1. Petrus 2:5
so lasset auch ihr euch nun aufbauen als lebendige Steine zum geistlichen Hause, zum heiligen Priestertum, um geistliche Opfer zu opfern, die Gott angenehm sind durch Jesus Christus.This verse in the real world
In what words
- ἱεράτευμαhieráteumathe priestly fraternity, i.e. sacerdotal order (figuratively)
- εὐπρόσδεκτοςeuprósdektoswell-received, i.e. approved, favorable
- ἀναφέρωanaphérōto take up (literally or figuratively)
- πνευματικόςpneumatikósnon-carnal, i.e. (humanly) ethereal (as opposed to gross), or (dæmoniacally) a spirit (con
- θυσίαthysíasacrifice (the act or the victim, literally or figuratively)
- οἰκοδομέωoikodoméōto be a house-builder, i.e. construct or (figuratively) confirm
- λίθοςlíthosa stone (literally or figuratively)
- οἶκοςoîkosa dwelling (more or less extensive, literal or figurative); by implication, a family (more
+9 more words in this verse
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Eph 2:20–22, 1Pe 2:9, 1Co 3:9, Rev 5:10, 1Co 3:16, Isa 61:6, Heb 13:15–16, Heb 3:6