1. Rid yourselves, then, of all evil; no more lying or hypocrisy or jealousy or insulting language.
2. Be like newborn babies, always thirsty for the pure spiritual milk, so that by drinking it you may grow up and be saved.
3. As the scripture says, “You have found out for yourselves how kind the Lord is.”
4. Come to the Lord, the living stone rejected by people as worthless but chosen by God as valuable.
5. Come as living stones, and let yourselves be used in building the spiritual temple, where you will serve as holy priests to offer spiritual and acceptable sacrifices to God through Jesus Christ.
6. For the scripture says:“I chose a valuable stone,which I am placing as the cornerstone in Zion;and whoever believes in him will never be disappointed.”