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What’s more, you are his holy priests. Through the mediation of Jesus Christ, you offer spiritual sacrifices that please God. <a href="/esv/1_peter/2.htm">English Standard Version</a> you yourselves like living stones are being built up as a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. <a href="/bsb/1_peter/2.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. <a href="/blb/1_peter/2.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> you yourselves also, as living stones, are being built up as a spiritual house into a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. <a href="/kjv/1_peter/2.htm">King James Bible</a> Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ. <a href="/nkjv/1_peter/2.htm">New King James Version</a> you also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. <a href="/nasb_/1_peter/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> you also, as living stones, are being built up as a spiritual house for a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices that are acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. <a href="/nasb/1_peter/2.htm">NASB 1995</a> you also, as living stones, are being built up as a spiritual house for a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. <a href="/nasb77/1_peter/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a> you also, as living stones, are being built up as a spiritual house for a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. <a href="/lsb/1_peter/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> you also, as living stones, are being built up as a spiritual house for a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. <a href="/amp/1_peter/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a> You [believers], like living stones, are being built up into a spiritual house for a holy and dedicated priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices [that are] acceptable and pleasing to God through Jesus Christ. <a href="/csb/1_peter/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> you yourselves, as living stones, a spiritual house, are being built to be a holy priesthood to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. <a href="/hcsb/1_peter/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> you yourselves, as living stones, are being built into a spiritual house for a holy priesthood to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. <a href="/asv/1_peter/2.htm">American Standard Version</a> ye also, as living stones, are built up a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. <a href="/cev/1_peter/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> And now you are living stones being used to build a spiritual house. You are also a group of holy priests, and with the help of Jesus Christ you will offer sacrifices that please God. <a href="/erv/1_peter/2.htm">English Revised Version</a> ye also, as living stones, are built up a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. <a href="/gwt/1_peter/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> You come to him as living stones, a spiritual house that is being built into a holy priesthood. So offer spiritual sacrifices that God accepts through Jesus Christ. <a href="/gnt/1_peter/2.htm">Good News Translation</a> Come as living stones, and let yourselves be used in building the spiritual temple, where you will serve as holy priests to offer spiritual and acceptable sacrifices to God through Jesus Christ. <a href="/isv/1_peter/2.htm">International Standard Version</a> you, too, as living stones, are building yourselves up into a spiritual house and a holy priesthood, so that you may offer spiritual sacrifices that are acceptable to God through Jesus, the Messiah. <a href="/msb/1_peter/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. <a href="/net/1_peter/2.htm">NET Bible</a> you yourselves, as living stones, are built up as a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood and to offer spiritual sacrifices that are acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. <a href="/nheb/1_peter/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> You also, as living stones, are built up as a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. <a href="/wbt/1_peter/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Ye also, as living stones, are built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ. <a href="/wey/1_peter/2.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> And be yourselves also like living stones that are being built up into a spiritual house, to become a holy priesthood to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. <a href="/web/1_peter/2.htm">World English Bible</a> You also as living stones are built up as a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/1_peter/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and you yourselves are built up as living stones [into] a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. <a href="/blb/1_peter/2.