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1Pe 2:4. Ὅν, whom) Apposition: whom, that is, the Lord, the Stone.-προσερχόμενοι, approaching) of your own accord, through faith.-λίθον, stone) In what manner He is regarded both by believers and unbelievers, is declared, 1Pe 2:6-7. The name given to Peter by the Lord remained fixed in his mind: hence he alludes to it in various ways, not only under the name of Stone, Act 4:11, but also under the repeated mention of firmness [stedfastness, 1Pe 5:9].-ζῶντα, living) living from the beginning, 1Jn 1:1, and raised from the dead, Rev 1:18, after that He had been rejected by men, both Jews and Gentiles.-ἀποδεδοκιμασμένον, disallowed) especially before His death: 1Pe 2:7, note.-ἐκλεκτὸν, elect) 1Pe 2:6.