Lord remained fixed in his mind : hence he alludes to it in various ways, not only under the name of Stone , Acts, iv. 11, but also under the repeated mention of firmness [stedfastness , 1 Pet. v. 9]. — £ uvrcc , living) living from the beginning, 1 John i. 1, and raised from the dead, Pev.. i. 18, after that He had been rejected by men , both Jews and Gentiles. — anodzdoTUfAaff/Tsvovy disallowed) especially before His death: ver. 7, note. — exAsxrov, elect) ver. 6.
5. Kai) even. — abroi) yourselves , partakers of the same name {Stone). — XiSo/y stones) Many names, which belong to Christ in the singular, are assigned to Christians in the plural. Christ is the Living Stone; Christians are living stones. From Him they also are called sons, priests, kings, lambs, etc. So the Shulamite is called from Solomon. — £ uvrsg , living) Such persons, living stones, may be at once both a house and a priesthood. — oix.odo/ieT<fky are built up) The indicative, as Eph. ii. 22. — ohog, a house) a temple. — }epurev{/,ci, a priesthood) a multitude of priests. This is presently afterwards explained, and (the contrary having been premised in ver. 8) in ver. 9 and 10. — ay/ov, holy) as belonging to God. — Ovriag, sacrifices) of praise, ver. 9. — zb^pochriro-og^ acceptable) Is. lvi. 7, a/ Qv<sicu ai iruv zdovrcu dzxral Irtl r'o Cvffiaffrripiov ^aou’ Their sacrifices shall be accepted on My altar. — &a, by) Christ is both precious in Himself, and makes us accepted ; for He is the altar. See Is. as quoted above.
6. Uzpi's^ei, it is contained) Used here as an impersonal verb. — /dob, behold) See Pom. ix. 33, note. — exXzxrbv, zvn/iov, elect , precious) Elect , has special reference to the stone ; precious , to the chief corner- stone. In Hebrew ptf, a stone IDID mp1 nJB jm of searching out , a corner-stone of preciousness , most firmly laid. The term elect is also used of believers, ver. 9. From the word precious is derived the word ir\ ti/iti, the preciousness , the price , ver. 7. — 6 ^/crzbrn, he that believeth) From this is derived the word believing [unto you who believe ], ver. 7. — ou fj,r\ xara/tr^ui^, shall not be put to shame) He shall experience that the preciousness of Christ abounds towards him (whilst) believing.
7. *H r//A?b the preciousness or price) Supply e<rr/V, exists , is well known ; that is, He is precious towards (in the estimation of) you. ' H, that , refers to precious , ver. 6, note. The abstract, preciousness or price , expresses the view in which the faithful regard Christ. — XlQov — ycaviag, a stone — of the corner) See Matt. xxi. 42, note. Peter had quoted the same saying, Acts iv. 11; and in this place he quotes it most appropriately. AlQov , x.r.X. The Syriac translator, or Greek