1 Peter 2:5 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ. ”

1 Peter 2:5 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Ye also, as lively stones - Greek, “living stones.” The word should have been so rendered. The word lively with us now has a different meaning from living, and denotes “active, quick, sprightly.”...
1 Peter 2:5 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, (5) an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ. (5) Continuing, he compares us now to priests,...
1 Peter 2:5 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Peter 1:22 to 1 Peter 2:10 . The Christians, who were formerly pagans, are created a new race in Christ Jesus, and consecrated as a special priesthood of service to the whole world. Their life m...
1 Peter 2:5 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

lively . living. App-170. spiritual . See 1 Corinthians 12:1 . priesthood . Greek. hierateuma. Only here and 1 Peter 2:9 . offer up . Greek. anaphero. See Hebrews 7:27 . acceptable ....
1 Peter 2:5 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

5. Ye also, as lively or living stones, are built up The verb may be in the imperative as well as in the indicative mood, for the termination in Greek is ambiguous. But in whatever way it...
1 Peter 2:5 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 2392 THE TEMPLE A TYPE 1 Peter 2:4-5 . To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God and precious, ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spir...
1 Peter 2:5 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ. Ye also, as lively stones - Λιθοι ζωντες· Living st...
1 Peter 2:5 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

To whom coming, as unto a Living Stone, &c.— By coming unto Christ is meant the joining oneself to him as a part of this spiritual building, or embracing his religion with the heart unto righ...
1 Peter 2:5 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ. Ye also, as lively stones - partaking of th...
1 Peter 2:5 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Ye also, as lively stones, are built up . — This is true enough: they were in process of building up; but it suits the hortatory character of the whole Epistle better to take it (the one is as gra...
1 Peter 2:5 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Chapter 5 CHRISTIAN BROTHERHOOD: ITS CHARACTER AND DUTIES 1 Peter 1:22-25 ; 1 Peter 2:1-3 THAT holy lives have been lived in solitude none would venture to dispute, and that devout Christian...
1 Peter 2:5 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Building on the Precious Corner-Stone 1 Peter 2:1-10 It is easy to lay aside malice, guile and evil speaking, when we are constantly feeding on the unadulterated milk of spiritual truth. If you...
1 Peter 2:5 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

In order to obey the injunctions, those to whom Peter writes are urged to put away all such things as are contrary to the spirit of love. In order to do this they will long for the sustenance of the...
1 Peter 2:5 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings, (2) As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby: (3) If so b...
1 Peter 2:5 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

PETER AND THE CHURCH ‘To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious, Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priestho...
1 Peter 2:5 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Ye also, as lively stones ,.... Saints likewise are compared to stones; they lie in the same quarry, and are the same by nature as the rest of mankind, till dug out and separated from thence by the...
1 Peter 2:5 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ. Ver. 5. Ye also as lively stones ] God's house...
1 Peter 2:5 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Ye also Believing in him with a loving and obedient faith, as lively Greek, ζωντες, living, stones Quickened and made alive to God by spiritual life derived from him, are built up Upon him, a...
1 Peter 2:5 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Ch.2: 1 Timothy 6 Since the Word of God is the solid foundation of all, eternal blessing for us, it surely follows that we should gladly lay aside all that is contrary to It. Indeed, these evils l...
1 Peter 2:5 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Living Stone; Cautions against Sensuality. A. D. 66. 4 To whom coming, as unto a livin...
1 Peter 2:5 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

As lively; viz. as being enlivened by Christ. The word here translated lively, and living in the former verse, is the same; but being there spoken of Christ, it is to be understood actively, a...
1 Peter 2:5 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

God's Purpose For His Begotten Again And Redeemed People ( 1 Peter 2:1-10 ). In view of the glorious future that is theirs as previously revealed, and the responsibility that is theirs, which will...
1 Peter 2:5 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES 1 Peter 2:4 .—The figure is now changed, and the apostle deals with the Christian Church rather than the Christian individual. Two things were present to his mind—th...
1 Peter 2:5 - Sermon Bible Commentary

1 Peter 2:5 Trifles to do, not Trifles to leave undone. I. It was a great saying of the Psalmist when he said, "I am small and of no reputation, yet do I put my trust in Thee." A very great sayin...
1 Peter 2:5 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

1 Peter 2:1 . Wherefore laying aside all malice, This is one of the old corruptible things, so put it away from you 1 Peter 2:1 . And all guile, All crafty tricks, all falsehood, exaggeratio...
1 Peter 2:5 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Peter 2:4 . To whom coming as to a living stone. The jews boasted of their temple, an undisputed blessing. But when the christians fled from Jerusalem, they took the true, the living temple with...
1 Peter 2:5 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Expositions 1 Peter 2:1 Wherefore laying aside. Those who would wear the white robe of regeneration must lay aside the filthy garments ( Zechariah 3:3 ) of the old carnal life. So St. Pa...
1 Peter 2:5 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Lively stones built up on Christ:
1 Peter 2:5 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Corinthians 3:16 ; 1 Corinthians 6:19 ; 1 Peter 2:9 ; 1 Peter 4:11 ; 2 Corinthians 6:16 ; Colossians 3:17 ; Ephesians 2:20-22 ; Hebrews 13:15 ; Hebrews 13:16 ; Hebrews 3:6 ; Hosea 14:2 ;...
1 Peter 2:5 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Christ the Living Stone 1 Peter 2:4-8 INTRODUCTORY WORDS One of the striking beauties of the Word of God, is the commonplace similitudes which abound in its writings. It is marvelous how the H...
1 Peter 2:5 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Ye — Believers. As living stones — Alive to God through him. Are built up — In union with each other. A spiritual house — Being spiritual yourselves, and an habitation of God through the Spirit. An...

1 Peter 2:5 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

1 Peter 2:5 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

1 Peter 2:5 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Peter 2:5 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

1 Peter 2:5 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

1 Peter 2:5 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

1 Peter 2:5 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

1 Peter 2:5 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

1 Peter 2:5 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

1 Peter 2:5 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

1 Peter 2:5 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

1 Peter 2:5 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

1 Peter 2:5 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

1 Peter 2:5 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

1 Peter 2:5 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

1 Peter 2:5 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

1 Peter 2:5 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

1 Peter 2:5 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Peter 2:5 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

1 Peter 2:5 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

1 Peter 2:5 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

1 Peter 2:5 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

1 Peter 2:5 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

1 Peter 2:5 - Sermon Bible Commentary

1 Peter 2:5 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

1 Peter 2:5 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Peter 2:5 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

1 Peter 2:5 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

1 Peter 2:5 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Peter 2:5 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

1 Peter 2:5 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes