1 Peter
1 Peter 2:5
5you 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.
Word by word
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| you | αὐτοὶ | autoi | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person Plural | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| also | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| like | ὡς | hōs | Adverb | G5613 as, like as, how, while, so that |
| living | ζῶντες | zōntes | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G2198 I live |
| stones | λίθοι | lithoi | Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3037 a stone |
| are being built into | οἰκοδομεῖσθε | oikodomeisthe | Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural | G3618 I build, build up, edify |
| a spiritual | πνευματικὸς | pneumatikos | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular | G4152 spiritual |
| house | οἶκος | oikos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3624 a house, household |
| to | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| a holy | ἅγιον | hagion | Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular | G40 set apart, holy, sacred |
| priesthood | ἱεράτευμα | hierateuma | Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G2406 the act or office of priesthood |
| offering | ἀνενέγκαι | anenenkai | Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active | G399 I carry up, lead up, offer up |
| spiritual | πνευματικὰς | pneumatikas | Adjective - Accusative Feminine Plural | G4152 spiritual |
| sacrifices | θυσίας | thysias | Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural | G2378 a sacrifice |
| acceptable | εὐπροσδέκτους | euprosdektous | Adjective - Accusative Feminine Plural | G2144 well-received, acceptable |
| to God | Θεῷ | Theō | Noun - Dative Masculine Singular | G2316 God, a god |
| through | διὰ | dia | Preposition | G1223 through, on account of |
| Jesus | Ἰησοῦ | Iēsou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2424 Jesus |
| Christ | Χριστοῦ | Christou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G5547 anointed, the Messiah, the Christ |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Ephesians 2:20–22 · 1 Peter 2:9 · 1 Corinthians 3:9 · Revelation 5:10 · 1 Corinthians 3:16 · Isaiah 61:6 · Hebrews 13:15–16 · Hebrews 3:6 · Revelation 20:6 · 1 Corinthians 6:19 · Romans 12:1 · Revelation 1:6
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.