Scriptures

New King James Version (NKJV)

1 Peter 1
²⁴ because "All flesh is as grass, And all the glory of man as the flower of the grass. The grass withers, And its flower falls away,
²⁵ But the word of the Lord endures forever." Now this is the word which by the gospel was preached to you.
1 Peter 2
¹ Therefore, laying aside all malice, all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and all evil speaking,
² as newborn babes, desire the pure milk of the word, that you may grow thereby,
³ if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is gracious.
⁴ Coming to Him as to a living stone, rejected indeed by men, but chosen by God and precious,
⁵ you also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
⁶ Therefore it is also contained in the Scripture, "Behold, I lay in Zion A chief cornerstone, elect, precious, And he who believes on Him will by no means be put to shame."
⁷ Therefore, to you who believe, He is precious; but to those who are disobedient,
⁸ and "A stone of stumbling And a rock of offense." They stumble, being disobedient to the word, to which they also were appointed.
⁹ But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light;