1 Peter 2:6

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For 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.'

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  • Isa 28:16 : 16 Therefore 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.'
  • Eph 2:20 : 20 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 did not pursue it by faith, but as though it were by works. They stumbled over the stone of stumbling, 33 Just 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.'
  • 1 Pet 2:4 : 4 As you come to Him, the living Stone—rejected by people but chosen and precious to God—
  • Zech 10:4 : 4 From Judah will come the cornerstone, the tent peg, the battle bow, and every ruler together.
  • Matt 12:18 : 18 'Behold, My servant whom I have chosen, My beloved in whom My soul is well pleased. I will put My Spirit upon Him, and He will proclaim justice to the nations.'
  • Mark 12:10 : 10 Have you not read this Scripture: 'The stone that 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 just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless in His presence in love.
  • 2 Tim 3:16 : 16 All Scripture is God-breathed and useful for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness,
  • Isa 45:16-17 : 16 They will all be ashamed and humiliated, all of them will walk in disgrace—the makers of idols. 17 But Israel will be saved by the LORD with an everlasting salvation. You will never be put to shame or humiliated, to all eternity.
  • John 7:38 : 38 'Whoever believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them.'
  • Dan 10:21 : 21 But first, I will tell you what is written in the Book of Truth. No one supports me against these forces except Michael, your prince.
  • 2 Pet 3:16 : 16 As he does in all his letters, speaking in them of these matters. In them, there are some things that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist, as they do the other Scriptures, to their own destruction.
  • Acts 1:16 : 16 “Brothers, it was necessary for the Scripture to be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit spoke beforehand through the mouth of David concerning Judas, who served as a guide for those who arrested Jesus.
  • Isa 50:7 : 7 Because the Sovereign LORD helps me, I will not be disgraced. Therefore, I have set my face like flint, and I know that I will not be put to shame.
  • Isa 54:4 : 4 Do not be afraid, for you will not be put to shame; do not be humiliated, for you will not be disgraced. Instead, you will forget the shame of your youth, and you will no longer remember the reproach of your widowhood.
  • Luke 23:35 : 35 The people stood watching, and the rulers even mocked Him, saying, 'He saved others; let Him save Himself if He is the Christ of God, the Chosen One.'
  • Isa 41:11 : 11 Behold, all who are enraged against you will be ashamed and disgraced. Those who oppose you will be as nothing and will perish.
  • Isa 42:1 : 1 Behold, my servant, whom I uphold; my chosen one, in whom my soul delights. I have put my Spirit upon him, and he will bring forth justice to the nations.
  • Ps 89:19 : 19 Indeed, the LORD is our shield, and the Holy One of Israel is our King.
  • Ps 40:14 : 14 Be pleased, LORD, to deliver me; hurry, LORD, to help me.
  • 2 Pet 1:20 : 20 Above all, you must understand that no prophecy of Scripture comes from one’s own interpretation.

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  • 1 Pet 2:7-9
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    7So the honor is for you who believe, but for those who do not believe: 'The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone,'

    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.

  • 1 Pet 2:3-5
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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.

  • 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.'

  • Acts 4:11
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    11'This is the stone which was rejected by you, the builders, but which has become the cornerstone.'

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

    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.

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

  • 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.'

  • 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.'

  • 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?

  • 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,

  • 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 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.

  • 1 Pet 1:19-21
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    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.

  • 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 54:11
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    11O afflicted one, storm-tossed and not comforted! Behold, I will set your stones in antimony, and I will lay your foundation with sapphires.

  • Job 38:6
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    6On what were its foundations set, or who laid its cornerstone?

  • 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,

  • 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.'

  • Acts 2:30
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    30Being therefore a prophet and knowing that God had sworn an oath to him that He would set one of his descendants on his throne,

  • 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.

  • 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 stone will cry out from the wall, and the wooden beam will answer it.

  • Heb 5:6
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    6As He also says in another place, 'You are a priest forever, according to the order of Melchizedek.'

  • 1 Pet 1:2
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    2chosen according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through the sanctifying work of the Spirit, to be obedient and sprinkled with the blood of Jesus Christ. May grace and peace be multiplied to you.

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

  • Acts 2:25
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    25David said about Him: ‘I saw the Lord always before me, because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.’

  • 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.

  • Acts 13:35
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    35So it is also stated elsewhere: 'You will not let Your Holy One see decay.'

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 1 Pet 1:16
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    16For it is written: "Be holy, because I am holy."

  • 2 Pet 3:2
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    2to remember the words that were spoken beforehand by the holy prophets and the commandment of the Lord and Savior communicated through your apostles.