The 1Peter 2:4
what a parallel..
Come to him, a living stone, though rejected by mortals yet chosen and precious in God's sight,
andlike living stones, let yourselves be built into a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
1 Peter 2:4-5 NRSV
and
1 Peter 2:4-5 NRSV