1 Peter 2:6-8

English Standard Version

⁶For it stands in Scripture:

^(A)“Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone,
a cornerstone chosen and precious,
^(B)and whoever believes in him will not be put to shame.”

⁷So the honor is for you who ^(C)believe, but for those who ^(D)do not believe,

^(E)“The stone that the builders rejected
has become the cornerstone,”^[a]

⁸and

^(F)“A stone of stumbling,
and a rock of offense.”

They stumble because they disobey the word, ^(G)as they were destined to do.

1 Peter 2:6-8

Lexham English Bible

⁶For it stands in scripture,

“Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone, a chosen and precious cornerstone,
and the one who believes in him will never be put to shame.”^[a]

⁷Therefore the honor is for you who believe, but for those who refuse to believe,

“The stone that the builders rejected,
this one has become the cornerstone^[b],”

⁸and

“A stone of stumbling and a rock of offense,”^[c]

who stumble because they^[d] disobey the word to which also they were consigned.

1 Peter 2:6 A quotation from Isa 28:16
1 Peter 2:7 Literally “into the head of the corner”
1 Peter 2:8 A quotation from Isa 8:14
1 Peter 2:8 Here “because” is supplied as a component of the participle (“disobey”) which is understood as causal

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