1 Peter 2:4

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You are coming to Christ, the living stone who was rejected by humans but was chosen as precious by God.

Cross References

Isaiah 28:16

This is what the Almighty Lord says: I am going to lay a rock in Zion, a rock that has been tested, a precious cornerstone, a solid foundation. Whoever believes ⌞in him⌟ will not worry.

Isaiah 42:1

Here is my servant, whom I support. Here is my chosen one, with whom I am pleased. I have put my Spirit on him. He will bring justice to the nations.

Isaiah 55:3

Open your ears, and come to me! Listen so that you may live! I will make an everlasting promise  to you— the blessings I promised to David.

Jeremiah 3:22

“Come back, you rebellious people, and I will forgive you for being unfaithful.” Here we are! We have come to you because you are the Lord our God.

Daniel 2:34

While you were watching, a stone was cut out, but not by humans. It struck the statue’s iron-and-clay feet and smashed them.

Daniel 2:45

This is the stone that you saw cut out from a mountain, but not by humans. It smashed the iron, bronze, clay, silver, and gold. The great God has told you what will happen in the future, Your Majesty. The dream is true, and you can trust that this is its meaning.”

Zechariah 3:9

“Look at the stone I have set in front of Joshua. That one stone has seven eyes. I am engraving an inscription on it,” declares the Lord of Armies. “I will remove this land’s sin in a single day.

Zechariah 4:7

What a high mountain you are! In front of Zerubbabel you will become a plain. He will bring out the topmost stone with shouts of ‘Blessings, blessings on it!’ ”

Matthew 11:28

“Come to me, all who are tired from carrying heavy loads, and I will give you rest.

Matthew 12:18

“Here is my servant whom I have chosen, whom I love, and in whom I delight. I will put my Spirit on him, and he will announce justice to the nations.

Matthew 21:42

Jesus asked them, “Have you never read in the Scriptures: ‘The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. The Lord is responsible for this, and it is amazing for us to see’?

John 14:19

In a little while the world will no longer see me, but you will see me. You will live because I live.

John 14:6

Jesus answered him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one goes to the Father except through me.

John 5:26

The Father is the source of life, and he has enabled the Son to be the source of life too.

John 5:40

Yet, you don’t want to come to me to get ⌞eternal⌟ life.

John 6:37

Everyone whom the Father gives me will come to me. I will never turn away anyone who comes to me.

John 6:57

The Father who has life sent me, and I live because of the Father. So those who feed on me will live because of me.

Romans 5:10

If the death of his Son restored our relationship with God while we were still his enemies, we are even more certain that, because of this restored relationship, the life of his Son will save us.

1 Corinthians 3:11

After all, no one can lay any other foundation than the one that is already laid, and that foundation is Jesus Christ.

Colossians 3:4

Christ is your life. When he appears, then you, too, will appear with him in glory.

1 Peter 1:19

Rather, the payment that freed you was the precious blood of Christ, the lamb with no defects or imperfections.

1 Peter 1:7

The purpose of these troubles is to test your faith as fire tests how genuine gold is. Your faith is more precious than gold, and by passing the test, it gives praise, glory, and honor to God. This will happen when Jesus Christ appears again.

1 Peter 2:7

This honor belongs to those who believe. But to those who don’t believe: “The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone,

2 Peter 1:1

From Simon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ. To those who have obtained a faith that is as valuable as ours, a faith based on the approval that comes from our God and Savior, Jesus Christ.

2 Peter 1:4

Through his glory and integrity he has given us his promises that are of the highest value. Through these promises you will share in the divine nature because you have escaped the corruption that sinful desires cause in the world.