1 Peter 2:5
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.
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Study Note
Peter describes believers as 'living stones' being built into a 'spiritual house' and 'a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.' The metaphor of the living stone builds on Jesus's self-identification as the cornerstone (1 Peter 2:6-7; Matthew 21:42) — each believer is a stone united to the living foundation. The priestly function is democratized: all believers, not just a caste, offer sacrifices — here defined as worship and righteous deeds. Ephesians 2:20-22 develops the same architectural metaphor, and together the passages underpin Protestant doctrines of the 'priesthood of all believers.'
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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.
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.
You, as living stones, are being made into a house of the spirit, a holy order of priests, making those offerings of the spirit which are pleasing to God through Jesus Christ.
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