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> you yourselves also, as living stones, are being built up as a spiritual house into a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. <a href="/ylt/1_peter/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and ye yourselves, as living stones, are built up, a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. <a href="/slt/1_peter/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And ye yourselves are built, as living stones, a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to bring up spiritual sacrifice; acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/1_peter/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Be you also as living stones built up, a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ. <a href="/cpdv/1_peter/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> be also yourselves like living stones, built upon him, a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, so as to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. <a href="/nabre/1_peter/2.htm">New American Bible</a> and, like living stones, let yourselves be built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. <a href="/nrsvce/1_peter/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> like living stones, let yourselves be built into a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/1_peter/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> You also, as living stones, build up yourselves and become spiritual temples and holy priests to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/1_peter/2.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> And you also, as living stones, be built up and become spiritual temples and holy Priests to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable before God by Yeshua The Messiah.<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/1_peter/2.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> you, also, as living stones, are built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, that you may offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. <a href="/godbey/1_peter/2.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> and you, as living stones, are built up a spiritual house, into a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices, acceptable unto God through Jesus Christ. <a href="/haweis/1_peter/2.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> ye also, as living stones, are built up, a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices, well pleasing to God through Jesus Christ. <a href="/mace/1_peter/2.htm">Mace New Testament</a> you your selves are as so many living stones, you are the edifice, the spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, agreeable to God by Jesus Christ. <a href="/wey/1_peter/2.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> And be yourselves also like living stones that are being built up into a spiritual house, to become a holy priesthood to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. <a href="/worrell/1_peter/2.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> ye yourselves also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. <a href="/worsley/1_peter/2.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> and precious, ye also are built up as living stones, a spiritual house, an holy priesthood to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God by Jesus Christ. <a href="/parallel/1_peter/2-5.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/1h9-AlUcaGE?start=277" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/1_peter/2.htm">The Living Stone</a> 4As you come to Him, the living stone, rejected by men but chosen and precious in God’s sight, 5<a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autoi (PPro-NM3P) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">you</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">also,</a> <a href="/greek/5613.htm" title="5613: hōs (Adv) -- Probably adverb of comparative from hos; which how, i.e. In that manner.">like</a> <a href="/greek/2198.htm" title="2198: zōntes (V-PPA-NMP) -- To live, be alive. A primary verb; to live.">living</a> <a href="/greek/3037.htm" title="3037: lithoi (N-NMP) -- A stone; met: of Jesus as the chief stone in a building. Apparently a primary word; a stone.">stones,</a> <a href="/greek/3618.htm" title="3618: oikodomeisthe (V-PIM/P-2P) -- From the same as oikodome; to be a house-builder, i.e. Construct or confirm.">are being built into</a> <a href="/greek/4152.htm" title="4152: pneumatikos (Adj-NMS) -- Spiritual. From pneuma; non-carnal, i.e. ethereal, or a spirit, or supernatural, regenerate, religious.">a spiritual</a> <a href="/greek/3624.htm" title="3624: oikos (N-NMS) -- A dwelling; by implication, a family.">house</a> <a href="/greek/1519.htm" title="1519: eis (Prep) -- A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.">to be</a> <a href="/greek/40.htm" title="40: hagion (Adj-ANS) -- Set apart by (or for) God, holy, sacred. From hagos; sacred.">a holy</a> <a href="/greek/2406.htm" title="2406: hierateuma (N-ANS) -- The act or office of priesthood. From hierateuo; the priestly fraternity, i.e. Sacerdotal order.">priesthood,</a> <a href="/greek/399.htm" title="399: anenenkai (V-ANA) -- From ana and phero; to take up.">offering</a> <a href="/greek/4152.htm" title="4152: pneumatikas (Adj-AFP) -- Spiritual. From pneuma; non-carnal, i.e. ethereal, or a spirit, or supernatural, regenerate, religious.">spiritual</a> <a href="/greek/2378.htm" title="2378: thysias (N-AFP) -- Abstr. and concr: sacrifice; a sacrifice, offering. From thuo; sacrifice.">sacrifices</a> <a href="/greek/2144.htm" title="2144: euprosdektous (Adj-AFP) -- From eu and a derivative of prosdechomai; well-received, i.e. Approved, favorable.">acceptable</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tō (Art-DMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2316.htm" title="2316: Theō (N-DMS) -- A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.">to God</a> <a href="/greek/1223.htm" title="1223: dia (Prep) -- A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through.">through</a> <a href="/greek/2424.htm" title="2424: Iēsou (N-GMS) -- Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites.">Jesus</a> <a href="/greek/5547.htm" title="5547: Christou (N-GMS) -- Anointed One; the Messiah, the Christ. From chrio; Anointed One, i.e. The Messiah, an epithet of Jesus.">Christ.</a> 6For it stands in Scripture: “See, I lay in Zion a stone, a chosen and precious cornerstone; and the one who believes in Him will never be put to shame.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/ephesians/2-19.htm">Ephesians 2:19-22</a> Therefore you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of God’s household, / built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus Himself as the cornerstone. / In Him the whole building is fitted together and grows into a holy temple in the Lord. ... <a href="/romans/12-1.htm">Romans 12:1</a> Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship. <a href="/hebrews/3-6.htm">Hebrews 3:6</a> But Christ is faithful as the Son over God’s house. And we are His house, if we hold firmly to our confidence and the hope of which we boast. <a href="/1_corinthians/3-16.htm">1 Corinthians 3:16-17</a> Do you not know that you yourselves are God’s temple, and that God’s Spirit dwells in you? / If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him; for God’s temple is holy, and you are that temple. <a href="/hebrews/13-15.htm">Hebrews 13:15</a> Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise, the fruit of lips that confess His name. <a href="/revelation/1-6.htm">Revelation 1:6</a> who has made us to be a kingdom, priests to His God and Father—to Him be the glory and power forever and ever! Amen. <a href="/isaiah/61-6.htm">Isaiah 61:6</a> But you will be called the priests of the LORD; they will speak of you as ministers of our God; you will feed on the wealth of nations, and you will boast in their riches. <a href="/exodus/19-6.htm">Exodus 19:6</a> And unto Me you shall be a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.’ These are the words that you are to speak to the Israelites.” <a href="/psalms/118-22.htm">Psalm 118:22</a> The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. <a href="/matthew/21-42.htm">Matthew 21:42</a> Jesus said to them, “Have you never read in the Scriptures: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. This is from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes’? <a href="/isaiah/28-16.htm">Isaiah 28:16</a> So this is what the Lord GOD says: “See, I lay a stone in Zion, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation; the one who believes will never be shaken. <a href="/romans/15-16.htm">Romans 15:16</a> to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles in the priestly service of the gospel of God, so that the Gentiles might become an offering acceptable to God, sanctified by the Holy Spirit. <a href="/2_corinthians/6-16.htm">2 Corinthians 6:16</a> What agreement can exist between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will dwell with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be My people.” <a href="/hebrews/10-21.htm">Hebrews 10:21</a> and since we have a great priest over the house of God, <a href="/revelation/5-10.htm">Revelation 5:10</a> You have made them to be a kingdom and priests to serve our God, and they will reign upon the earth.”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>You also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.also.<a href="/1_corinthians/3-16.htm">1 Corinthians 3:16</a> Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?<a href="/1_corinthians/6-19.htm">1 Corinthians 6:19</a> What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?<a href="/2_corinthians/6-16.htm">2 Corinthians 6:16</a> And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.are built.<a href="/1_peter/2-9.htm">1 Peter 2:9</a> But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:<a href="/isaiah/61-6.htm">Isaiah 61:6</a> But ye shall be named the Priests of the LORD: men shall call you the Ministers of our God: ye shall eat the riches of the Gentiles, and in their glory shall ye boast yourselves.<a href="/isaiah/66-21.htm">Isaiah 66:21</a> And I will also take of them for priests and for Levites, saith the LORD.spiritual.