But his bow abode in strength, And the arms of his hands were made strong, By the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob (From thence is the shepherd, the stone of Israel),
1 Peter 2:6 - American Standard Version 2015 Because it is contained in scripture,\par\tab {\b Behold, I lay in Zion a chief corner stone, elect, precious:\par\tab And he that believeth on him shall not be put to shame.} Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Wherefore also it is contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner stone, elect, precious: And he that believeth on him shall not be confounded. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For thus it stands in Scripture: Behold, I am laying in Zion a chosen (honored), precious chief Cornerstone, and he who believes in Him [who adheres to, trusts in, and relies on Him] shall never be disappointed or put to shame. [Isa. 28:16.] American Standard Version (1901) Because it is contained in scripture, Behold, I lay in Zion a chief corner stone, elect, precious: And he that believeth on him shall not be put to shame. Common English Bible Thus it is written in scripture, “Look! I am laying a cornerstone in Zion, chosen, valuable. The person who believes in him will never be shamed.” Catholic Public Domain Version Because of this, Scripture asserts: "Behold, I am setting in Zion a chief cornerstone, elect, precious. And whoever will have believed in him will not be confounded." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Wherefore it is said in the scripture: Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner stone, elect, precious. And he that shall believe in him, shall not be confounded. |
But his bow abode in strength, And the arms of his hands were made strong, By the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob (From thence is the shepherd, the stone of Israel),
Let them be put to shame and confounded together\par\tab That seek after my soul to destroy it:\par\tab Let them be turned backward and brought to dishonor\par\tab That delight in my hurt.
Then thou spakest in vision to thy saints,\par\tab And saidst, I have laid help upon one that is mighty;\par\tab I have exalted one chosen out of the people.
therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner-{\i stone} of sure foundation: he that believeth shall not be in haste.
Behold, all they that are incensed against thee shall be put to shame and confounded: they that strive with thee shall be as nothing, and shall perish.
Behold, my servant, whom I uphold; my chosen, in whom my soul delighteth: I have put my Spirit upon him; he will bring forth justice to the Gentiles.
I bring near my righteousness, it shall not be far off, and my salvation shall not tarry; and I will place salvation in Zion for Israel my glory.\par
For the Lord Jehovah will help me; therefore have I not been confounded: therefore have I set my face like a flint, and I know that I shall not be put to shame.
Fear not; for thou shalt not be ashamed: neither be thou confounded; for thou shalt not be put to shame: for thou shalt forget the shame of thy youth; and the reproach of thy widowhood shalt thou remember no more.
But I will tell thee that which is inscribed in the writing of truth: and there is none that holdeth with me against these, but Michael your prince.
From him shall come forth the corner-stone, from him the nail, from him the battle bow, from him every ruler together.
{\b Behold, my servant whom I have chosen;\par\tab My beloved in whom my soul is well pleased:\par\tab I will put my Spirit upon him,\par\tab And he shall declare judgment to the Gentiles.}
Have ye not read even this scripture:\par\tab {\b The stone which the builders rejected,\par\tab The same was made the head of the corner;}
But he looked upon them, and said, {\cf6 What then is this that is written,\par\tab {\b The stone which the builders rejected,\par\tab The same was made the head of the corner}?
And the people stood beholding. And the rulers also scoffed at him, saying, He saved others; let him save himself, if this is the Christ of God, his chosen.
He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, from within him shall flow rivers of living water.}
Brethren, it was needful that the scripture should be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit spake before by the mouth of David concerning Judas, who was guide to them that took Jesus.
For the scripture saith, {\b Whosoever believeth on him shall not be put to shame.}
even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blemish before him in love:
being built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the chief corner stone;
Every scripture inspired of God {\i is} also profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for instruction which is in righteousness:
unto whom coming, a living stone, rejected indeed of men, but with God elect, precious,
and,\par\tab {\b A stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence};\par\tab for they stumble at the word, being disobedient: whereunto also they were appointed.
knowing this first, that no prophecy of scripture is of private interpretation.
as also in all the epistles, speaking in them of these things; wherein are some things hard to be understood, which the ignorant and unstedfast wrest, as {\i they do} also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction.