1 Peter 2:7

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So the honor is for you who believe, but for those who do not believe: 'The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone,'

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  • Ps 118:22-23 : 22 The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. 23 This is the Lord's doing; it is marvelous in our eyes.
  • 1 Pet 2:8 : 8 and, 'a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense.' They stumble because they disobey the word, as they were determined to do.
  • Matt 21:42 : 42 Jesus said to them, 'Have you never read in the Scriptures: The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. This came from the Lord and is wonderful in our eyes?
  • Mark 12:10-11 : 10 Have you not read this Scripture: 'The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.'? 11 'This came from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes.'
  • Acts 4:11-12 : 11 'This is the stone which was rejected by you, the builders, but which has become the cornerstone.' 12 'And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among humanity by which we must be saved.'
  • Acts 26:19 : 19 So then, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision.
  • Rom 10:21 : 21 But concerning Israel He says: 'All day long I have held out My hands to a disobedient and obstinate people.'
  • Rom 15:31 : 31 Pray that I may be rescued from those who are disobedient in Judea, and that my ministry to Jerusalem may be acceptable to the saints.
  • 2 Cor 2:16 : 16 To one, we are an aroma that brings death; to the other, an aroma that brings life. And who is adequate for such a task?
  • Phil 3:7-9 : 7 But whatever were gains to me I now consider loss because of Christ. 8 Indeed, I consider everything a loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake, I have suffered the loss of all things and consider them garbage, in order that I may gain Christ, 9 and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ—the righteousness that comes from God on the basis of faith. 10 I want to know Christ—yes, to know the power of his resurrection and participation in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death,
  • Col 2:10 : 10 And you have been made complete in him, who is the head over every ruler and authority.
  • Titus 3:3 : 3 For we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, led astray, slaves to various passions and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hated by others and hating one another.
  • Heb 4:11 : 11 Let us then make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one will fall into the same example of disobedience.
  • Heb 11:31 : 31 By faith Rahab the prostitute did not perish with those who were disobedient, because she had welcomed the spies in peace.
  • 1 Pet 1:8 : 8 Though you have not seen Him, you love Him. Though not seeing Him now, you believe in Him and rejoice with an inexpressible and glorious joy,
  • Luke 2:32 : 32 a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and the glory of your people Israel."
  • Luke 20:17 : 17 But Jesus looked at them and said, 'Then what is this that is written: "The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone"?'
  • John 4:42 : 42 They said to the woman, "We no longer believe just because of what you said. Now we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this man truly is the Savior of the world."
  • John 6:68-69 : 68 Simon Peter answered him, 'Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life. 69 We have come to believe and to know that you are the Holy One of God.'
  • Song 5:9-9 : 9 What makes your beloved better than another beloved, most beautiful among women? What makes your beloved better than another, that you should beg us so passionately? 10 My beloved is radiant and ruddy, outstanding among ten thousand. 11 His head is purest gold; his locks are wavy, black as a raven. 12 His eyes are like doves beside streams of water, washed in milk, perfectly set. 13 His cheeks are like a bed of spices, towers of scented herbs. His lips are lilies dripping with flowing myrrh. 14 His hands are rods of gold, set with beryl. His body is polished ivory, adorned with sapphires. 15 His legs are pillars of marble, set on bases of fine gold. His appearance is like Lebanon, excellent as the cedars. 16 His mouth is sweetness itself; he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, this is my friend, daughters of Jerusalem.
  • Isa 28:5 : 5 On that day, the LORD of Hosts will be a crown of glory and a diadem of beauty for the remnant of His people.
  • Hag 2:7 : 7 I will shake all the nations, and the treasures of all the nations will come, and I will fill this house with glory, says the LORD of Hosts.
  • Zech 4:7 : 7 Who are you, O great mountain? Before Zerubbabel, you will become a plain. He will bring out the capstone with shouts of 'Grace, grace to it!'
  • Matt 13:44-46 : 44 The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field. 45 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant searching for fine pearls. 46 When he found one very precious pearl, he went away, sold everything he had, and bought it.

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  • 1 Pet 2:3-6
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    3if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is good.

    4As you come to Him, the living Stone—rejected by people but chosen and precious to God—

    5you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.

    6For it stands in Scripture: 'Behold, I lay in Zion a chosen, precious cornerstone, and the one who believes in Him will never be put to shame.'

  • 1 Pet 2:8-10
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    8and, 'a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense.' They stumble because they disobey the word, as they were determined to do.

    9But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God's own possession, so that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.

    10Once, you were not a people, but now you are God's people. Once, you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.

