Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious,

Chosen

General references

Bible References

To

Matthew 11:28
Come to me all you that labor hard and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
John 5:40
and you will not come to me that you may have life.
John 6:37
Every thing which the Father gives to me shall come to me, and him that comes to me I will by no means cast out;

A living

John 5:26
For as the Father has life in himself, so has he also given to the Son to have life in himself;
John 6:57
As the living Father sent me and I live by the Father, so he that eats me shall live by me.
John 11:25
Jesus said to her, I am the resurrection and the life; he that believes in me, even if he has died, shall live,
John 14:6
Jesus said to him, I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except by me.
Romans 5:10
For if when enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of his Son, much more having become reconciled we shall be saved in his life.
Colossians 3:4
when Christ your life shall be made manifest, then shall you also be made manifest in glory.

Disallowed

Matthew 21:42
Jesus said to them, Have you never read in the Scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same has become the head of a corner? this is from the Lord, and is wonderful in our eyes?
Mark 12:10
Have you not read this Scripture, The stone which the builders rejected, has become the head of a corner;
Luke 20:17
And he looked at them and said, What, then, is this which is written? The stone which the builders rejected has become the head of a corner;
Acts 4:11
This is the stone rejected by you builders, which has become the head of a corner.

Chosen

Matthew 12:18
Behold my servant, whom I have chosen; my beloved, with whom my soul is well pleased; I will put my spirit on him, and he shall declare judgment to the nations.

Precious

1 Peter 2:7
To you therefore who believe he is precious; but to the disobedient, the stone which the builders rejected has become the head of a corner
1 Peter 1:7
that the trial of your faith, which is much more precious than gold that is destroyed but proved by fire, may be found to praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ,
2 Peter 1:1
SIMEON Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who have obtained a like precious faith with us by the righteousness of our God and Saviour Jesus Christ.

General references

Matthew 12:6
But I tell you that here is an object greater than the temple.