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ComingπροσερχόμενοιtoΠρὸςhim,ὃνa livingζῶνταstone,λίθονrejectedμὲν ἀποδεδοκιμασμένονbyὑπὸpeopleἀνθρώπωνbutδὲchosenἐκλεκτὸνandpreciousἔντιμονin the sight ofπαρὰGod,θεῷ
1 Peter 2:4
Study it in the app“Coming to him, a living stone, rejected by people but chosen and precious in the sight of God,”
As living stones, we are built up to offer spiritual sacrificesPraise and worship
With the Greek beneath
1 Peter 2:4, word by word
- Comingπροσερχόμενοιproserchomenoi
come near
To come up close to someone, go toward them.
Where else “proserchomenoi” appears- a livingζῶνταzōnta
live
To have life in the body, or receive it again after dying.
Where else “zōnta” appears- stoneλίθονlithon
living stone
The Messiah as the main stone of the building; believers, as living stones.
Where else “lithon” appears- rejectedἀποδεδοκιμασμένονapodedokimasmenon
reject
Reject, refuse after examining.
Where else “apodedokimasmenon” appears- peopleἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōn
person
A person, man or woman.
Where else “anthrōpōn” appears- chosenἐκλεκτὸνeklekton
chosen
Chosen, elect.
Where else “eklekton” appears- preciousἔντιμονentimon
honored, precious
Honored, highly regarded; precious, valuable.
Where else “entimon” appears- Godθεῷtheōi
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theōi” appears
The context
3if you have tasted that the Lord is good.
4 · This verse (above)
5you also, as living stones, are being built up as a spiritual house for a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus the Messiah.