The present verses divide into two subsections. 1 Peter 2:4–8 revolving around the concept of house
and hence stones
; 1 Peter 2:9–10 lists a row of choice descriptive names detailing the honoured position that the Lord God has given to the elect exiles of the Dispersion
(1 Peter 1:1).
4 Approchez-vous de lui, pierre vivante, rejetée par les hommes, mais choisie et précieuse devant Dieu;