1 Peter 2:9-10New International Version (NIV) 9 But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. 10 Once you were not a people,...

1 Peter 2:7-8New International Version (NIV) 7 Now to you who believe, this stone is precious. But to those who do not believe, “The stone the builders rejected     has become the cornerstone,” 8 and, “A stone that causes people to stumble     and a rock that makes...

1 Peter 2:5-6New International Version (NIV) 5 you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.6 For in Scripture it says: “See, I lay a stone in Zion,...

1 Peter 2:3-4New International Version (NIV) 3 now that you have tasted that the Lord is good. The Living Stone and a Chosen People 4 As you come to him, the living Stone—rejected by humans but chosen by God and precious to him— Dear Father, I have experienced your...

1 Peter 2:1-2New International Version (NIV) 2 Therefore, rid yourselves of all malice and all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander of every kind. 2 Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation, Dear Father, You want...

1 Peter 1:25New International Version (NIV) 25     but the word of the Lord endures forever.” And this is the word that was preached to you. Dear Father, Your Word endures forever. Your Word is Truth. Your Word is Life. Your Word is Joy. Your Word is Peace. Thank you...

1 Peter 1:23-24New International Version (NIV) 23 For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable,through the living and enduring word of God. 24 For, “All people are like grass,     and all their glory is like the flowers of the field; the...