3 if indeed you tasted, that gracious the Lord.

4 To whom drawing near, a stone living, by men indeed being rejected, with but God chosen, honorable,

5 and yourselves as stones living be you built up, a house spiritual, a priesthood holy, to offer spiritual sacrifices, wellpleasing to the God through Jesus Anointed.

6 Because it is contained in the writing: Lo, I place in Zion a stone cornerfoundation, chosen, honorable; and the believing on it, not not may be ashamed.

7 To you therefore the honor to those believing to disbelieving but, a stone which rejected those building, this became for a head of a corner, and a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence;

8 those stumbling, to the word being disobedient, for which even they were appointed.

9 You but, a race chosen, a royal priesthood, a nation holy, a people for a purpose, so that the virtues you may declare of the out of darkness you one having called into the wonderful of himself light;

10 those once not a people, now but a people of God; those not having obtained mercy, now but having obtained mercy.

11 Beloved ones, I entreat as strangers and sojourners, to abstain from the fleshly lusts, which war against the life;