1 Peter 2:4
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
As you come to Him, the living stone, rejected by men but chosen and precious in God’s sight,

Young's Literal Translation
to whom coming—a living stone—by men, indeed, having been disapproved of, but with God choice, precious,

King James Bible
To whom coming, [as unto] a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, [and] precious,

Greek
As you come
προσερχόμενοι (proserchomenoi)
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 4334: From pros and erchomai; to approach, i.e. come near, visit, or worship, assent to.

to
Πρὸς (Pros)
Preposition
Strong's 4314: To, towards, with. A strengthened form of pro; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. Toward.

[Him],
ὃν (hon)
Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3739: Who, which, what, that.

[the] living
ζῶντα (zōnta)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's 2198: To live, be alive. A primary verb; to live.

stone,
λίθον (lithon)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3037: A stone; met: of Jesus as the chief stone in a building. Apparently a primary word; a stone.

rejected
ἀποδεδοκιμασμένον (apodedokimasmenon)
Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's 593: To reject after testing (examination), disqualify. From apo and dokimazo; to disapprove, i.e. to repudiate.

by
ὑπὸ (hypo)
Preposition
Strong's 5259: A primary preposition; under, i.e. of place, or with verbs; of place (underneath) or where (below) or time (when).

men,
ἀνθρώπων (anthrōpōn)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural
Strong's 444: A man, one of the human race. From aner and ops; man-faced, i.e. A human being.

but
δὲ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

chosen
ἐκλεκτὸν (eklekton)
Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's 1588: From eklegomai; select; by implication, favorite.

[and] precious
ἔντιμον (entimon)
Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's 1784: (held precious, hence) precious, honored, honorable in rank. From en and time; valued.

in God’s
Θεῷ (Theō)
Noun - Dative Masculine Singular
Strong's 2316: A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.

sight,
παρὰ (para)
Preposition
Strong's 3844: Gen: from; dat: beside, in the presence of; acc: alongside of.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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