3 if indeed ye have tasted that the Lord {is} good.

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.

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.

7 To you therefore who believe {is} the preciousness; but to the disobedient, the stone which the builders cast away as worthless, this is become head of {the} corner,

8 and a stone of stumbling and rock of offence; {who} stumble at the word, being disobedient to which also they have been appointed.

9 But *ye* {are} a chosen race, a kingly priesthood, a holy nation, a people for a possession, that ye might set forth the excellencies of him who has called you out of darkness to his wonderful light;

10 who once {were} not a people, but now God's people; who were not enjoying mercy, but now have found mercy.

11 Beloved, I exhort {you}, as strangers and sojourners, to abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;

3 因为你们已经体验过主是美善的。

4 主是活石， 虽然被人弃绝， 却是 神所拣选所珍贵的； 你们到他面前来，

5 也就像活石， 被建造成为灵宫， 作圣洁的祭司， 借着耶稣基督献上蒙 神悦纳的灵祭。

6 因为经上记着： "看哪， 我在锡安放了一块石头， 就是所拣选所珍贵的房角石， 信靠他的人， 必不致失望。"

7 所以这石头， 对你们信的人是宝贵的， 但对那不信的人， 却是"建筑工人所弃的石头， 成了房角的主要石头。"

8 它又"作了绊脚的石头， 使人跌倒的磐石。"他们跌倒是因为不顺从这道， 他们这样是必然的。

9 然而你们是蒙拣选的族类， 是君尊的祭司， 是圣洁的国民， 是属 神的子民， 为要叫你们宣扬那召你们出黑暗入奇妙光明者的美德。

10 "你们从前不是子民， 现在却是 神的子民； 从前未蒙怜恤， 现在却蒙了怜恤。"

11 亲爱的， 我劝你们作客旅和寄居的人， 要禁戒肉体的私欲， 这私欲是与灵魂争战的。