1 Peter 2:6

James Moffatt - New Testament

For thus it stands in the scripture: Here I lay a Stone in Sion, a choice, a precious cornerstone: he who believes in him will never be disappointed.

Cross References

1 Peter 2:4

come to him then — come to that living Stone which men have rejected and God holds choice and precious,

Ephesians 2:20

you are a building that rests on the apostles and prophets as its foundation, with Christ Jesus as the cornerstone;

Mark 12:10

Have you not even read this scripture? — The stone that the builders rejected is the chief stone now of the corner:

Romans 10:11

No one who believes in him, the scripture says, will ever be disappointed. No one —

2 Timothy 3:16

All scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for amendment, and for moral discipline,

John 7:38

he who believes in me — out of his body, as scripture says, streams of living water will flow"

Luke 23:35

The people stood and looked on, and even the rulers sneered at him, saying, "He saved others, let him save himself, if he is the Christ of God, the Chosen One!"

Matthew 12:18

Here is my servant whom I have selected, my Beloved in whom my soul delights; I will invest him with my Spirit, and he will proclaim religion to the Gentiles.

2 Peter 3:16

speaking of this as he has done in all his letters — letters containing some knotty points, which ignorant and unsteady souls twist (as they do the rest of the scriptures) to their own destruction.

2 Peter 1:20

understanding this, at the outset, that no prophetic scripture allows a man to interpret it by himself;

Ephesians 1:4

He chose us in him ere the world was founded, to be consecrated and unblemished in his sight,

Acts 1:16

"My brothers," said he, "it had to be fulfilled, that scripture which the holy Spirit uttered beforehand by the lips of David with regard to Judas who acted as guide to those who arrested Jesus.

Luke 20:17

But he looked at them and said, "Then what does this scripture mean? — The stone that the builders rejected is the chief stone now of the corner.

1 Peter 2:8

a stone over which men stumble and a rock of offence; they stumble over it in their disobedience to God's word. Such is their appointed doom.