1 Peter 2:6
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6 Therefore it is also contained in the Scripture,
(A)“Behold, I lay in Zion
A chief cornerstone, elect, precious,
And he who believes on Him will by no means be put to shame.”
Isaiah 28:16
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A Cornerstone in Zion
16 Therefore thus says the Lord God:
“Behold, I lay in Zion (A)a stone for a foundation,
A tried stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation;
Whoever believes will not act hastily.
Romans 9:32-33
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32 Why? Because they did not seek it by faith, but as it were, [a]by the works of the law. For (A)they stumbled at that stumbling stone. 33 As it is written:
(B)“Behold, I lay in Zion a stumbling stone and rock of offense,
And (C)whoever believes on Him will not be put to shame.”
Footnotes
- Romans 9:32 NU by works, omitting of the law
1 Peter 2:4
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The Chosen Stone and His Chosen People(A)
4 Coming to Him as to a living stone, (B)rejected indeed by men, but chosen by God and precious,
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Zechariah 10:4
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4 From him comes (A)the cornerstone,
From him (B)the tent peg,
From him the battle bow,
From him every [a]ruler together.
Footnotes
- Zechariah 10:4 Or despot
Ephesians 2:20
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20 having been (A)built (B)on the foundation of the (C)apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ Himself being (D)the chief cornerstone,
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Romans 10:11
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11 For the Scripture says, (A)“Whoever believes on Him will not be put to shame.”
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Mark 12:10
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10 Have you not even read this Scripture:
(A)‘The stone which the builders rejected
Has become the chief cornerstone.
Matthew 12:18
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18 “Behold!(A) My Servant whom I have chosen,
My Beloved (B)in whom My soul is well pleased!
I will put My Spirit upon Him,
And He will declare justice to the Gentiles.
2 Timothy 3:16
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16 (A)All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, (B)and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for [a]instruction in righteousness,
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- 2 Timothy 3:16 training, discipline
John 7:38
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38 (A)He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, (B)out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.”
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Luke 23:35
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35 And (A)the people stood looking on. But even the (B)rulers with them sneered, saying, “He saved others; let Him save Himself if He is the Christ, the chosen of God.”
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Isaiah 54:4
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4 “Do(A) not fear, for you will not be ashamed;
Neither be disgraced, for you will not be put to shame;
For you will forget the shame of your youth,
And will not remember the reproach of your widowhood anymore.
Isaiah 50:7
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7 “For the Lord God will help Me;
Therefore I will not be disgraced;
Therefore (A)I have set My face like a flint,
And I know that I will not be ashamed.
Isaiah 45:16-17
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16 They shall be (A)ashamed
And also disgraced, all of them;
They shall go in confusion together,
Who are makers of idols.
17 (B)But Israel shall be saved by the Lord
With an (C)everlasting salvation;
You shall not be ashamed or (D)disgraced
Forever and ever.
Isaiah 42:1
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The Servant of the Lord
42 “Behold! (A)My Servant whom I uphold,
My [a]Elect One in whom My soul (B)delights!
(C)I have put My Spirit upon Him;
He will bring forth justice to the Gentiles.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 42:1 Chosen
Isaiah 41:11
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11 “Behold, all those who were incensed against you
Shall be (A)ashamed and disgraced;
They shall be as nothing,
And those who strive with you shall perish.
Psalm 89:19
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19 Then You spoke in a vision to Your [a]holy one,
And said: “I have given help to one who is mighty;
I have exalted one (A)chosen from the people.
Footnotes
- Psalm 89:19 So with many Heb. mss.; MT, LXX, Tg., Vg. holy ones
Psalm 40:14
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14 (A)Let them be ashamed and brought to mutual confusion
Who seek to destroy my [a]life;
Let them be driven backward and brought to dishonor
Who wish me evil.
Footnotes
- Psalm 40:14 Lit. soul
2 Peter 3:16
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16 as also in all his (A)epistles, speaking in them of these things, in which are some things hard to understand, which untaught and unstable people twist to their own destruction, as they do also the (B)rest of the Scriptures.
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2 Peter 1:20
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20 knowing this first, that (A)no prophecy of Scripture is of any private [a]interpretation,
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- 2 Peter 1:20 Or origin
Acts 1:16
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16 “Men and brethren, this Scripture had to be fulfilled, (A)which the Holy Spirit spoke before by the mouth of David concerning Judas, (B)who became a guide to those who arrested Jesus;
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Daniel 10:21
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21 But I will tell you what is noted in the Scripture of Truth. (No one upholds me against these, (A)except Michael your prince.
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Ephesians 1:4
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4 just as (A)He chose us in Him (B)before the foundation of the world, that we should (C)be holy and without blame before Him in love,
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