1 Petrus 4:7

Service, Suffering, and Judgment

4:7 For the culmination of all things is near. So be self-controlled and sober-minded for the sake of prayer. ¹ 

1 Petrus 2:4

A Living Stone, a Chosen People

2:4 So as you come to him, ²  a living stone rejected by men but ³  chosen and priceless ⁴  in God’s sight,

[4:7]  ¹ tn Grk “for prayers.”

[2:4]  ² tn Grk “to whom coming…you are built up…” as a continuation of the reference to the Lord in v. 3.

[2:4]  ³ tn Greek emphasizes the contrast between these two phrases more than can be easily expressed in English.

[2:4]  ⁴ tn Grk “chosen, priceless.”