2:4 So as you come to him, 3 a living stone rejected by men but 4 chosen and priceless 5 in God’s sight, 2:5 you yourselves, as living stones, are built up as a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood and to offer 6 spiritual sacrifices that are acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
1 tn Grk “have tasted that the Lord is kind.”
2 sn A quotation from Ps 34:8.
3 tn Grk “to whom coming…you are built up…” as a continuation of the reference to the Lord in v. 3.
4 tn Greek emphasizes the contrast between these two phrases more than can be easily expressed in English.
5 tn Grk “chosen, priceless.”
5 tn Grk “unto a holy priesthood to offer.”