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To whom coming ,
a living stone ,
cast away indeed as worthless by men ,
but with God chosen ,
precious ,
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yourselves also ,
as living stones ,
are being built up a spiritual house ,
a holy priesthood ,
to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God by Jesus Christ .
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Because it is contained in the scripture :
Behold ,
I lay in Zion a corner stone ,
elect ,
precious :
and he that believes on him shall not be put to shame .
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To you therefore who believe [
is ]
the preciousness ;
but to the disobedient ,
the stone which the builders cast away as worthless ,
this is become head of [
the ]
corner ,
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and a stone of stumbling and rock of offence ; [
who ]
stumble at the word ,
being disobedient to which also they have been appointed .
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But ye [
are ]
a chosen race ,
a kingly priesthood ,
a holy nation ,
a people for a possession ,
that ye might set forth the excellencies of him who has called you out of darkness to his wonderful light ;
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who once [
were ]
not a people ,
but now God '
s people ;
who were not enjoying mercy ,
but now have found mercy .
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Beloved ,
I exhort [
you ],
as strangers and sojourners ,
to abstain from fleshly lusts ,
which war against the soul ;
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having your conversation honest among the Gentiles ,
that [
as to that ]
in which they speak against you as evildoers ,
they may through [
your ]
good works , [
themselves ]
witnessing [
them ],
glorify God in [
the ]
day of visitation .