| 4 | Come to him, to that living stone, rejected by men but in God's sight chosen and precious; |
| 5 | and like living stones be yourselves built into a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. |
| 6 | For it stands in scripture: "Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone, a cornerstone chosen and precious, and he who believes in him will not be put to shame." |
| 7 | To you therefore who believe, he is precious, but for those who do not believe, "The very stone which the builders rejected has become the head of the corner," |