NET Bible
"A Living Stone, a Chosen People So as you come to him, a living stone rejected by men but chosen and precious in God’s sight,"
— 1 Peter 2:4, NET Bible
“To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious,”
“unto whom coming, a living stone, rejected indeed of men, but with God elect, precious, ”
“coming to him, a living stone, rejected indeed by men, but chosen by God, precious.”
“Unto whom coming, as to a living stone, rejected indeed by men but chosen and made honourable by God:”
“To whom you come, as to a living stone, not honoured by men, but of great and special value to God;”
“To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious,”
So get rid of all evil and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander.
And yearn like newborn infants for pure, spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up to salvation,
if you have experienced the Lord’s kindness.
A Living Stone, a Chosen People So as you come to him, a living stone rejected by men but chosen and precious in God’s sight,
you yourselves, as living stones, are built up as a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood and to offer spiritual sacrifices that are acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
For it says in scripture,“Look, I lay in Zion a stone, a chosen and precious cornerstone, and whoever believes in him will never be put to shame.”
So you who believe see his value, but for those who do not believe, the stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone,