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# General Information:
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Peter begins to tell a metaphor about Jesus and the believers being living stones. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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# Come to him who is a living stone
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Peter speaks of Jesus as if he were a stone in a building. Alternate translation: "Come to him who is like a stone in a building, but alive, not a dead stone" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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# who is a living stone
Possible meanings are 1) "who is a stone that is alive" or 2) "who is a stone that gives life."
# that has been rejected by people
This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "that people have rejected" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive]])
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# but that has been chosen by God
This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "but that God has chosen" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive]])
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