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living stones

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noun

any of various succulent plants of the genus Lithops, native to Africa, having solitary yellow or white flowers and thick leaves that resemble stones.

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And be ye also as living stones, built up into a spiritual house.

From The Epistles of St. Peter and St. Jude Preached and Explained by E. H. (Ezra Hall) Gillett

The faithful are the living stones of the edifice.

From The Faith of Our Fathers by James Gibbons

Give Scriptural proof that the members of the Christ are called "living stones".

From The Harp of God by J. F. (Joseph Franklin) Rutherford

Here were two really "living stones," and nothing that earth or hell could do could hinder the life that was in them expressing itself in its proper accents.

From The Assembly of God Miscellaneous Writings of C. H. Mackintosh, volume III by C. (Charles) H. (Henry) Mackintosh

We are God’s house of living stones, Built for the Spirit’s indwelling.

From Hymns and Hymnwriters of Denmark by J. C. (Jens Christian) Aaberg

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