Acts 4:11
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11 (A)This Jesus[a] is the stone that was (B)rejected by you, the builders, which has become the cornerstone.[b]
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Psalm 118:22-23
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22 (A)The stone that the builders rejected
has become the cornerstone.[a]
23 This is the Lord's doing;
it is marvelous in our eyes.
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- Psalm 118:22 Hebrew the head of the corner
Isaiah 28:16
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16 therefore thus says the Lord God,
(A)“Behold, I am the one who has laid[a] as a foundation (B)in Zion,
a stone, a tested stone,
a precious cornerstone, of a sure foundation:
‘Whoever believes will not be in haste.’
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- Isaiah 28:16 Dead Sea Scroll I am laying
Mark 12:10-12
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10 (A)Have you not read (B)this Scripture:
(C)“‘The stone that the builders rejected
has become the cornerstone;[a]
11 this was the Lord's doing,
and it is marvelous in our eyes’?”
12 And (D)they were seeking to arrest him (E)but feared the people, for they perceived that he had told the parable against them. So they (F)left him and went away.
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- Mark 12:10 Greek the head of the corner
Matthew 21:42-45
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42 Jesus said to them, (A)“Have you never read in the Scriptures:
(B)“‘The stone that the builders rejected
has become the cornerstone;[a]
this was the Lord's doing,
and it is marvelous in our eyes’?
43 Therefore I tell you, the kingdom of God (C)will be taken away from you and given to a people (D)producing its fruits. 44 And (E)the one who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces; and (F)when it falls on anyone, it will crush him.”[b]
45 When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard his parables, they perceived that he was speaking about them.
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- Matthew 21:42 Greek the head of the corner
- Matthew 21:44 Some manuscripts omit verse 44
1 Peter 2:6-8
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6 For 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.”
7 So the honor is for you who (C)believe, but for those who (D)do not believe,
8 and
(F)“A stone of stumbling,
and a rock of offense.”
They stumble because they disobey the word, (G)as they were destined to do.
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- 1 Peter 2:7 Greek the head of the corner
Zechariah 4:6-7
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6 Then he said to me, “This is the word of the Lord to (A)Zerubbabel: (B)Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, says the Lord of hosts. 7 Who are you, (C)O great mountain? Before (D)Zerubbabel (E)you shall become a plain. And he shall bring forward (F)the top stone amid shouts of ‘Grace, grace to it!’”
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Ephesians 2:20-22
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20 (A)built on the foundation of the (B)apostles and prophets, (C)Christ Jesus himself being (D)the cornerstone, 21 (E)in whom the whole structure, being joined together, grows into (F)a holy temple in the Lord. 22 In him (G)you also are being built together (H)into a dwelling place for God by[a] the Spirit.
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- Ephesians 2:22 Or in
Luke 20:16-18
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16 (A)He will (B)come and destroy those tenants and (C)give the vineyard to others.” When they heard this, they said, “Surely not!” 17 But he (D)looked directly at them and said, “What then is this that is written:
18 (F)Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces, and when it falls (G)on anyone, it will crush him.”
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- Luke 20:17 Greek the head of the corner
Zechariah 3:9
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9 For behold, on (A)the stone that I have set before Joshua, on a single stone with (B)seven eyes,[a] I will (C)engrave its inscription, declares the Lord of hosts, and (D)I will remove the iniquity of this land in a single day.
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- Zechariah 3:9 Or facets
2 Corinthians 3:12
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12 Since we have such a hope, (A)we are very bold,
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Acts 20:26-27
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26 Therefore (A)I testify to you this day that (B)I am innocent of the blood of all, 27 for (C)I did not shrink from declaring to you (D)the whole counsel of God.
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Acts 7:52
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52 (A)Which of the prophets did your fathers not persecute? And they killed those who announced beforehand the coming of (B)the Righteous One, (C)whom you have now betrayed and murdered,
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Mark 9:12
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12 And he said to them, “Elijah does come first (A)to restore all things. And (B)how is it written of the Son of Man that he should (C)suffer many things and (D)be treated with contempt?
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Ezekiel 33:7-9
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7 (A)“So you, (B)son of man, I have made a watchman for the house of Israel. (C)Whenever you hear a word from my mouth, you shall give them warning from me. 8 (D)If I say to the wicked, O wicked one, you shall surely die, (E)and you do not speak to warn the wicked to turn from his way, (F)that wicked person shall die in his iniquity, but his blood I will require at your hand. 9 (G)But if you warn the wicked to turn from his way, and he does not turn from his way, (H)that person shall die in his iniquity, (I)but you will have delivered your soul.
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Ezekiel 3:18-19
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18 (A)If I say to the wicked, (B)‘You shall surely die,’ (C)and you give him no warning, nor speak to warn the wicked from his wicked way, in order to save his life, that wicked person (D)shall die for[a] his iniquity, (E)but his blood I will require at your hand. 19 (F)But if you warn the wicked, and he does not turn from his wickedness, or from his wicked way, he shall die for his iniquity, (G)but you (H)will have delivered your soul.
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- Ezekiel 3:18 Or in; also verses 19, 20
Ezekiel 3:7-11
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7 (A)But the house of Israel will not be willing to listen to you, for they are not willing to listen to me: because all the house of Israel (B)have a hard forehead and a stubborn heart. 8 (C)Behold, I have made your face as hard as their faces, and your forehead as hard as their foreheads. 9 Like (D)emery harder than flint have I made your forehead. (E)Fear them not, nor be dismayed at their looks, for they are a rebellious house.” 10 Moreover, he said to me, “Son of man, (F)all my words that I shall speak to you receive (G)in your heart, and hear with your ears. 11 And go to the exiles, (H)to your people, and speak to them and say to them, (I)‘Thus says the Lord God,’ (J)whether they hear or refuse to hear.”
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Ezekiel 2:6-7
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6 And you, son of man, (A)be not afraid of them, nor be afraid of their words, (B)though briers and thorns are with you and you sit on (C)scorpions.[a] Be not afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, for they are a rebellious house. 7 And you shall speak my words to them, (D)whether they hear or refuse to hear, for they are a rebellious house.
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- Ezekiel 2:6 Or on scorpion plants
Isaiah 58:1-2
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True and False Fasting
58 “Cry aloud; do not hold back;
(A)lift up your voice like a trumpet;
(B)declare to my people their transgression,
to the house of Jacob their sins.
2 (C)Yet they seek me daily
and delight to know my ways,
as if they were a nation that did righteousness
and did not forsake the judgment of their God;
they ask of me righteous judgments;
they delight to draw near to God.
Proverbs 28:1
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2 Corinthians 4:1
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The Light of the Gospel
4 Therefore, having (A)this ministry (B)by the mercy of God,[a] we do not lose heart.
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- 2 Corinthians 4:1 Greek having this ministry as we have received mercy
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