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The Lord Jesus is the living stone.[a] The people of the world decided that they did not want this stone. But he is the one God chose as one of great value. So come to him. You also are like living stones, and God is using you to build a spiritual house.[b] You are to serve God in this house as holy priests, offering him spiritual sacrifices that he will accept because of Jesus Christ. The Scriptures say,

“Look, I have chosen a cornerstone of great value,
    and I put that stone in Zion.
Anyone who trusts in him will never be disappointed.” (A)

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Peter 2:4 stone The most important stone in God’s spiritual temple or house (his people).
  2. 1 Peter 2:5 house God’s house—the place where God’s people worship him. Here, it means that believers are the spiritual building where God lives.

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