16 (A)to the one an [a]aroma from death to death, to the other an aroma from life to life. And who is (B)adequate for these things?

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  1. 2 Corinthians 2:16 Or odor

16 To the one we are an aroma that brings death;(A) to the other, an aroma that brings life. And who is equal to such a task?(B)

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(A)This precious value, then, is for you who believe; but for unbelievers,

(B)A stone which the builders (C)rejected,
This became the [a]chief cornerstone,”

and,

(D)A stone of stumbling and a rock of offense”;

(E)for they stumble because they are disobedient to the word, (F)and to this they were also appointed.

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  1. 1 Peter 2:7 Lit head of the corner

Now to you who believe, this stone is precious. But to those who do not believe,(A)

“The stone the builders rejected(B)
    has become the cornerstone,”[a](C)

and,

“A stone that causes people to stumble
    and a rock that makes them fall.”[b](D)

They stumble because they disobey the message—which is also what they were destined for.(E)

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  1. 1 Peter 2:7 Psalm 118:22
  2. 1 Peter 2:8 Isaiah 8:14