1 Peter 1:23-2:8

New International Version

²³ For you have been born again,^(A) not of perishable seed, but of imperishable,^(B) through the living and enduring word of God.^{(C) 24} For,

And this is the word that was preached to you.

2 Therefore, rid yourselves^(E) of all malice and all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander^(F) of every kind. ² Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk,^(G) so that by it you may grow up^(H) in your salvation, ³ now that you have tasted that the Lord is good.^(I)

The Living Stone and a Chosen People

⁴ As you come to him, the living Stone^(J)—rejected by humans but chosen by God^(K) and precious to him— ⁵ you also, like living stones, are being built^(L) into a spiritual house^[b](M) to be a holy priesthood,^(N) offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.^{(O) 6} For in Scripture it says:

⁷ Now to you who believe, this stone is precious. But to those who do not believe,^(R)

⁸ and,

They stumble because they disobey the message—which is also what they were destined for.^(V)