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2:4 The vital building-stone and the believers
4 As you chosen people approach the living building-stone (which was rejected by humans yet chosen and honoured by God), 5 you’re being built into a temple and joining a holy group of priests to offer up spiritual sacrifices that are acceptable to God through Yeshua (Jesus; Grk. Yesus) the messiah, 6 because it’s written in the scriptures:
‘Look, I’m placing a building-stone in Tsiyon (Zion),
the vital cornerstone that’s chosen and honoured,
and anyone who believes in him certainly won’t be disgraced.’[ref]
7 To all of you who believe, this cornerstone is valuable, but to those who don’t believe:
‘The building-stone which the builders rejected
ended up becoming the vital cornerstone.’[ref]
‘A stone that people stumble over
and a rock that upsets people.’[ref]
They stumble because they won’t believe in the message—this is what was appointed for them.
9 But you believers are a chosen tribe, a group of royal priests, a holy nation,[ref] a people group that God has procured,[ref] so that you can tell others about the virtues of the one[ref] who called you out of darkness and into his marvellous light.[ref] 10 Previously you weren’t a people group, but now you’re God’s people—previously you hadn’t been shown mercy, but now you have been.[ref]