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


In Context

1 Putting away therefore all wickedness, all deceit, hypocrisies, envies, and all evil speaking,

2 as newborn babies, long for the pure milk of the Word, that you may grow thereby,

3 if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is gracious:

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

5 You also, as living stones, are built up as 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 cornerstone, chosen, and precious: He who believes in him will not be disappointed.|

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 English Revised 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 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,