4unto whom coming, a living stone, rejected indeed of men, but with God elect, precious,


In Context

1 Putting away therefore all wickedness, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,

2 as newborn babes, long for the spiritual milk which is without guile, that ye may grow thereby unto salvation;

3 if ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious:

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

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

6 Because it is contained in scripture, Behold, I lay in Zion a chief corner stone, elect, precious: And he that believeth on him shall not be put to shame.

1 Peter 2:4 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:4To whom coming, [as unto] a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, [and] precious,

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

2:4As you come to him, the living Stone-- rejected by men but chosen by God and precious to him--

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

2:4Unto whom coming, as to a living stone, rejected indeed by men, but chosen and made honourable by God:

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

2:4unto whom coming, a living stone, rejected indeed of men, but with God elect, precious,

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:4To whom coming, a living stone, cast away indeed as worthless by men, but with God chosen, precious,

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:4To whom coming as to a living stone, disallowed indeed by men, but chosen by God, and precious,

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:4coming to him, a living stone, rejected indeed by men, but chosen by God, precious.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

2:4to whom coming — a living stone — by men, indeed, having been disapproved of, but with God choice, precious,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:4To whom coming, as to a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious,