Therefore it is also contained in the Scripture,

(A)“Behold, I lay in Zion
A chief cornerstone, elect, precious,
And he who believes on Him will by no means be put to shame.”

Therefore, to you who believe, He is precious; but to those who [a]are disobedient,

(B)“The stone which the builders rejected
Has become the chief cornerstone,”

and

(C)“A stone of stumbling
And a rock of offense.”

(D)They stumble, being disobedient to the word, (E)to which they also were appointed.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Peter 2:7 NU disbelieve

For dioti it says periechō in en scripture graphē, “ Behold idou, I lay tithēmi in en Zion Siōn a stone lithos, a cornerstone akrogōniaios chosen eklektos and precious entimos, and kai the ho one who believes pisteuō in epi him autos will never ou mē be put to shame kataischunō.” Therefore oun the ho great value timē is to you hymeis who ho believe pisteuō; but de for those who do not believe apisteō, “The stone lithos that hos the ho builders oikodomeō rejected apodokimazō, this very one houtos has become ginomai the cornerstone kephalē gōnia,” and kai, “A stone lithos that makes people stumble proskomma and kai a rock petra that makes them fall skandalon.” They hos stumble proskoptō, as they were destined tithēmi to eis do hos, since they do not obey apeitheō the ho word logos. · kai

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