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.”

1 Peter 2:4

New International Version

⁴As you come to him, the living Stone^(A)—rejected by humans but chosen by God^(B) and precious to him—

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

⁴Coming to Him as to a living stone, ^(B)rejected indeed by men, but chosen by God and precious,

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