1 Peter 2:4

A Living Stone, a Chosen People

2:4 So as you come to him, a living stone rejected by men but chosen and priceless in God’s sight,

1 Peter 3:4

3:4 but the inner person of the heart, the lasting beauty of a gentle and tranquil spirit, which is precious in God’s sight.

tn Grk “to whom coming…you are built up…” as a continuation of the reference to the Lord in v. 3.

tn Greek emphasizes the contrast between these two phrases more than can be easily expressed in English.

tn Grk “chosen, priceless.”

tn Grk “the hidden man.” KJV’s “the hidden man of the heart,” referring to a wife, could be seriously misunderstood by the modern English reader.