<a href="/psalms/50-14.htm">Psalm 50:14,23</a> Offer unto God thanksgiving; and pay thy vows unto the most High: … <a href="/psalms/141-2.htm">Psalm 141:2</a> Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense; and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.<a href="/hosea/14-2.htm">Hosea 14:2</a> Take with you words, and turn to the LORD: say unto him, Take away all iniquity, and receive us graciously: so will we render the calves of our lips.acceptable.<a href="/1_peter/4-11.htm">1 Peter 4:11</a> If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God; if any man minister, let him do it as of the ability which God giveth: that God in all things may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be praise and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.<a href="/philippians/1-11.htm">Philippians 1:11</a> Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God.<a href="/philippians/4-18.htm">Philippians 4:18</a> But I have all, and abound: I am full, having received of Epaphroditus the things which were sent from you, an odour of a sweet smell, a sacrifice acceptable, wellpleasing to God.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/hebrews/12-28.htm">Acceptable</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-7.htm">Built</a> <a href="/1_peter/1-19.htm">Christ</a> <a href="/1_peter/1-19.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/james/2-25.htm">House</a> <a href="/1_peter/1-13.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/1_peter/1-3.htm">Lively</a> <a href="/1_peter/1-20.htm">Making</a> <a href="/hebrews/13-15.htm">Offer</a> <a href="/james/2-21.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/1_peter/1-7.htm">Order</a> <a href="/hebrews/7-24.htm">Priesthood</a> <a href="/hebrews/13-10.htm">Priests</a> <a href="/hebrews/13-16.htm">Sacrifices</a> <a href="/1_peter/1-22.htm">Spirit</a> <a href="/1_peter/2-2.htm">Spiritual</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-4.htm">Stones</a> <a href="/1_peter/2-1.htm">Yourselves</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_peter/2-19.htm">Acceptable</a> <a href="/1_peter/3-20.htm">Built</a> <a href="/1_peter/2-21.htm">Christ</a> <a href="/1_peter/2-9.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/1_peter/4-9.htm">House</a> <a href="/1_peter/2-21.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/exodus/1-19.htm">Lively</a> <a href="/1_peter/4-10.htm">Making</a> <a href="/1_peter/4-9.htm">Offer</a> <a href="/1_john/2-2.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/1_peter/2-12.htm">Order</a> <a href="/1_peter/2-9.htm">Priesthood</a> <a href="/1_peter/2-9.htm">Priests</a> <a href="/genesis/46-1.htm">Sacrifices</a> <a href="/1_peter/3-4.htm">Spirit</a> <a href="/hosea/9-7.htm">Spiritual</a> <a href="/revelation/17-4.htm">Stones</a> <a href="/1_peter/2-11.htm">Yourselves</a><div class="vheading2">1 Peter 2</div>1. <a href="/1_peter/2-1.htm">He exhorts to put away wickedness;</a> 4. <a href="/1_peter/2-4.htm">showing that Christ is the foundation whereupon they are built.</a> 11. <a href="/1_peter/2-11.htm">He beseeches them also to abstain from sinful desires;</a> 13. <a href="/1_peter/2-13.htm">to be obedient to authorities;</a> 18. <a href="/1_peter/2-18.htm">and teaches servants how to obey their masters;</a> 20. <a href="/1_peter/2-20.htm">patiently suffering for well doing, after the example of Christ.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_peter/2.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_peter/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/1_peter/2.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>you also This phrase indicates inclusion and participation. The audience, primarily Gentile believers, is being addressed as part of a larger community. This reflects the New Testament theme of the church as the body of Christ, where all believers are united in purpose and identity.like living stones The metaphor of "living stones" suggests that believers are dynamic and integral parts of the spiritual structure God is building. This imagery contrasts with the inanimate stones of the physical temple, emphasizing the living and active nature of the church. It also connects to Jesus as the "living stone" rejected by men but chosen by God (<a href="/1_peter/2-4.htm">1 Peter 2:4</a>).are being built into a spiritual house This phrase highlights the ongoing process of spiritual growth and formation. The "spiritual house" refers to the church, the dwelling place of God, echoing the Old Testament temple. The continuous tense "are being built" suggests that this is an ongoing work of God, aligning with <a href="/ephesians/2-19.htm">Ephesians 2:19-22</a>, where believers are described as being built together into a dwelling place for God by the Spirit.to be a holy priesthood The concept of a "holy priesthood" signifies that all believers have direct access to God and are set apart for His service. This is a fulfillment of <a href="/exodus/19-6.htm">Exodus 19:6</a>, where Israel was called to be a kingdom of priests. It underscores the priestly role of intercession and worship, previously reserved for the Levitical priesthood, now extended to all believers through Christ.offering spiritual sacrifices "Spiritual sacrifices" refer to acts of worship and service that are pleasing to God, such as prayer, praise, and acts of love and charity. This is in contrast to the physical sacrifices of the Old Testament, indicating a shift from ritualistic offerings to those that are heartfelt and spirit-led, as seen in <a href="/romans/12.htm">Romans 12:1</a>, where believers are urged to offer their bodies as living sacrifices.acceptable to God This phrase emphasizes that the sacrifices offered by believers are pleasing to God, not because of their own merit, but because they are offered in faith and obedience. It reflects the biblical principle that God desires obedience and a contrite heart over ritualistic offerings (<a href="/1_samuel/15-22.htm">1 Samuel 15:22</a>, <a href="/psalms/51-17.htm">Psalm 51:17</a>).through Jesus Christ The mediating role of Jesus Christ is central here, as it is through Him that believers' sacrifices are made acceptable to God. This underscores the New Testament teaching that Jesus is the sole mediator between God and humanity (<a href="/1_timothy/2-5.htm">1 Timothy 2:5</a>) and that all spiritual blessings and access to God come through Him (<a href="/ephesians/1-3.htm">Ephesians 1:3</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/p/peter.htm">Peter</a> The apostle of Jesus Christ, traditionally believed to be the author of this epistle, addressing early Christians scattered throughout Asia Minor. 2. <a href="/topical/l/living_stones.htm">Living Stones</a> A metaphor for believers, indicating their role in the spiritual structure of the Church. 3. <a href="/topical/s/spiritual_house.htm">Spiritual House</a> Represents the collective body of believers, the Church, as a dwelling place for God's presence. 4. <a href="/topical/h/holy_priesthood.htm">Holy Priesthood</a> Refers to the role of believers as mediators who offer spiritual sacrifices to God. 5. <a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a> The cornerstone and foundation of the spiritual house, through whom believers' sacrifices are made acceptable to God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/i/identity_in_christ.htm">Identity in Christ</a> As living stones, believers find their identity and purpose in being part of God's spiritual house. This identity calls for a life of holiness and service. <a href="/topical/r/role_of_the_church.htm">Role of the Church</a> The Church is not a physical building but a spiritual community where God's presence dwells. Each believer contributes to this spiritual structure. <a href="/topical/p/priestly_duties.htm">Priestly Duties</a> Every believer is part of a holy priesthood, tasked with offering spiritual sacrifices. This includes worship, service, and living a life pleasing to God. <a href="/topical/f/foundation_on_christ.htm">Foundation on Christ</a> Jesus is the cornerstone of our faith. Our lives and spiritual sacrifices are acceptable to God only through Him. <a href="/topical/u/unity_and_growth.htm">Unity and Growth</a> As living stones, believers are interconnected. Spiritual growth and unity are essential for the Church to function effectively as God's dwelling place.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_peter/2.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(5) Ye also, as lively stones, are built up.--This is true enough: they were in process of building up; but it suits the hortatory character of the whole Epistle better to take it (the one is as grammatical as the other) in the imperative sense: Be ye also as living stones built up. The rendering "lively," instead of "living," as in <a href="/1_peter/2-4.htm" title="To whom coming, as to a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious,">1Peter 2:4</a>, is arbitrary, the Greek being precisely the same, and the intention being to show the complete conformation of the believers to Him who is the type and model for humanity. "Built up," too, only expresses a part of the Greek word, which implies "built up upon Him."A spiritual house.--The epithet is supplied, just as in "living stone," to make it abundantly clear that the language is figurative. In the first three verses of the chapter these Hebrew Christians were treated individually, as so many babes, to grow up into an ideal freedom of soul: here they are treated collectively (of course, along with the Gentile Christians), as so many stones, incomplete and unmeaning in themselves, by arrangement and cemented union to rise into an ideal house of God. St. Peter does not distinctly say that the "house" is a temple (for the word "spiritual" is only the opposite of "material"), but the context makes it plain that such is the case. The temple is, however, regarded not in its capacity of a place for worship so much as a place for Divine inhabitation. "The spiritual house," says Leighton truly, "is the palace of the Great King. The Hebrew word for palace and temple is one." And the reason for introducing this figure seems to be, to console the Hebrews for their vanishing privileges in the temple at Jerusalem. They are being taught to recognise that they themselves, in their union with one another, and with Jesus