - La Biblia de las Americas

Y viniendo a El como a una piedra viva, desechada por los hombres, pero escogida y preciosa delante de Dios,

1 Peter 2:4 - The Message

Welcome to the living Stone, the source of life. The workmen took one look and threw it out; God set it in the place of honor. Present yourselves as building stones for the construction of a sanctuary vibrant with life, in which you’ll serve as holy priests offering Christ-approved lives up to God. The Scriptures provide precedent:

   Look! I’m setting a stone in Zion,
      a cornerstone in the place of honor.
   Whoever trusts in this stone as a foundation
       will never have cause to regret it.
To you who trust him, he’s a Stone to be proud of, but to those who refuse to trust him,

   The stone the workmen threw out
       is now the chief foundation stone.
For the untrusting it’s
   .. . a stone to trip over,
       a boulder blocking the way.
They trip and fall because they refuse to obey, just as predicted.

1 Peter 2:4 - New American Standard Bible

And coming to Him as to a living stone which has been rejected by men, but is choice and precious in the sight of God,

1 Peter 2:4 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

Y viniendo a El, como a una piedra viva, desechada por los hombres, pero escogida y preciosa delante de Dios,

1 Peter 2:4 - World English Bible

coming to him, a living stone, rejected indeed by men, but chosen by God, precious.

1 Peter 2:4 - Young's Living Translation

to whom coming -- a living stone -- by men, indeed, having been disapproved of, but with God choice, precious,

1 Peter 2:4 - Additional Comments

The Old Testament refers to the Messiah as a stone. See Isaiah 8:14 and 28:16.
See also verse 5. When the house was to be built, when the stones are being chosen for the house, we as Christians are living stones. We may not be chosen by the world when it builds its house, but we are not only chosen by God, but viewed as precious, valuable stones!

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