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22 The (A)stone which the builders rejected
Has become the chief corner stone.

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22 The stone(A) the builders rejected
    has become the cornerstone;(B)

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16 Therefore thus says Lord Yahweh,

(A)Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone, a tested (B)stone,
A costly cornerstone for the foundation, [a]firmly placed.
He who believes in it will not be [b]disturbed.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 28:16 Lit well-laid
  2. Isaiah 28:16 Lit in a hurry

16 So this is what the Sovereign Lord says:

“See, I lay a stone in Zion,(A) a tested stone,(B)
    a precious cornerstone for a sure foundation;(C)
the one who relies on it
    will never be stricken with panic.(D)

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For this is contained in [a]Scripture:

(A)Behold, I lay in Zion a choice stone, a (B)precious corner stone,
And he who believes upon [b]Him will not be put to shame.”

(C)This precious value, then, is for you who believe; but for those who disbelieve,

(D)The stone which the builders (E)rejected,
This became the chief corner stone,”

and,

(F)A stone of stumbling and a rock of offense.”

(G)They stumble because they are disobedient to the word, (H)and to this stumbling they were also appointed.

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  1. 1 Peter 2:6 Or a scripture
  2. 1 Peter 2:6 Or it

For in Scripture it says:

“See, I lay a stone in Zion,
    a chosen and precious cornerstone,(A)
and the one who trusts in him
    will never be put to shame.”[a](B)

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

“The stone the builders rejected(D)
    has become the cornerstone,”[b](E)

and,

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

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

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Peter 2:6 Isaiah 28:16
  2. 1 Peter 2:7 Psalm 118:22
  3. 1 Peter 2:8 Isaiah 8:14