1 Peter 2:5-9

51you alsoG2532, as livingG2198 stonesG3037, 2are being builtG2026 up as a 3spiritualG4152 houseG3624 for a holyG40 4priesthoodG2406, to 5offerG399 up spiritualG4152 sacrificesG2378 acceptableG2144 to GodG2316 throughG1223 JesusG2424 ChristG5547. 6For this is containedG4023 in 6ScriptureG1124: “7BeholdG2400, I layG5087 in ZionG4622 a choiceG1588 stoneG3037, a 8preciousG1784 cornerG204 stone, And he who believesG4100 in 9Him will not be 10disappointedG2617.” 711ThisG3588 preciousG5092 valueG5092, thenG3767, is for you who believeG4100; but for thoseG3588 who disbelieveG569, “12The stoneG3037 whichG3739 the buildersG3618 13rejectedG593, ThisG3778 becameG1096 the veryG2776 cornerG1137 stone,” 8and, “14A stoneG3037 of stumblingG4348 and a rockG4073 of offenseG4625”; 15for they stumbleG4350 because they are disobedientG544 to the wordG3056, 16and to thisG3739 doom they were alsoG2532 appointedG5087.

9But you are 17a chosenG1588 raceG1085, a royalG934 18priesthoodG2406, a 19holyG40 nationG1484, 20a peopleG2992 for God’s own possessionG4047, soG3704 that you may proclaimG1804 the excellenciesG703 of Him who has calledG2564 you 21out of darknessG4655 into His marvelousG2298 lightG5457;