1 Peter 2:7

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

You are followers of the Lord, and that 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.

Cross References

Isaiah 28:5

When this time comes, the LORD All-Powerful will be a glorious crown for his people who survive.

Haggai 2:7

I will shake the nations, and their treasures will be brought here. Then the brightness of my glory will fill this temple.

Zechariah 4:7

Zerubbabel, that mountain in front of you will be levelled to the ground. Then you will bring out the temple's most important stone and shout, “God has been very kind.”

Matthew 21:42

Jesus replied, “Surely you know that the Scriptures say, ‘The stone that the builders tossed aside is now the most important stone of all. This is something the Lord has done, and it is amazing to us.’

Luke 2:32

Your mighty power is a light for all nations, and it will bring honour to your people Israel.”

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,

Luke 20:17

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

John 4:42

They told the woman, “We no longer have faith in Jesus just because of what you told us. We have heard him ourselves, and we are certain that he is the Saviour of the world!”

Acts 26:19

King Agrippa, I obeyed this vision from heaven.

Romans 10:21

And Isaiah said about the people of Israel, “All day long the Lord has reached out to people who are stubborn and refuse to obey.”

Romans 15:31

Pray that God will protect me from the unbelievers in Judea, and that his people in Jerusalem will be pleased with what I am doing.

Colossians 2:10

And you are fully grown because you belong to Christ, who is over every power and authority.

Titus 3:3

We used to be stupid, disobedient, and foolish, as well as slaves of all sorts of desires and pleasures. We were evil and jealous. Everyone hated us, and we hated everyone.

Hebrews 11:31

Rahab had been a prostitute, but she had faith and welcomed the spies. So she wasn't killed with the people who disobeyed.

Hebrews 4:11

We should do our best to enter that place of rest, so that none of us will disobey and miss going there, as they did.

1 Peter 1:8

You have never seen Jesus, and you don't see him now. But still you love him and have faith in him, and no words can tell how glad and happy

1 Peter 2:4

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

1 Peter 2:8

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