1 Peter 2:4 (DBY)

Passage

To whom coming, a living stone, cast away indeed as worthless by men, but with God chosen, precious,

Nearby Context

1 Peter 2:2 as newborn babes desire earnestly the pure mental milk of the word, that by it ye may grow up to salvation,

1 Peter 2:3 if indeed ye have tasted that the Lord [is] good.

1 Peter 2:4 To whom coming, a living stone, cast away indeed as worthless by men, but with God chosen, precious,

1 Peter 2:5 yourselves also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.

1 Peter 2:6 Because it is contained in the scripture: Behold, I lay in Zion a corner stone, elect, precious: and he that believes on him shall not be put to shame.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "coming", "living", "stone", "cast", "away", "indeed", "worthless", and "chosen". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "coming" and "living", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 3's "if indeed ye have tasted that the..." into verse 5's "yourselves also as living stones are being...", so "coming" and "living" belong inside that flow. In 1 Peter context, the local focus is hope in suffering, holy conduct, submission, and grace.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "coming" and "living" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.