Topic
Cornerstone
13 passages cited, from 2 classic reference works.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Isaiah 28:16Smith · Nave FIGURATIVE — Of Christ
¶ Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste.
- Matthew 21:42Smith · Nave FIGURATIVE — Of Christ
Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner: this is the Lord’s doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes?
- 1 Peter 2:6Smith · Nave FIGURATIVE — Of Christ
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.
- Job 38:6Nave General scriptures concerning
Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? or who laid the corner stone thereof;
- Psalms 118:22Nave FIGURATIVE — Of Christ
The stone which the builders refused is become the head stone of the corner.
- Psalms 144:12Nave FIGURATIVE
That our sons may be as plants grown up in their youth; that our daughters may be as corner stones, polished after the similitude of a palace:
- Isaiah 19:13Smith
The princes of Zoan are become fools, the princes of Noph are deceived; they have also seduced Egypt, even they that are the stay of the tribes thereof.
- Mark 12:10Nave FIGURATIVE — Of Christ
And have ye not read this scripture; The stone which the builders rejected is become the head of the corner:
- Luke 20:17Nave FIGURATIVE — Of Christ
And he beheld them, and said, What is this then that is written, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner?
- Acts 4:11Nave FIGURATIVE — Of Christ
This is the stone which was set at nought of you builders, which is become the head of the corner.
- 1 Corinthians 3:11Nave FIGURATIVE — Of Christ
For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ.
- Ephesians 2:20Nave FIGURATIVE — Of Christ
And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone;
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- 1 Peter 2:7 Smith
In the reference works
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 5 references
In the topical indexes
Texts: Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884); Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.