1 Peter 2:4–10

⁴To whom coming, as unto a living stone, ^ldisallowed indeed of men, but ^lmchosen of God, and ^lprecious, ⁵ye also, as lively stones, ^mmare built up ⁿa spiritual house, ^oa holy priesthood, ^pto offer up spiritual sacrifices, ^qacceptable to God ^rby Jesus Christ. ⁶Wherefore also it is contained in ^sthe scripture, ^tBehold, I lay in Sion a chief corner stone, elect, precious: ^uand ^vhe that believeth on him shall not be confounded. ⁷Unto you therefore which believe he is precious: but unto ^wthem which be disobedient, ^xthe stone which the builders disallowed, the same is made the head of the corner, ⁸and ^ya stone of ^zstumbling, and a rock of ^zoffence, even to them which stumble at the word, ^wbeing disobedient: ^awhereunto also they ^bwere appointed. ⁹But ye are ^ca chosen generation, ^da royal priesthood, ^ea holy nation, ^fa peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the ^gpraises of ^hhim who hath called you ⁱout of darkness into his marvellous light: ^10kwhich in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.