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.
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.
For you therefore which believe is the preciousness: but for such as disbelieve, The stone which the builders rejected, The same was made the head of the corner;
But ye are an elect race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for {cf15i God-s} own possession, that ye may shew forth the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light:
having your behaviour seemly among the Gentiles; that, wherein they speak against you as evil-doers, they may by your good works, which they behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.
For what glory is it, if, when ye sin, and are buffeted {cf15i for it}, ye shall take it patiently? but if, when ye do well, and suffer {cf15i for it}, ye shall take it patiently, this is acceptable with God.
who his own self bare our sins in his body upon the tree, that we, having died unto sins, might live unto righteousness; by whose stripes ye were healed.