1 Peter 2:8

Contemporary English Version 1995

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

Cross References

Isaiah 8:14

Run to me for protection. I am a rock that will make both Judah and Israel stumble and break their bones. I am a trap that will catch the people of Jerusalem—they will be captured and dragged away.

1 Corinthians 1:23

But we preach that Christ was nailed to a cross. Most Jews have problems with this, and most Gentiles think it is foolish.

1 Peter 2:7

You are followers of the Lord, and this stone is precious to you. But it isn't precious to those who refuse to follow him. They are the builders who tossed aside the stone that turned out to be the most important one of all.

Romans 9:22

God wanted to show his anger and reveal his power against everyone who deserved to be destroyed. But instead, he patiently put up with them.

Jude 1:4

Some godless people have sneaked in among us and are saying, “God treats us much better than we deserve, and so it is all right to be immoral.” They even deny we must obey Jesus Christ as our only Master and Lord. But long ago the Scriptures warned that these godless people were doomed.

2 Peter 2:3

They will be greedy and cheat you with smooth talk. But long ago God decided to punish them, and God doesn't sleep.

1 Thessalonians 5:9

God doesn't intend to punish us, but wants us to be saved by our Lord Jesus Christ.

Luke 2:34

Then he blessed them and told Mary, “This child of yours will cause many people in Israel to fall and others to stand. The child will be like a warning sign. Many people will reject him,

Exodus 9:16

But he has kept you alive, just to show you his power and to bring honor to himself everywhere in the world.

Isaiah 57:14

The Lord says, “Clear the road! Get it ready for my people.”

Isaiah 37:26

Sennacherib, now listen to me, the Lord. I planned all of this long ago. And you don't even know that I alone am the one who decided that you would do these things. I let you make ruins of fortified cities.

Galatians 5:11

My friends, if I still preach that people need to be circumcised, why am I in so much trouble? The message about the cross would no longer be a problem, if I told people to be circumcised.

1 Peter 2:6

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.”

Job 23:14

and he will do exactly what he intends with me. *