1 Peter 2:6-8

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6} For this is contained in ^(a)Scripture:

“^(A)Behold, I lay in Zion a choice stone, a ^(B)precious corner stone,
And he who believes in ^(b)Him will not be ^(c)disappointed.”

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7} ^(C)This precious value, then, is for you who believe; but for those who disbelieve,

“^(D)The stone which the builders ^(E)rejected,
This became the very corner stone,”

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8} and,

“^(F)A stone of stumbling and a rock of offense”;
^(G)for they stumble because they are disobedient to the word, ^(H)and to this doom they were also appointed.

Footnotes:

a. 1 Peter 2:6: ['Or ', a scripture]

b. 1 Peter 2:6: ['Or ', it]

c. 1 Peter 2:6: ['Or ', put to shame]

Cross references:

A. 1 Peter 2:6: Isaiah 28:16; Romans 9:32; Romans 9:33; Romans 10:11; 1 Peter 2:8

B. 1 Peter 2:6: Ephesians 2:20

C. 1 Peter 2:7: 2 Corinthians 2:16; 1 Peter 2:7; 1 Peter 2:8

D. 1 Peter 2:7: Psalm 118:22; Matthew 21:42; Luke 2:34

E. 1 Peter 2:7: 1 Peter 2:4

F. 1 Peter 2:8: Isaiah 8:14

G. 1 Peter 2:8: 1 Corinthians 1:23; Galatians 5:11

H. 1 Peter 2:8: Romans 9:22