Christ, are the true abode of the Most High. The Christian substitution of something else in lieu of the Jerusalem Temple was one of the greatest stumbling-blocks to the Hebrews from the very first. (See <a href="/mark/14-58.htm" title="We heard him say, I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and within three days I will build another made without hands.">Mark 14:58</a>; <a href="/john/2-21.htm" title="But he spoke of the temple of his body.">John 2:21</a>; <a href="/acts/7-48.htm" title="However, the most High dwells not in temples made with hands; as said the prophet,">Acts 7:48</a>; <a href="/acts/21-28.htm" title="Crying out, Men of Israel, help: This is the man, that teaches all men every where against the people, and the law, and this place: and further brought Greeks also into the temple, and has polluted this holy place.">Acts 21:28</a>; compare also <a href="/hebrews/9-8.htm" title="The Holy Ghost this signifying, that the way into the holiest of all was not yet made manifest, while as the first tabernacle was yet standing:">Hebrews 9:8</a>; <a href="/hebrews/9-11.htm" title="But Christ being come an high priest of good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this building;">Hebrews 9:11</a>.) All history is the process of building up a "spiritual palace" out of a regenerate humanity, in order that, in the end, the Father Himself may occupy it. This follows from the fact that the Incarnate Son is described as a part of the Temple. Even through the Incarnation--at least so far as it has as yet taken effect--creation has not become so completely pervaded and filled with the Deity as it is destined to be when the "palace" is finished. (See <a href="/1_corinthians/15-28.htm" title="And when all things shall be subdued to him, then shall the Son also himself be subject to him that put all things under him, that God may be all in all.">1Corinthians 15:28</a>.) The idea of the Eternal Son occupying such a relation to the Father on the one hand, and to humanity and creation on the other hand, is really the same as when He is called (by an entirely different metaphor) the "firstborn of all creation" (<a href="/colossians/1-15.htm" title=" Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:">Colossians 1:15</a>). . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_peter/2.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 5. - Ye also, as lively stones; rather, living stones. The word is the same as that used in ver. 4. Christians are living stones in virtue of their union with the one living Stone: "Because I live, ye shall live also." Are built up a spiritual house; rather, be ye built up. The imperative rendering seems more suitable than the indicative, and the passive than the middle. The Christian comes; God builds him up on the one Foundation. The apostle says," Come to be built up; come that ye may be built up." The parallel passage in <a href="/jude/1-20.htm">Jude 1:20</a>, "But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith," might seem to point to a reflexive rendering here; but the verb used by St. Jude is active, ἐποικοδομοῦντες. St. Jude is apparently thinking of the human side of the work, St. Peter of the Divine; in the deepest sense Christ is the Builder as well as the Foundation, as he himself said in words doubtless present to St. Peter's mind, "Upon this rock I will build my Church." That Church is the antitype of the ancient temple - a building not material, but spiritual, consisting, not of dead stones, but of sanctified souls, resting on no earthly foundation, but on that Rock which is Christ (comp. <a href="/ephesians/2-20.htm">Ephesians 2:20-22</a>; <a href="/1_corinthians/3-2.htm">1 Corinthians 3:2, 17</a>; <a href="/2_corinthians/6-16.htm">2 Corinthians 6:16</a>). An holy priesthood; rather, for (literally, into) a holy priesthood. The figure again changes; the thought of the temple leads to that of the priesthood. The stones in the spiritual temple are living stones; they are also priests. According to the original ideal of the Hebrew theocracy, all Israelites were to be priests: "Ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, a holy nation" (<a href="/exodus/19-6.htm">Exodus 19:6</a>). This ideal is fulfilled in the Christian Church; it is a holy priesthood. Here and in ver. 9 the Church collectively is called a priesthood; in the Book of the Revelation (Revelation 1:6; 5:10; 20:6) Christians individually are called priests, Bishop Lightfoot says, at the opening of his dissertation on the Christian ministry, "The kingdom of Christ has no sacred days or seasons, no special sanctuaries, because every time and every place alike are holy. Above all, it has no sacerdotal system. It interposes no sacrificial tribe or class between God and man." He continues, "This conception is strictly an ideal, which we must ever hold before our eyes... but which nevertheless cannot supersede the necessary wants of human society, and, if crudely and hastily applied, will lead only to signal failure. As appointed days and set places are indispensable to her efficiency, so also the Church could not fulfill the purposes for which she exists without rulers