  • Acts 4:10-11
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    10'let it be known to all of you and to all the people of Israel that it is by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified and whom God raised from the dead, that this man stands before you healed.'

    11'This is the stone which was rejected by you, the builders, but which has become the cornerstone.'

  • Ps 118:22
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    22The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.

  • Luke 20:17-18
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    17But Jesus looked at them and said, 'Then what is this that is written: "The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone"?'

    18Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces, but on whomever it falls, it will crush them.'

  • Mark 12:10-11
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    10Have you not read this Scripture: 'The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.'?

    11'This came from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes.'

  • Matt 21:42
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    42Jesus said to them, 'Have you never read in the Scriptures: The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. This came from the Lord and is wonderful in our eyes?

  • Isa 28:16
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    16Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: 'Behold, I am laying a stone in Zion, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation. The one who believes will not panic.'

  • Rom 9:32-33
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    32Why not? Because they did not pursue it by faith, but as though it were by works. They stumbled over the stone of stumbling,

    33Just as it is written: 'Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense; and the one who believes in him will not be put to shame.'

  • Matt 21:44
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    44Whoever falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, but on whomever it falls, it will crush him to powder.

  • Isa 8:14-15
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    14He will be a sanctuary, but for both houses of Israel he will be a stone that causes people to stumble and a rock that makes them fall. And for the inhabitants of Jerusalem, he will be a trap and a snare.

    15Many will stumble over it; they will fall and be broken, they will be ensnared and captured.

  • Eph 2:20-22
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    20built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus Himself as the cornerstone.

    21In Him the whole structure is joined together and grows into a holy temple in the Lord.

    22And in Him you too are being built together to become a dwelling place for God in the Spirit.

  • 1 Cor 3:10-12
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    10According to the grace God has given me, like a wise master builder, I laid a foundation, and another is building on it. But each one should be careful how they build.

    11For no one can lay any foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ.

    12If anyone builds on this foundation using gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, or straw,

  • 1 Pet 1:6-8
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    6In this you rejoice greatly, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by various trials,

    7so that the tested genuineness of your faith—more valuable than gold that perishes though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.

    8Though you have not seen Him, you love Him. Though not seeing Him now, you believe in Him and rejoice with an inexpressible and glorious joy,

  • 1 Pet 1:18-21
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    18For you know that you were redeemed from your empty way of life, inherited from your ancestors, not with perishable things like silver or gold,

    19but with the precious blood of Christ, like that of a lamb without blemish or defect.

    20He was foreknown before the foundation of the world, but was revealed in these last times for your sake.

    21Through Him you believe in God, who raised Him from the dead and gave Him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God.

  • 2 Pet 3:17
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    17Therefore, beloved, since you have been forewarned, be on your guard so that you are not carried away by the error of lawless people and fall from your own steadfastness.

  • Rom 11:30
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    30Just as you who were at one time disobedient to God have now received mercy as a result of their disobedience,

  • 1 Cor 1:23
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    23But we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to the Jews and foolishness to the Gentiles,

  • 1 Kgs 7:10
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    10The foundation was made of large, costly stones, with some measuring ten cubits and others eight cubits.

  • Isa 30:12
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    12Therefore, this is what the Holy One of Israel says: 'Because you have rejected this message and relied on oppression and deceit, leaning on them for support—'

  • 1 Cor 3:17
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    17If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy that person; for God’s temple is holy, and you are that temple.

  • 1 Pet 1:4
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    4to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you,

  • 1 Pet 2:25
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    25For you were like sheep wandering astray, but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.

  • Acts 2:36
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    36Therefore, let all the house of Israel know for certain that God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ.

  • 2 Pet 1:1
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    1Simeon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who have obtained a faith of equal value with ours through the righteousness of our God and Savior, Jesus Christ:

  • 1 Cor 1:28
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    28God chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things—and the things that are not—to nullify the things that are,

  • Acts 2:23
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    23He was delivered up by God’s determined plan and foreknowledge; and you, with the help of wicked men, put Him to death by nailing Him to the cross.

  • Hab 2:11
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    11For the stone will cry out from the wall, and the wooden beam will answer it.

  • 2 Pet 1:10
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    10Therefore, brothers and sisters, make every effort to confirm your calling and election; for if you do these things, you will never stumble.

  • 2 Tim 2:19
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    19Nevertheless, God’s solid foundation stands firm, sealed with this inscription: 'The Lord knows those who are His,' and, 'Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord must turn away from wickedness.'

  • Jude 1:5
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    5Now I want to remind you, although you already know all this, that the Lord, having saved a people out of the land of Egypt, later destroyed those who did not believe.