1 Peter 2:7

New Century Version

This stone is worth much to you who believe. But to the people who do not believe, “the stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.”

Cross References

Isaiah 28:5

At that time the Lord All-Powerful will be like a beautiful crown, like a wonderful crown of flowers for his people who are left alive.

Haggai 2:7

I will shake all the nations, and they will bring their wealth. Then I will fill this Temple with glory,’ says the Lord All-Powerful.

Zechariah 4:7

“Who are you, big mountain? In front of Zerubbabel you will become flat land, and he will bring out the topmost stone, shouting, ‘It’s beautiful! It’s beautiful!’ ”

Matthew 21:42

Jesus said to them, “Surely you have read this in the Scriptures: ‘The stone that the builders rejected became the cornerstone. The Lord did this, and it is wonderful to us.’

Luke 2:32

It is a light for the non-Jewish people to see and an honor for your people, the Israelites.”

Luke 2:34

Then Simeon blessed them and said to Mary, “God has chosen this child to cause the fall and rise of many in Israel. He will be a sign from God that many people will not accept

Luke 20:17

But Jesus looked at them and said, “Then what does this verse mean: ‘The stone that the builders rejected became the cornerstone’?

John 4:42

They said to the woman, “First we believed in Jesus because of what you said, but now we believe because we heard him ourselves. We know that this man really is the Savior of the world.”

Acts 26:19

“King Agrippa, after I had this vision from heaven, I obeyed it.

Romans 10:21

But about Israel God says, “All day long I stood ready to accept people who disobey and are stubborn.”

Romans 15:31

Pray that I will be saved from the nonbelievers in Judea and that this help I bring to Jerusalem will please God’s people there.

2 Corinthians 2:16

To those who are lost, we are the smell of death that brings death, but to those who are being saved, we are the smell of life that brings life. So who is able to do this work?

Colossians 2:10

and you have a full and true life in Christ, who is ruler over all rulers and powers.

Titus 3:3

In the past we also were foolish. We did not obey, we were wrong, and we were slaves to many things our bodies wanted and enjoyed. We spent our lives doing evil and being jealous. People hated us, and we hated each other.

Hebrews 11:31

It was by faith that Rahab, the prostitute, welcomed the spies and was not killed with those who refused to obey God.

Hebrews 4:11

Let us try as hard as we can to enter God’s rest so that no one will fail by following the example of those who refused to obey.

1 Peter 1:8

You have not seen Christ, but still you love him. You cannot see him now, but you believe in him. So you are filled with a joy that cannot be explained, a joy full of glory.

1 Peter 2:4

Come to the Lord Jesus, the “stone” that lives. The people of the world did not want this stone, but he was the stone God chose, and he was precious.

1 Peter 2:8

Also, he is “a stone that causes people to stumble, a rock that makes them fall.” They stumble because they do not obey what God says, which is what God planned to happen to them.