New American Standard Bible 1995
1 Peter 2:4-9
5you alsoκαὶkaiG2532,as livingζῶντεςzōntesG2198stonesλίθοιlithoiG3037,are being builtG2026up as aspiritualπνευματικὸςpneumatikosG4152houseοἶκοςoikosG3624for a holyἅγιονhagionG40priesthoodἱεράτευμαhi'erateumaG2406, toofferἀνενέγκαιanenegkaiG399up spiritualπνευματικὰςpneumatikasG4152sacrificesθυσίαςthusiasG2378acceptableεὐπροσδέκτουςeuprosdektousG2144to GodθεῷtheōG2316throughδιὰdiaG1223JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ.ChristouG5547.
6For thisis containedπεριέχειperiecheiG4023inScriptureγραφῇ·graphēaG1124: “BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400,I layτίθημιtithēmiG5087in ZionΣιὼνSiōnG4622a choiceἐκλεκτὸνeklektonG1588stoneλίθονlithonG3037, apreciousἔντιμον,entimonG1784cornerἀκρογωνιαῖονakrogōniaionG204stone,And he who believesπιστεύωνpisteuōnG4100in Him will not bedisappointedκαταισχυνθῇ.kataischunthēaG2617.”
7ThisG3588preciousG5092valueG5092,thenοὖνounG3767,is for you who believeπιστεύουσιν·pisteuousinG4100;but for thoseG3588who disbelieveἀπιστοῦσινapistousinG569, “The stoneλίθοςlithosG3037whichὃνhonG3739the buildersοἰκοδομοῦντες,oikodomountesG3618rejectedἀπεδοκίμασανapedokimasanG593,ThisοὗτοςhoutosG3778becameἐγενήθηegenēthēG1096the veryκεφαλὴνkephalēnG2776cornerγωνίαςgōniasG1137stone,”
8and, “A stoneλίθοςlithosG3037of stumblingπροσκόμματοςproskommatosG4348and a rockπέτραpetraG4073of offenseσκανδάλου,skandalouG4625”;for they stumbleπροσκόπτουσινproskoptousinG4350because they are disobedientἀπειθοῦντες,apeithountesG544to the wordλόγῳlogōG3056,and to thisG3739doomthey were alsoG2532appointedἐτέθησαν·etethēsanG5087.
9But you area chosenἐκλεκτόν,eklektonG1588raceγένοςgenosG1085, aroyalβασίλειονbasileionG934priesthoodἱεράτευμα,hi'erateumaG2406, aholyἅγιον,hagionG40nationἔθνοςethnosG1484,a peopleλαὸςlaosG2992for God’sown possessionπεριποίησιν,peripoiēsinG4047,soὅπωςhopōsG3704that you may proclaimἐξαγγείλητεexangeilēteG1804the excellenciesἀρετὰςaretasG703of Him who has calledκαλέσαντοςkalesantosG2564youout of darknessσκότουςskotousG4655into His marvelousθαυμαστὸνthaumastonG2298lightφῶς·phōsG5457;
Commentaries on 1 Peter 2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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