¹⁶ απο-P ο- A--GSF φωνη-N1--GSF ο- A--GSF πτωσις-N3I-GSF αυτος- D--GSM σειω-VCI-API3P ο- A--NPN εθνος-N3E-NPN οτε-D καταβιβαζω-V1I-IAI1S αυτος- D--ASM εις-P αδης-N1M-GSM μετα-P ο- A--GPM καταβαινω-V1--PAPGPM εις-P λακκος-N2--ASM και-C παρακαλεω-V2I-IAI3P αυτος- D--ASM εν-P γη-N1--DSF πας-A3--NPN ο- A--NPN ξυλον-N2N-NPN ο- A--GSF τρυφη-N1--GSF και-C ο- A--NPN εκλεκτος-A1--NPN ο- A--GSM *λιβανος-N2--GSM πας-A3--NPN ο- A--NPN πινω-V1--PAPNPN υδωρ-N3--ASN

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."

⁷ For you who believe therefore is the honor, but for those who are disobedient, "The stone which the builders rejected, has become the chief cornerstone,"

⁸ and, "a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offense." For they stumble at the word, being disobedient, to which also they were appointed.