1 Peter 2:4

toward, whom, being-come-toward [a] being-alive stone, on-one-hand having-been-esteemed-off/away[i.e. rejected] under of{men}, on-the-other-hand chosen[adjective] invaluable beside to{God},

Garth's Hyper-literal Translation

In The King James Version

To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious,

In Context

3if-even you-taste that the Lord [is] benevolent

5also same[plural] as being-alive stones you-are-being-house-built, [a] spiritual house, into [a] holy consecrated-effect[i.e. priesthood] to-carry-up spiritual sacrifices well-toward-acceptable to{the God} through of{Jesus Anointed},

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Cross References

Matthew 11:28Come! toward me all the toiling and having-been-load-ized and-I will-rest you.

Matthew Henry on 1 Peter 2:2-4

Against Malice and Hypocrisy. ( a. d. 66.) 1 Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings, 2 As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby: 3 If so be ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious. The holy apostle has been recommending mutual charity, and setting forth the excellences of the word of God, calling it an incorruptible seed, and saying that it liveth and abideth for ever. He pursues his discourse, and very properly… Read the whole commentary →

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