1 Peter 2:4 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious,”
1 Peter 2:4 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Peter 2:4 in 6 Bible Translations
Read 1 Peter 2:4 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
1 Peter 2:4 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Come to him, a living stone, rejected indeed by men, but chosen by God, precious.”
1 Peter 2:4 — World English Bible
1 Peter 2:4 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“unto whom coming, a living stone, rejected indeed of men, but with God elect, precious,”
1 Peter 2:4 — American Standard Version
1 Peter 2:4 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“to whom coming--a living stone--by men, indeed, having been disapproved of, but with God choice, precious,”
1 Peter 2:4 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Peter 2:4 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“To whom coming, a living stone, cast away indeed as worthless by men, but with God chosen, precious,”
1 Peter 2:4 — Darby Translation
1 Peter 2:4 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“To whome comming as vnto a liuing stone disallowed of men, but chosen of God and precious,”
1 Peter 2:4 — Geneva Bible
1 Peter 2:4 in Context — 1 Peter 2
2 désirez, comme des enfants nouveau-nés, le lait spirituel et pur, afin que par lui vous croissiez pour le salut,
3 si vous avez goûté que le Seigneur est bon.
4 Approchez-vous de lui, pierre vivante, rejetée par les hommes, mais choisie et précieuse devant Dieu;
5 et vous-mêmes, comme des pierres vivantes, édifiez-vous pour former une maison spirituelle, un saint sacerdoce, afin d’offrir des victimes spirituelles, agréables à Dieu par Jésus-Christ.
6 Car il est dit dans l’Écriture: Voici, je mets en Sion une pierre angulaire, choisie, précieuse; et celui qui croit en elle ne sera point confus.
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What Does 1 Peter 2:4 Mean?
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