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
Psalm 118:22
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22 The stone that the builders rejected
has become the chief cornerstone.(A)
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 Peter 2:6-8
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6 For it stands in scripture:
“See, I am laying in Zion a stone,
a cornerstone chosen and precious,
and whoever believes in him will not be put to shame.”(A)
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,”(B)
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.(C)
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- 2.7 Other ancient authorities read obey
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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- 20.17 Or keystone (in an arch)
Romans 9:33
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33 as it is written,
“See, I am laying in Zion a stone that will make people stumble, a rock that will make them fall,
and whoever trusts in him[a] will not be put to shame.”(A)
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- 9.33 Or it
Mark 12:10
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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)
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)
Isaiah 8:14-15
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14 He will become a sanctuary, a stone one strikes against; for both houses of Israel he will become a rock one stumbles over, a trap and a snare for the inhabitants of Jerusalem.(A) 15 And many among them shall stumble; they shall fall and be broken; they shall be snared and taken.”(B)
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1 Corinthians 3:11
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11 For no one can lay any foundation other than the one that has been laid; that foundation is Jesus Christ.(A)
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Romans 10:11
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11 The scripture says, “No one who believes[a] in him will be put to shame.”(A)
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- 10.11 Or trusts
Zechariah 3:9
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9 For on the stone that I have set before Joshua, on a single stone with seven facets, I will engrave its inscription, says the Lord of hosts, and I will remove the guilt of this land in a single day.(A)
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