1 Peter 2:4

New English Translation

⁴So as you come to him,^[a] a living stone rejected by men but^[b] chosen and precious^[c] in God’s sight,

1 Peter 2:4 tn Grk “to whom coming…you are built up…” as a continuation of the reference to the Lord in v. 3.
1 Peter 2:4 tn Greek emphasizes the contrast between these two phrases more than can be easily expressed in English.
1 Peter 2:4 tn Grk “chosen, precious.”

New English Translation (NET)