and teachers, without a ministry of reconciliation, in short, without an order of men who may in some sense be designated a priesthood." The whole Jewish Church was a kingdom of priests; yet there was an Aaronic priesthood. The Christian Church is a holy priesthood; yet there is an order of men who are appointed to exercise the functions of the ministry, and who, as representing the collective priesthood of the whole Church, may be truly called priests. To offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ. The priest must have somewhat to offer (<a href="/hebrews/8-3.htm">Hebrews 8:3</a>). The sacrifices of the ancient Law had found their fulfillment in the one all-sufficient Sacrifice, offered once for all by the great High Priest upon the altar of the cross. But there is still sacrifice in the Christian Church. That one Sacrifice is ever present in its atoning virtue and cleansing power; and through that one Sacrifice the priests of the spiritual temple offer up daily spiritual sacrifices - the sacrifice of prayer and praise (<a href="/hebrews/13-15.htm">Hebrews 13:15</a>), the sacrifice of alms and oblations (<a href="/hebrews/13-16.htm">Hebrews 13:16</a>), and that sacrifice without which prayer and praise and alms are vain oblations, the sacrifice of self (<a href="/romans/12-1.htm">Romans 12:1</a>). These spiritual sacrifices are offered up through Jesus Christ the great High Priest (<a href="/hebrews/13-15.htm">Hebrews 13:15</a>); they derive their value only from faith in his sacrifice of himself; they are efficacious through his perpetual mediation and intercession; through him alone they are acceptable to God. They are offered through him, and they are acceptable through him. The Greek words admit of either connection; and perhaps are intended to cover both relations. <a href="/commentaries/1_peter/2-5.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>you αὐτοὶ (autoi) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. also, καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. like ὡς (hōs) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_5613.htm">Strong's 5613: </a> Probably adverb of comparative from hos; which how, i.e. In that manner. living ζῶντες (zōntes) Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2198.htm">Strong's 2198: </a> To live, be alive. A primary verb; to live. stones, λίθοι (lithoi) Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3037.htm">Strong's 3037: </a> A stone; met: of Jesus as the chief stone in a building. Apparently a primary word; a stone. are being built into οἰκοδομεῖσθε (oikodomeisthe) Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3618.htm">Strong's 3618: </a> From the same as oikodome; to be a house-builder, i.e. Construct or confirm. a spiritual πνευματικὸς (pneumatikos) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4152.htm">Strong's 4152: </a> Spiritual. From pneuma; non-carnal, i.e. ethereal, or a spirit, or supernatural, regenerate, religious. house οἶκος (oikos) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3624.htm">Strong's 3624: </a> A dwelling; by implication, a family. to [be] εἰς (eis) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1519.htm">Strong's 1519: </a> A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases. a holy ἅγιον (hagion) Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_40.htm">Strong's 40: </a> Set apart by (or for) God, holy, sacred. From hagos; sacred. priesthood, ἱεράτευμα (hierateuma) Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2406.htm">Strong's 2406: </a> The act or office of priesthood. From hierateuo; the priestly fraternity, i.e. Sacerdotal order. offering ἀνενέγκαι (anenenkai) Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active <a href="/greek/strongs_399.htm">Strong's 399: </a> From ana and phero; to take up. spiritual πνευματικὰς (pneumatikas) Adjective - Accusative Feminine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4152.htm">Strong's 4152: </a> Spiritual. From pneuma; non-carnal, i.e. ethereal, or a spirit, or supernatural, regenerate, religious. sacrifices θυσίας (thysias) Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2378.htm">Strong's 2378: </a> Abstr. and concr: sacrifice; a sacrifice, offering. From thuo; sacrifice. acceptable εὐπροσδέκτους (euprosdektous) Adjective - Accusative Feminine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2144.htm">Strong's 2144: </a> From eu and a derivative of prosdechomai; well-received, i.e. Approved, favorable. to God Θεῷ (Theō) Noun - Dative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2316.htm">Strong's 2316: </a> A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very. through διὰ (dia) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1223.htm">Strong's 1223: </a> A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through. Jesus Ἰησοῦ (Iēsou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2424.htm">Strong's 2424: </a> Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites. Christ. Χριστοῦ (Christou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5547.htm">Strong's 5547: </a> Anointed One; the Messiah, the Christ. 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