1 Peter 2:6

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Wherefore also it is contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner stone, elect, precious: and he that believeth on him shall not be confounded.

It

Behold

1 Peter 2:4

Romans 9:32

Ephesians 2:20

Elect

Matthew 12:18

Luke 23:35

Ephesians 1:4

General references

1 Corinthians 3:11

Bible References

It

Did you never read this passage of Scripture: " 'That stone which the builders rejected Has become the cornerstone;

If anyone believes in me, streams of living water, as the Scripture says, shall flow forth from his heart."

"Brothers, the prediction of the Scriptures had to come true that the holy Spirit uttered by the lips of David, about Judas, who acted as guide for the men that arrested Jesus??17 for he was one of our number and a share in this ministry of ours fell to his lot."

All Scripture is divinely inspired, and useful in teaching, in reproof, in correcting faults, and in training in uprightness,

You must understand this in the first place, that no prophecy in Scripture can be understood through one's own powers,

speaking of it as he does in all his letters. There are some things in them hard to understand, which ignorant, unsteadfast people twist to their own ruin, just as they do the rest of the Scriptures.

Behold

Come to him, as to a living stone rejected by men, but chosen and prized in the sight of God,

And why? Because they did not seek it through faith, but through doing certain things. They stumbled over that stone that makes people stumble,

You are built upon the apostles and prophets as your foundation, and Christ Jesus himself is the cornerstone.

Elect

"Here is my servant whom I have selected, My beloved, who delights my heart! I will endow him with my Spirit, And he will announce a judgment to the heathen.

while the people stood looking on. Even the leading councilors jeered at him, and said, "He has saved others, let him save himself, if he is really God's Christ, his Chosen One!"

Through him he chose us out before the creation of the world, to be consecrated and above reproach in his sight in love.

General references

For no one can lay any other foundation than the one that is laid, that is, Jesus Christ himself.