1 Peter 2:6

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For it says in scripture,“Look, I lay in Zion a stone, a chosen and precious cornerstone, and whoever believes in him will never be put to shame.”

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  • Isa 28:16 : 16 Therefore, this is what the Sovereign LORD, says:“Look, I am laying a stone in Zion, an approved stone, set in place as a precious cornerstone for the foundation. The one who maintains his faith will not panic.
  • Eph 2:20 : 20 because you have been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the cornerstone.
  • Rom 9:32-33 : 32 Why not? Because they pursued it not by faith but(as if it were possible) by works. They stumbled over the stumbling stone, 33 just as it is written,“Look, I am laying in Zion a stone that will cause people to stumble and a rock that will make them fall, yet the one who believes in him will not be put to shame.”
  • 1 Pet 2:4 : 4 A Living Stone, a Chosen People So as you come to him, a living stone rejected by men but chosen and precious in God’s sight,
  • Zech 10:4 : 4 From him will come the cornerstone, the wall peg, the battle bow, and every ruler.
  • Matt 12:18 : 18 “Here is my servant whom I have chosen, the one I love, in whom I take great delight. I will put my Spirit on him, and he will proclaim justice to the nations.
  • Mark 12:10 : 10 Have you not read this scripture:‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.
  • Rom 10:11 : 11 For the scripture says,“Everyone who believes in him will not be put to shame.”
  • Eph 1:4 : 4 For he chose us in Christ before the foundation of the world that we should be holy and blameless before him in love.
  • 2 Tim 3:16 : 16 Every scripture is inspired by God and useful for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness,
  • Isa 45:16-17 : 16 They will all be ashamed and embarrassed; those who fashion idols will all be humiliated. 17 Israel will be delivered once and for all by the LORD; you will never again be ashamed or humiliated.
  • John 7:38 : 38 let the one who believes in me drink. Just as the scripture says,‘From within him will flow rivers of living water.’”
  • Dan 10:21 : 21 However, I will first tell you what is written in a dependable book.(There is no one who strengthens me against these princes, except Michael your prince.
  • 2 Pet 3:16 : 16 speaking of these things in all his letters. Some things in these letters are hard to understand, things the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they also do to the rest of the scriptures.
  • Acts 1:16 : 16 “Brothers, the scripture had to be fulfilled that the Holy Spirit foretold through David concerning Judas– who became the guide for those who arrested Jesus–
  • Isa 50:7 : 7 But the Sovereign LORD helps me, so I am not humiliated. For that reason I am steadfastly resolved; I know I will not be put to shame.
  • Isa 54:4 : 4 Don’t be afraid, for you will not be put to shame! Don’t be intimidated, for you will not be humiliated! You will forget about the shame you experienced in your youth; you will no longer remember the disgrace of your abandonment.
  • Luke 23:35 : 35 The people also stood there watching, but the leaders ridiculed him, saying,“He saved others. Let him save himself if he is the Christ of God, his chosen one!”
  • Isa 41:11 : 11 Look, all who were angry at you will be ashamed and humiliated; your adversaries will be reduced to nothing and perish.
  • Isa 42:1 : 1 The Lord Commissions His Special Servant“Here is my servant whom I support, my chosen one in whom I take pleasure. I have placed my Spirit on him; he will make just decrees for the nations.
  • Ps 89:19 : 19 Then you spoke through a vision to your faithful followers and said:“I have placed a young hero over a warrior; I have raised up a young man from the people.
  • Ps 40:14 : 14 May those who are trying to snatch away my life be totally embarrassed and ashamed! May those who want to harm me be turned back and ashamed!
  • 2 Pet 1:20 : 20 Above all, you do well if you recognize this: No prophecy of scripture ever comes about by the prophet’s own imagination,

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  • 1 Pet 2:7-9
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    7So you who believe see his value, but for those who do not believe, the stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone,

    8and a stumbling-stone and a rock to trip over. They stumble because they disobey the word, as they were destined to do.

    9But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people of his own, so that you may proclaim the virtues of the one who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.

  • 1 Pet 2:3-5
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    3if you have experienced the Lord’s kindness.

    4A Living Stone, a Chosen People So as you come to him, a living stone rejected by men but chosen and precious in God’s sight,

    5you yourselves, as living stones, are built up as a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood and to offer spiritual sacrifices that are acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.

  • Isa 28:16
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    16Therefore, this is what the Sovereign LORD, says:“Look, I am laying a stone in Zion, an approved stone, set in place as a precious cornerstone for the foundation. The one who maintains his faith will not panic.

