# 1 Peter 2.4 **Book:** [1 Peter](/codex/1-peter/) · NASB95 ## Immediate context (±2 verses) **ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/)) > 2. as newborn babes, long for the spiritual milk which is without guile, that ye may grow thereby unto salvation; 3. if ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious: > > **4. unto whom coming, a living stone, rejected indeed of men, but with God elect, precious,** > > 5. 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. 6. Because it is contained in scripture, Behold, I lay in Zion a chief corner stone, elect, precious: And he that believeth on him shall not be put to shame. (1 Peter 2:2-6, ASV) **WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/)) > 2. as newborn babies, long for the pure milk of the Word, that with it you may grow, 3. if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is gracious: > > **4. coming to him, a living stone, rejected indeed by men, but chosen by God, precious.** > > 5. 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. 6. Because it is contained in Scripture, “Behold, I lay in Zion a chief cornerstone, chosen, and precious: He who believes in him will not be disappointed.” (1 Peter 2:2-6, WEB) **KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/)) > 2. As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby: 3. If so be ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious. > > **4. To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious,** > > 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. are: or, be ye 6. Wherefore also it is contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner stone, elect, precious: and he that believeth on him shall not be confounded. (1 Peter 2:2-6, KJV) **YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/)) > 2. as new-born babes the word's pure milk desire ye, that in it ye may grow, 3. if so be ye did taste that the Lord [is] gracious, > > **4. to whom coming, a living stone, by men, indeed, having been disapproved of, but with God choice, precious,** > > 5. 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. 6. Wherefore, also, it is contained in the Writing: 'Lo, I lay in Zion a chief corner-stone, choice, precious, and he who is believing on him may not be put to shame;' (1 Peter 2:2-6, YLT) ## Setting - **Speaker:** _TBD_ - **Audience:** _TBD_ - **Location:** _TBD_ - **Time period:** _TBD_ ## Theological reading _Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._ ## Key words _Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word._ - [G2198 - zao](/codex/g2198-zao/), *zao*, Strong's G2198 - [G4314 - pros](/codex/g4314-pros/), *pros*, Strong's G4314 - [G2316 - theos](/codex/g2316-theos/), *theos*, Strong's G2316 ## Quoted in **Concepts:** - [Old Testament Witness to the Deity of Christ](/codex/old-testament-witness-to-the-deity-of-christ/), via [1 Peter 2.4-8](/codex/1-peter-2-4-8/) **Lexicon:** - [G1577 - ekklesia](/codex/g1577-ekklesia/), via [1 Peter 2.4-5](/codex/1-peter-2-4-5/) ## Notes _Your annotations._ ## Why these four translations ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance. The four: - **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition. - **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English. - **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base. - **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff. See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.