To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious,
Coming - drawing near х proserchomenoi (G4334)] (Hebrews 10:22) by faith continually; present: not having come once for all at conversion.
Stone. Peter (i:e., a stone, named so by Christ) desires that all similarly should be living stones BUILT ON CHRIST, THE TRUE FOUNDATION-STONE: cf. his speech in Acts 4:11: an undesigned coincidence and mark of genuineness. The Spirit foreseeing the Romanist perversion of Matthew 16:18 (cf. 1 Peter 2:16, "Son of the LIVING God," which coincides with "LIVING stone" here), presciently makes Peter himself refute it. He herein confirms Paul (1 Corinthians 3:11). Omit as unto. Christ is positively the "living stone:" living, as having life in Himself, and as raised from the dead to live evermore (Revelation 1:18), after His rejection by men; so the source of life to us. Like no earthly rock, He lives and gives life. Compare 1 Corinthians 10:4, and the type, Exodus 17:6; Numbers 20:11.
Disallowed, х apodedokimasmenon (G593)] - reprobated; referred to also by Christ, Matthew 21:42; also by Paul: cf. Isaiah 8:14; Luke 2:34.
Chosen of God, х para (G3844)] - 'with (in the presence and judgment of) God elect' (1 Peter 2:6). Many are alienated from the Gospel because it is rejected by most men. Peter answers that, though rejected by men, Christ is the stone of salvation honoured by God (cf. Genesis 49:24, end).