1 Peter 2:6 BSB — MannaFest

1 Peter 2:6

For it stands in Scripture: “See, I lay in Zion a stone, a chosen and precious cornerstone; and the one who believes in Him will never be put to shame.”

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

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.

KJV

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.

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Commentary

4 voices

Cyril of Alexandria

CATENA (444)

Peter calls our Lord Jesus Christ a chosen and precious stone, fashioned by the glory and splendor of divinity. He calls it the cornerstone, because through one faith it binds together in unity the two peoples, Israel and the Gentiles.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

The apostle is recommending the Christian church and constitution to these dispersed Jews. It was natural for them to object that the Christian church had no such glorious temple, nor such a numerous priesthood; but its dispensation was mean, the services and sacrifices of it having nothing of the pomp and grandeur which the Jewish dispensation had.

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Behold, I lay in Sion - This intimates that the foundation of the Christian Church should be laid at Jerusalem; and there it was laid, for there Christ suffered, and there the preaching of the Gospel commenced. A chief corner stone - This is the same as the foundation stone; and it is called here the chief corner stone because it is laid in the foundation, at an angle of the building where its two sides form the ground work of a side and end wall.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

Wherefore also--The oldest manuscripts read, "Because that." The statement above is so "because it is contained in Scripture." Behold--calling attention to the glorious announcement of His eternal counsel. elect--so also believers (1Pe 2:9, "chosen," Greek, "elect generation"). precious--in Hebrew, Isa 28:16, "a corner-stone of preciousness." See on Isa 28:16.

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Original language & word study

20 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
διότι	dioti	Therefore	G1360 →
περιέχει	periechei	it is contained	G4023 →
ἐν	en	in	G1722 →
γραφῇ·	graphēa	Scripture:	G1124 →
ἰδοὺ	idou	Behold	G2400 →
τίθημι	tithēmi	I lay	G5087 →
ἐν	en	in	G1722 →
Σιὼν	Siōn	Zion	G4622 →
λίθον	lithon	a stone	G3037 →
ἀκρογωνιαῖον	akrogōniaion	cornerstone	G204 →
ἐκλεκτὸν	eklekton	a chosen	G1588 →
ἔντιμον,	entimon	precious,	G1784 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
ὁ	ho	the [one] who	G3588 →
πιστεύων	pisteuōn	is believing	G4100 →
ἐπ᾽	ep᾽	on	G1909 →
αὐτῷ	autō	Him	G846 →
οὐ	ou	certainly	G3756 →
μὴ	mē	not	G3361 →
καταισχυνθῇ.	kataischunthēa	may be put to shame.	G2617 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Isaiah 28:16
So this is what the Lord GOD says: “See, I lay a stone in Zion, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation; the one who believes will never be shaken.
leads to
- Psalms 118:22
  The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Acts 4:11–12
  This Jesus is ‘the stone you builders rejected, which has become the cornerstone.’
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Luke 20:17–18
  But Jesus looked directly at them and said, “Then what is the meaning of that which is written: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone’?
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- 1 Peter 2:6–8
  For it stands in Scripture: “See, I lay in Zion a stone, a chosen and precious cornerstone; and the one who believes in Him will never be put to shame.”
- Romans 9:33
  as it is written: “See, I lay in Zion a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense; and the one who believes in Him will never be put to shame.”
Through
Ephesians 2:20
built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus Himself as the cornerstone.
leads to
- Isaiah 28:16
  So this is what the Lord GOD says: “See, I lay a stone in Zion, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation; the one who believes will never be shaken.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- 1 Peter 2:4–5
  As you come to Him, the living stone, rejected by men but chosen and precious in God’s sight,
Through
1 Peter 2:4
As you come to Him, the living stone, rejected by men but chosen and precious in God’s sight,
leads to
- Psalms 118:22–23
  The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.

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