Ephesians 2:20

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Summary

Ephesians 2:20

And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone;

Jesus

1 Peter 2:7

General references

1 John 4:13

Bible References

Jesus

"Have you never read in the Scriptures," said Jesus, "'The Stone which the builders rejected has been made the Cornerstone: this Cornerstone came from the Lord, and is wonderful in our eyes'?

"Have you not read even this passage," He added, "'The stone which the builders rejected has become the Cornerstone:

He looked at them and said, "What then does that mean which is written, "'The Stone which the builders rejected has been made the cornerstone'?

This Jesus is the Stone treated with contempt by you the builders, but it has been made the Cornerstone.

To you believers, therefore, that honour belongs; but for unbelievers-- "A Stone which the builders rejected has been made the Cornerstone,"

General references

But I tell you that there is here that which is greater than the Temple.

If you remit the sins of any persons, they remain remitted to them. If you bind fast the sins of any, they remain bound."

For no one can lay any other foundation in addition to that which is already laid, namely Jesus Christ.

I thank my God, I say, for your cooperation in spreading the Good News, from the time it first came to you even until now.

We can know that we are continuing in union with Him and that He is continuing in union with us, by the fact that He has given us a portion of His Spirit.