| Today's New International Version (TNIV) | New International Version (NIV) |
| 1 Therefore, rid yourselves of all malice and all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander of every kind. | 1 Therefore, rid yourselves of all malice and all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander of every kind. |
| 2 Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation, | 2 Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation, |
| 3 now that you have tasted that the Lord is good. | 3 now that you have tasted that the Lord is good. |
| 4 As you come to him, the living Stone--rejected by human beings but chosen by God and precious to him-- | 4 As you come to him, the living Stone--rejected by men but chosen by God and precious to him-- |
| 5 you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. | 5 you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. |
| 6 For in Scripture it says: "See, I lay a stone in Zion, a chosen and precious cornerstone, and the one who trusts in him will never be put to shame." | 6 For in Scripture it says: "See, I lay a stone in Zion, a chosen and precious cornerstone, and the one who trusts in him will never be put to shame." |
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