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16 Therefore thus says the Lord God, Behold, I am laying in Zion for a foundation a Stone, a tested Stone, a precious Cornerstone of sure foundation; he who believes (trusts in, relies on, and adheres to that Stone) will not [a]be ashamed or give way or hasten away [in sudden panic].(A)

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 28:16 The Septuagint (Greek translation of the Old Testament) reads “be ashamed.”

For thus it stands in Scripture: Behold, I am laying in Zion a chosen ([a]honored), precious chief Cornerstone, and he who believes in Him [who adheres to, trusts in, and relies on Him] shall never be [b]disappointed or put to shame.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Peter 2:6 Marvin Vincent, Word Studies in the New Testament.
  2. 1 Peter 2:6 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.

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