1 Peter 2:6 - Easy To Read Version

⁶ The Scripture {\cf2\super [17]} says:

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁶ 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

⁶ 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)

⁶ 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

⁶ 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

⁶ 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

⁶ 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.

1 Peter 2:6 Tagairtí Cros

Genesis 49:24

But he won the fight with his mighty bow and his skillful arms. He gets power from the Mighty One of Jacob, from the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel,

Psalm 40:14

Those evil people are trying to kill me.\par Lord, make those people ashamed and disappointed.\par Those people want to hurt me.\par Let them run away in shame!\par

Psalm 89:19

You spoke to your followers in a vision\par and said,\par “I chose a young man from the crowd.\par And I made that young man important.\par I made that young soldier strong.\par

Isaiah 28:16

Because of those things, the Lord my Master says, “I will put a rock—a cornerstone—in the ground in Zion. {\cf2\super [259]} This will be a very precious stone. {\cf2\super [260]} Everything will be built on this very important rock. Any person that trusts \{in that rock\} will not be disappointed.

Isaiah 41:11

Look, some people are angry with you.\par But they will be shamed.\par Your enemies will be lost and disappear.\par

Isaiah 42:1

“Look at my Servant!\par I support him.\par He is the one I chose.\par And I am very pleased with him.\par I put my Spirit in him.\par He will judge the nations fairly.\par

Isaiah 46:13

I will do good things! Soon, I will save \{my people\}. I will bring salvation to Zion and to my wonderful Israel.”

Isaiah 50:7

The Lord my Master will help me. So the bad things they say will not hurt me. I will be strong. I know I will not be disappointed.

Isaiah 54:4

Don’t be afraid!\par You will not be disappointed.\par People will not say bad things against you.\par You will not be embarrassed.\par When you were young, you felt shame.\par But you will forget that shame now.\par You will not remember the shame that\par you felt when you lost your husband.\par

Zechariah 10:4

“The cornerstone, the tent peg, the war bow, and the advancing soldiers will all come \{from Judah\} together.

Matthew 12:18

“Here is my servant;\par I (God) have chosen him.\par I love him, and I am pleased with him;\par I will put my Spirit {\cf2\super [166]} on him,\par and he will judge the nations fairly.\par

Mark 12:10

Surely you have read this Scripture {\cf2\super [153]} :

Luke 20:17

But Jesus looked into their eyes and said, “Then what does this verse mean:

Luke 23:35

The people stood there watching \{Jesus\}. The Jewish leaders laughed at Jesus. They said, “If he is God’s Chosen One, the Christ, {\cf2\super [378]} then let him save himself. He saved other people, didn’t he?”

John 7:38

If a person believes in me, rivers of living water will flow out from his heart. That is what the Scriptures {\cf2\super [114]} say.”

Romans 10:11

Yes, the Scripture {\cf2\super [104]} says, “Any person that trusts in him (Christ) will never be disappointed.” {\cf2\super [105]}

Ephesians 1:4

In Christ, God chose us before the world was made. God chose us in love to be his holy people {\cf2\super [4]} —people with no wrong in us before him.

Ephesians 2:20

You believers are like a building that God owns. That building was built on the foundation that the apostles {\cf2\super [15]} and prophets {\cf2\super [16]} prepared. Christ himself is the most important stone {\cf2\super [17]} in that building.

1 Peter 2:4

The Lord \{Jesus\} is the “stone {\cf2\super [13]} ” that lives. The people \{of the world\} decided they did not want that stone (Jesus). But he was the stone God chose. To God he was worth much. So come to him.

1 Peter 2:8

To people who don’t believe, he is:

2 Peter 1:20

Most important, you must understand this: No prophecy {\cf2\super [3]} in the Scriptures {\cf2\super [4]} ever comes from a person’s own interpretation.

2 Peter 3:16

Paul writes like this about these things in all his letters. Sometimes there are things in Paul’s letters that are hard to understand. Some people explain those things falsely. Those people are ignorant and weak in faith. Those same people also falsely explain the other Scriptures. {\cf2\super [15]} But they are destroying themselves by doing that.