⁴⁴ And whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken; but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.”

¹¹ This is ‘the stone which was set at nought by you builders and which has become the head of the corner.’

⁴ and all drank the same spiritual drink; for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them, and that Rock was Christ.

⁴ Coming to Him as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed by men, but chosen by God and precious,

⁵ ye also as living stones are built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.

⁶ Therefore it is also contained in the Scripture: “Behold, I lay in Zion a chief cornerstone, elect, precious; and he that believeth in Him shall not be confounded.”

⁷ Unto you therefore who believe, He is precious; but unto those who are disobedient, “The stone which the builders disallowed, the same is made the head of the corner,”

⁸ and, “A stone of stumbling and a rock of offense,” even to those who stumble at the Word, being disobedient, unto which also they were appointed.