1 Peter 2:6

Contemporary English Version 1995

It is just as God says in the Scriptures, “Look! I am placing in Zion a choice and precious cornerstone. No one who has faith in this one will be disappointed.”

Cross References

Isaiah 28:16

And so the Lord says, “I'm laying a firm foundation for the city of Zion. It's a valuable cornerstone proven to be trustworthy; no one who trusts it will ever be disappointed.

1 Peter 2:4

Come to Jesus Christ. He is the living stone people have rejected, but which God has chosen and highly honored.

Ephesians 2:20

You are like a building with the apostles and prophets as the foundation and with Christ as the most important stone.

Zechariah 10:4

From this flock will come leaders who will be strong like cornerstones and tent pegs and weapons of war.

Mark 12:10

You surely know that the Scriptures say, ‘The stone the builders tossed aside is now the most important stone of all.

Romans 10:11

The Scriptures say no one who has faith will be disappointed,

Isaiah 50:7

But the Lord God keeps me from being disgraced. So I refuse to give up, because I know God will never let me down.

Isaiah 42:1

Here is my servant! I have made him strong. He is my chosen one; I am pleased with him. I have given him my Spirit, and he will bring justice to the nations.

2 Timothy 3:16

Everything in the Scriptures is God's Word. All of it is useful for teaching and helping people and for correcting them and showing them how to live.

John 7:38

Have faith in me, and you will have life-giving water flowing from deep inside you, just as the Scriptures say.”

Isaiah 54:4

Don't be afraid or ashamed and don't be discouraged. You won't be disappointed. Forget how sinful you were when you were young; stop feeling ashamed for being left a widow.

Matthew 12:18

“Here is my chosen servant! I love him, and he pleases me. I will give him my Spirit, and he will bring justice to the nations.

Isaiah 41:11

Everyone who hates you will be terribly disgraced; those who attack will vanish into thin air.

Psalm 89:19

In a vision, you once said to your faithful followers: “I have helped a mighty hero. I chose him from my people and made him famous.

Psalm 40:14

Disgrace and confuse all who want me dead; turn away and disgrace all who want to hurt me.

2 Peter 3:16

Paul talks about these same things in all his letters, but part of what he says is hard to understand. Some ignorant and unsteady people even destroy themselves by twisting what he said. They do the same thing with other Scriptures too.

2 Peter 1:20

But you need to realize that no one alone can understand any of the prophecies in the Scriptures.

Ephesians 1:4

Before the world was created, God had Christ choose us to live with him and to be his holy and innocent and loving people.

Acts 1:16

He said: My friends, long ago by the power of the Holy Spirit, David said something about Judas, and what he said has now happened. Judas was one of us and had worked with us, but he brought the mob to arrest Jesus.

Daniel 10:21

I will tell you what is written in The Book of Truth. But first, you must realize that no one except Michael, the guardian angel of Israel, is on my side.

Genesis 49:24

But you stood your ground, swiftly shooting back with the help of Jacob's God, the All-Powerful One— his name is the Shepherd, Israel's mighty rock.

Isaiah 46:13

I will soon come to save you. I am not far away and will waste no time; I take pride in Israel and will save Jerusalem.

Luke 20:17

But Jesus looked straight at them and said, “Then what do the Scriptures mean when they say, ‘The stone the builders tossed aside is now the most important stone of all’?

1 Peter 2:8

They disobeyed the message and stumbled and fell over this stone, because they were doomed.