4. You are coming to Christ, the living stone who was rejected by humans but was chosen as precious by God.
5. 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.
6. That is why Scripture says,“I am laying a chosen and precious cornerstone in Zion,and the person who believes in himwill never be ashamed.”
7. This honor belongs to those who believe. But to those who don’t believe:“The stone that the builders rejectedhas become the cornerstone,