1 Peter 2:6

Modern English Version

For also it is contained in the Scripture, “Behold, I lay in Zion a chief cornerstone, elect, precious, and he who believes in Him shall never be put to shame.”

Cross References

Genesis 49:24

But his bow remained firm. His arms were agile because of the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob, because of the Shepherd, the rock of Israel,

Psalm 40:14

Let them be ashamed and confounded together who seek to snatch away my life; let them be driven backward and dishonored who desire my hurt.

Psalm 89:19

Long ago You spoke in a vision to Your holy one, and said: “I have given help to one who is mighty; I have exalted one chosen from the people.

Isaiah 28:16

Therefore, thus says the Lord God: Behold, I lay in Zion a stone, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone, firmly placed; he who believes shall not act hastily.

Isaiah 41:11

Behold, all those who were incensed against you shall be ashamed and humiliated; they shall be as nothing, and those who strive with you shall perish.

Isaiah 42:1

Behold My servant, whom I uphold, My chosen one, in whom My soul delights. I have put My Spirit upon him; he shall bring forth justice to the nations.

Isaiah 46:13

I bring My righteousness near; it shall not be far off, and My salvation shall not tarry. And I will grant salvation in Zion, and My glory for Israel.

Isaiah 50:7

For the Lord God will help me; therefore, I shall not be disgraced; therefore, I have set my face like a flint, and I know that I shall not be ashamed.

Isaiah 54:4

Do not fear, for you shall not be ashamed, nor be humiliated; for you shall not be put to shame, for you shall forget the shame of your youth and shall not remember the reproach of your widowhood anymore.

Daniel 10:21

But I will show you what is inscribed in the Scripture of Truth. Yet there is no one who stands firmly with me against these forces, except Michael your prince.

Zechariah 10:4

From him comes the cornerstone, and from him the tent peg. From him comes the bow for battle, and from him every ruler goes out, all these together.

Matthew 12:18

“Behold, My Servant, whom I have chosen, My Beloved, in whom My soul is well pleased; I will put My Spirit upon Him, and He will render judgment to the Gentiles.

Mark 12:10

Have you not read this Scripture: ‘The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.

Luke 20:17

He looked at them and said, “What then is this that is written: ‘The stone which the builders rejected has become the cornerstone’ ?

Luke 23:35

The people stood by watching. But the rulers with them scoffed, saying, “He saved others. Let Him save Himself if He is the Christ, the Chosen One of God.”

John 7:38

He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart shall flow rivers of living water.”

Acts 1:16

“Brothers, this Scripture had to be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit previously spoke by the mouth of David concerning Judas, who became the guide to those who seized Jesus.

Romans 10:11

For the Scripture says, “Whoever believes in Him will not be ashamed.”

Ephesians 1:4

just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, to be holy and blameless before Him in love;

Ephesians 2:20

having been built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ Himself being the chief cornerstone,

2 Timothy 3:16

All Scripture is inspired by God and is profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness,

1 Peter 2:4

Coming to Him as to a living stone who is rejected by men, but chosen by God and precious,

1 Peter 2:8

and, “A stone of stumbling, and a rock of offense.” They stumble, because they are disobedient to the word, to which also they were appointed.

2 Peter 1:20

But know this first of all, that no prophecy of the Scripture is a matter of one’s own interpretation.

2 Peter 3:16

As in all his letters, he writes about these things, in which some things are hard to understand, which the unlearned and unstable distort, as they also do the other Scriptures, to their own destruction.