  • Rom 9:32-33
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    32Why not? Because they pursued it not by faith but(as if it were possible) by works. They stumbled over the stumbling stone,

    33just as it is written,“Look, I am laying in Zion a stone that will cause people to stumble and a rock that will make them fall, yet the one who believes in him will not be put to shame.”

  • Acts 4:11
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    11This Jesus is the stone that was rejected by you, the builders, that has become the cornerstone.

  • Eph 2:19-22
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    19So then you are no longer foreigners and noncitizens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of God’s household,

    20because you have been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the cornerstone.

    21In him the whole building, being joined together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord,

    22in whom you also are being built together into a dwelling place of God in the Spirit.

  • Ps 118:22
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    22The stone which the builders discarded has become the cornerstone.

  • Mark 12:10-11
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    10Have you not read this scripture:‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.

    11This is from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes’?”

  • Luke 20:17-18
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    17But Jesus looked straight at them and said,“Then what is the meaning of that which is written:‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone’?

    18Everyone who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, and the one on whom it falls will be crushed.”

  • Matt 21:42
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    42Jesus said to them,“Have you never read in the scriptures:‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. This is from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes’?

  • 1 Cor 3:10-12
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    10According to the grace of God given to me, like a skilled master-builder I laid a foundation, but someone else builds on it. And each one must be careful how he builds.

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

    12If anyone builds on the foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, or straw,

  • Rom 10:11
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    11For the scripture says,“Everyone who believes in him will not be put to shame.”

  • Isa 8:14-15
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    14He will become a sanctuary, but a stone that makes a person trip, and a rock that makes one stumble– to the two houses of Israel. He will become a trap and a snare to the residents of Jerusalem.

    15Many will stumble over the stone and the rock, and will fall and be seriously injured, and will be ensnared and captured.”

  • 1 Pet 1:19-21
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    19but by precious blood like that of an unblemished and spotless lamb, namely Christ.

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

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

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    44The one who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, and the one on whom it falls will be crushed.”

  • Isa 54:11
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    11“O afflicted one, driven away, and unconsoled! Look, I am about to set your stones in antimony and I lay your foundation with lapis lazuli.

  • Job 38:6
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    6On what were its bases set, or who laid its cornerstone–

  • 1 Pet 1:6-8
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    6This brings you great joy, although you may have to suffer for a short time in various trials.

    7Such trials show the proven character of your faith, which is much more valuable than gold– gold that is tested by fire, even though it is passing away– and will bring praise and glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed.

    8You have not seen him, but you love him. You do not see him now but you believe in him, and so you rejoice with an indescribable and glorious joy,

  • 2 Tim 2:19
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    19However, God’s solid foundation remains standing, bearing this seal:“The Lord knows those who are his,” and“Everyone who confesses the name of the Lord must turn away from evil.”

  • Acts 2:30
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    30So then, because he was a prophet and knew that God had sworn to him with an oath to seat one of his descendants on his throne,

  • 2 Pet 1:10
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    10Therefore, brothers and sisters, make every effort to be sure of your calling and election. For by doing this you will never stumble into sin.

  • Acts 15:15
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    15The words of the prophets agree with this, as it is written,

  • Hab 2:11
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    11For the stones in the walls will cry out, and the wooden rafters will answer back.

  • Heb 5:6
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    6as also in another place God says,“You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.”

  • 1 Pet 1:2
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    2according to the foreknowledge of God the Father by being set apart by the Spirit for obedience and for sprinkling with Jesus Christ’s blood. May grace and peace be yours in full measure!

  • 1 Pet 1:4
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    4that is, into an inheritance imperishable, undefiled, and unfading. It is reserved in heaven for you,

  • Acts 2:25
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    25For David says about him,‘I saw the Lord always in front of me, for he is at my right hand so that I will not be shaken.

  • 1 Kgs 7:10
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    10The foundation was made of large valuable stones, measuring either 15 feet or 12 feet.

  • Acts 13:35
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    35Therefore he also says in another psalm,‘You will not permit your Holy One to experience decay.’

  • 1 Cor 3:17
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    17If someone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him. For God’s temple is holy, which is what you are.

  • Acts 2:36
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    36Therefore let all the house of Israel know beyond a doubt that God has made this Jesus whom you crucified both Lord and Christ.”

  • 1 Pet 1:16
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    16for it is written,“You shall be holy, because I am holy.”

  • 2 Pet 3:2
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    2I want you to recall both the predictions foretold by the holy prophets and the commandment of the Lord and Savior through your apostles.