Ephesians 2:20
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20 built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the cornerstone;[a](A)
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- 2.20 Or keystone (in an arch)
1 Peter 2:4-5
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4 Come to him, a living stone, though rejected by mortals yet chosen and precious in God’s sight, and 5 like living stones let yourselves be built[a] into a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.(A)
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- 2.5 Or you yourselves are being built
Isaiah 28:16
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16 therefore thus says the Lord God,
“See, I am laying[a] in Zion a foundation stone,
a tested stone,
a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation:
‘One who trusts will not panic.’(A)
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- 28.16 Q mss Compare Syr Tg: MT he laid
1 Peter 2:7-8
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7 This honor, then, is for you who believe, but for those who do not believe,[a]
“The stone that the builders rejected
has become the very head of the corner,”(A)
8 and
“A stone that makes them stumble
and a rock that makes them fall.”
They stumble because they disobey the word, as they were destined to do.(B)
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- 2.7 Other ancient authorities read obey
Matthew 16:18
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18 And I tell you, you are Peter,[a] and on this rock[b] I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it.(A)
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Ephesians 4:11-13
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11 He himself granted that some are apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors and teachers(A) 12 to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ,(B) 13 until all of us come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to maturity,[a] to the measure of the full stature of Christ.(C)
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- 4.13 Gk to a mature man
Psalm 118:22
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22 The stone that the builders rejected
has become the chief cornerstone.(A)
Revelation 21:14
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14 And the wall of the city has twelve foundations, and on them are the twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.(A)
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1 Corinthians 3:9-11
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9 For we are God’s coworkers, working together; you are God’s field, God’s building.(A)
10 According to the grace of God given to me, like a wise master builder I laid a foundation, and someone else is building on it. Let each builder choose with care how to build on it.(B) 11 For no one can lay any foundation other than the one that has been laid; that foundation is Jesus Christ.(C)
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Acts 4:11-12
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11 This Jesus[a] is
12 “There is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among mortals by which we must be saved.”(B)
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1 Corinthians 12:28
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28 And God has appointed in the church first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then deeds of power, then gifts of healing, forms of assistance, forms of leadership, various kinds of tongues.(A)
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Luke 20:17-18
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17 But he looked at them and said, “What then does this text mean:
18 “Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces, and it will crush anyone on whom it falls.”(B)
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Mark 12:10-11
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10 Have you not read this scripture:
‘The stone that the builders rejected
has become the cornerstone;[a](A)
11 this was the Lord’s doing,
and it is amazing in our eyes’?”
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- 12.10 Or keystone (in an arch)
Matthew 21:42
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42 Jesus said to them, “Have you never read in the scriptures:
‘The stone that the builders rejected
has become the cornerstone;[a]
this was the Lord’s doing,
and it is amazing in our eyes’?(A)
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- 21.42 Or keystone (in an arch)
Galatians 2:9
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9 and when James and Cephas and John, who were acknowledged pillars, recognized the grace that had been given to me, they gave to Barnabas and me the right hand of fellowship, agreeing that we should go to the gentiles and they to the circumcised.(A)
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