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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  1. Isaiah 28:16 Dead Sea Scroll I am laying

22 (A)The stone that the builders rejected
    has become the cornerstone.[a]

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  1. Psalm 118:22 Hebrew the head of the corner

11 (A)This Jesus[a] is the stone that was (B)rejected by you, the builders, which has become the cornerstone.[b] 12 And there is (C)salvation (D)in no one else, for (E)there is no other (F)name under heaven given among men[c] by which we must be saved.”

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  1. Acts 4:11 Greek This one
  2. Acts 4:11 Greek the head of the corner
  3. Acts 4:12 The Greek word anthropoi refers here to both men and women

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.”

So 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]

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

17 But he (A)looked directly at them and said, “What then is this that is written:

(B)“‘The stone that the builders rejected
    has become the cornerstone’?[a]

18 (C)Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces, and when it falls (D)on anyone, it will crush him.”

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  1. Luke 20:17 Greek the head of the corner

33 as it is written,

(A)“Behold, I am laying in Zion (B)a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offense;
    (C)and whoever believes in him will not be (D)put to shame.”

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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]

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  1. Mark 12:10 Greek the head of the corner

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’?

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  1. Matthew 21:42 Greek the head of the corner

20 (A)built on the foundation of the (B)apostles and prophets, (C)Christ Jesus himself being (D)the cornerstone,

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14 And he will become a (A)sanctuary and (B)a stone of offense and a rock of stumbling to both houses of Israel, a trap and a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem. 15 And many (C)shall stumble on it. They shall fall and be broken; they shall be snared and taken.”

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11 For no one can lay a (A)foundation other (B)than that which is laid, (C)which is Jesus Christ.

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11 For the Scripture says, (A)“Everyone who believes in him will not be put to shame.”

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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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  1. Zechariah 3:9 Or facets

24 yet (A)his bow remained unmoved;
    his arms[a] were made agile
by the hands of the (B)Mighty One of Jacob
    (from there is (C)the Shepherd,[b] (D)the Stone of Israel),

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  1. Genesis 49:24 Hebrew the arms of his hands
  2. Genesis 49:24 Or by the name of the Shepherd

He is not (A)afraid of bad news;
    his (B)heart is firm, (C)trusting in the Lord.
His heart is steady;[a] he will not be afraid,
    until he looks in triumph on his adversaries.

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  1. Psalm 112:8 Or established (compare 111:8)

For still (A)the vision awaits its appointed time;
    it hastens to the end—it will not lie.
If it seems slow, (B)wait for it;
    (C)it will surely come; it will not delay.

“Behold, his soul is puffed up; it is not upright within him,
    but (D)the righteous shall live by his faith.[a]

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  1. Habakkuk 2:4 Or faithfulness

The Lord Will Be Gracious

18 Therefore the Lord (A)waits to be gracious to you,
    and therefore he (B)exalts himself to show mercy to you.
For the Lord is a God of justice;
    (C)blessed are all those who wait for him.

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10 The (A)scepter shall not depart from Judah,
    nor the ruler's staff (B)from between his feet,
until tribute comes to him;[a]
    and to him shall be the obedience of the peoples.

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  1. Genesis 49:10 By a slight revocalization; a slight emendation yields (compare Septuagint, Syriac, Targum) until he comes to whom it belongs; Hebrew until Shiloh comes, or until he comes to Shiloh

Patience in Suffering

Be patient, therefore, brothers,[a] until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient about it, until it receives (A)the early and the late rains. You also, be patient. (B)Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord (C)is at hand.

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  1. James 5:7 Or brothers and sisters; also verses 9, 10, 12, 19

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