1 Peter 2:6

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

For it stands in scripture: “See, I am laying in Zion a stone, a cornerstone chosen and precious, and whoever believes in him will not be put to shame.”

Cross References

Genesis 49:24

Yet his bow remained taut, and his arms were made agile by the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob, by the name of the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel,

Psalm 40:14

Let all those be put to shame and confusion who seek to snatch away my life; let those be turned back and brought to dishonor who desire my hurt.

Psalm 89:19

Then you spoke in a vision to your faithful one and said, “I have set the crown on one who is mighty; I have exalted one chosen from the people.

Isaiah 28:16

therefore thus says the Lord God, “See, I am laying in Zion a foundation stone, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation: ‘One who trusts will not panic.’

Isaiah 41:11

All who are incensed against you shall be ashamed and disgraced; those who strive against you shall be as nothing and shall perish.

Isaiah 42:1

Here is my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen, in whom my soul delights; I have put my spirit upon him; he will bring forth justice to the nations.

Isaiah 46:13

I bring near my deliverance; it is not far off, and my salvation will not tarry; I will put salvation in Zion, for Israel my glory.

Isaiah 50:7

The Lord God helps me; therefore I have not been disgraced; therefore I have set my face like flint, and I know that I shall not be put to shame;

Isaiah 54:4

Do not fear, for you will not be ashamed; do not be discouraged, for you will not suffer disgrace, for you will forget the shame of your youth, and the disgrace of your widowhood you will remember no more.

Daniel 10:21

But I am to tell you what is inscribed in the book of truth. There is no one with me who contends against these princes except Michael, your prince.

Zechariah 10:4

Out of them shall come the cornerstone, out of them the tent peg, out of them the battle bow, out of them every commander.

Matthew 12:18

“Here is my servant, whom I have chosen, my beloved, with whom my soul is well pleased. I will put my Spirit upon him, and he will proclaim justice 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

But he looked at them and said, “What then does this text mean: ‘The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone’?

Luke 23:35

And the people stood by watching, but the leaders scoffed at him, saying, “He saved others; let him save himself if he is the Messiah of God, his chosen one!”

John 7:38

and let the one who believes in me drink. As the scripture has said, ‘Out of the believer’s heart shall flow rivers of living water.’ ”

Acts 1:16

“Brothers and sisters, the scripture had to be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit through David foretold concerning Judas, who became a guide for those who arrested Jesus,

Romans 10:11

The scripture says, “No one who believes in him will be put to shame.”

Ephesians 1:4

just as he chose us in Christ before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless before him in love.

Ephesians 2:20

built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the cornerstone;

2 Timothy 3:16

All scripture is inspired by God and is useful for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness,

1 Peter 2:4

Come to him, a living stone, though rejected by mortals yet chosen and precious in God’s sight, and

1 Peter 2:8

and “A stone that makes them stumble and a rock that makes them fall.” They stumble because they disobey the word, as they were destined to do.

2 Peter 1:20

First of all you must understand this, that no prophecy of scripture is a matter of one’s own interpretation,

2 Peter 3:16

speaking of this as he does in all his letters. There are some things in them hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other scriptures.