1 Peter 2:4
New Living Translation
Living Stones for God’s House
4 You are coming to Christ, who is the living cornerstone of God’s temple. He was rejected by people, but he was chosen by God for great honor.
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Psalm 118:22-23
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22 The stone that the builders rejected
has now become the cornerstone.
23 This is the Lord’s doing,
and it is wonderful to see.
Acts 4:11-12
New Living Translation
11 For Jesus is the one referred to in the Scriptures, where it says,
‘The stone that you builders rejected
has now become the cornerstone.’[a]
12 There is salvation in no one else! God has given no other name under heaven by which we must be saved.”
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1 Peter 2:7
New Living Translation
7 Yes, you who trust him recognize the honor God has given him.[a] But for those who reject him,
“The stone that the builders rejected
has now become the cornerstone.”[b]
Isaiah 28:16
New Living Translation
16 Therefore, this is what the Sovereign Lord says:
“Look! I am placing a foundation stone in Jerusalem,[a]
a firm and tested stone.
It is a precious cornerstone that is safe to build on.
Whoever believes need never be shaken.[b]
Luke 20:17-18
New Living Translation
17 Jesus looked at them and said, “Then what does this Scripture mean?
‘The stone that the builders rejected
has now become the cornerstone.’[a]
18 Everyone who stumbles over that stone will be broken to pieces, and it will crush anyone it falls on.”
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Colossians 3:4
New Living Translation
4 And when Christ, who is your[a] life, is revealed to the whole world, you will share in all his glory.
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- 3:4 Some manuscripts read our.
John 11:25-26
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25 Jesus told her, “I am the resurrection and the life.[a] Anyone who believes in me will live, even after dying. 26 Everyone who lives in me and believes in me will never ever die. Do you believe this, Martha?”
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- 11:25 Some manuscripts do not include and the life.
Mark 12:10-11
New Living Translation
10 Didn’t you ever read this in the Scriptures?
‘The stone that the builders rejected
has now become the cornerstone.
11 This is the Lord’s doing,
and it is wonderful to see.’[a]”
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Zechariah 3:9
New Living Translation
9 Now look at the jewel I have set before Jeshua, a single stone with seven facets.[a] I will engrave an inscription on it, says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, and I will remove the sins of this land in a single day.
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- 3:9 Hebrew seven eyes.
John 5:40
New Living Translation
40 Yet you refuse to come to me to receive this life.
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Zechariah 4:7
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7 Nothing, not even a mighty mountain, will stand in Zerubbabel’s way; it will become a level plain before him! And when Zerubbabel sets the final stone of the Temple in place, the people will shout: ‘May God bless it! May God bless it!’[a]”
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- 4:7 Hebrew ‘Grace, grace to it.’
Daniel 2:34
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34 As you watched, a rock was cut from a mountain,[a] but not by human hands. It struck the feet of iron and clay, smashing them to bits.
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Isaiah 8:14-15
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14 He will keep you safe.
But to Israel and Judah
he will be a stone that makes people stumble,
a rock that makes them fall.
And for the people of Jerusalem
he will be a trap and a snare.
15 Many will stumble and fall,
never to rise again.
They will be snared and captured.”
2 Peter 1:4
New Living Translation
4 And because of his glory and excellence, he has given us great and precious promises. These are the promises that enable you to share his divine nature and escape the world’s corruption caused by human desires.
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2 Peter 1:1
New Living Translation
Greetings from Peter
1 This letter is from Simon[a] Peter, a slave and apostle of Jesus Christ.
I am writing to you who share the same precious faith we have. This faith was given to you because of the justice and fairness[b] of Jesus Christ, our God and Savior.
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1 Peter 1:19
New Living Translation
19 It was the precious blood of Christ, the sinless, spotless Lamb of God.
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1 Peter 1:7
New Living Translation
7 These trials will show that your faith is genuine. It is being tested as fire tests and purifies gold—though your faith is far more precious than mere gold. So when your faith remains strong through many trials, it will bring you much praise and glory and honor on the day when Jesus Christ is revealed to the whole world.
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Romans 5:10
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10 For since our friendship with God was restored by the death of his Son while we were still his enemies, we will certainly be saved through the life of his Son.
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John 14:19
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19 Soon the world will no longer see me, but you will see me. Since I live, you also will live.
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John 14:6
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6 Jesus told him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me.
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John 6:57
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57 I live because of the living Father who sent me; in the same way, anyone who feeds on me will live because of me.
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John 6:37
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37 However, those the Father has given me will come to me, and I will never reject them.
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John 5:26
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26 The Father has life in himself, and he has granted that same life-giving power to his Son.
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Matthew 21:42
New Living Translation
42 Then Jesus asked them, “Didn’t you ever read this in the Scriptures?
‘The stone that the builders rejected
has now become the cornerstone.
This is the Lord’s doing,
and it is wonderful to see.’[a]
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Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.
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