1 Stop being hateful! Quit trying to fool people, and start being sincere. Don't be jealous or say cruel things about others.
2 Be like newborn babies who are thirsty for the pure spiritual milk that will help you grow and be saved.
3 You have already found out how good the Lord really is.
4 Come to Jesus Christ. He is the living stone people have rejected, but which God has chosen and highly honored.
5 And now you are living stones being used to build a spiritual house. You are also a group of holy priests, and with the help of Jesus Christ you will offer sacrifices that please God.
6 It is just as God says in the Scriptures,“Look! I am placing in Ziona choice and preciouscornerstone.No one who has faithin this onewill be disappointed.”