The Living Stone and Chosen People
1 Peter 2:7
In 9 translations
- BSB
- To you who believe, then, this stone is precious. But to those who do not believe, “The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone,”Psalms 118:22
- KJV
- Unto you therefore which believe he is precious: but unto them which be disobedient, the stone which the builders disallowed, the same is made the head of the corner,
- WEB
- For you who believe therefore is the honor, but for those who are disobedient, “The stone which the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone,”
- ASV
- For you therefore that believe is the preciousness: but for such as disbelieve, The stone which the builders rejected, The same was made the head of the corner;
- LSV
- to you, then, who are believing—the preciousness; but to the unbelieving, [the] stone that the builders disapproved of—this One has become the head of [the] corner,
- YLT
- to you, then, who are believing [is] the preciousness; and to the unbelieving, a stone that the builders disapproved of, this one did become for the head of a corner,
- DBY
- To you therefore who believe [is] the preciousness; but to the disobedient, the stone which the builders cast away as worthless, this is become head of [the] corner,
- DRC
- To you therefore that believe, he is honour: but to them that believe not, the stone which the builders rejected, the same is made the head of the corner:
- GNV
- Vnto you therefore which beleeue, it is precious: but vnto them which be disobedient, the stone which the builders disallowed, the same is made the head of the corner,
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Where the editions differ
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- NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read ἀπιστοῦσιν (“[for those] disbelieving”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read ἀπειθοῦσιν (“[to those] disobeying”).
- NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read λίθος (“[the] stone”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read Λίθον (“[the] stone”).
SBLGNT apparatus (2)
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- SBLGNT: ἀπιστοῦσιν. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ἀπιστοῦσιν; Robinson–Pierpont read ἀπειθοῦσιν.
- SBLGNT: λίθος. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read λίθος; Robinson–Pierpont read Λίθον.
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Original-language editions
- SBLGNT
- ὑμῖν οὖν ἡ τιμὴ τοῖς πιστεύουσιν· ἀπιστοῦσιν δὲ λίθος ὃν ἀπεδοκίμασαν οἱ οἰκοδομοῦντες οὗτος ἐγενήθη εἰς κεφαλὴν γωνίας
- RP2018
- Ὑμῖν οὖν ἡ τιμὴ τοῖς πιστεύουσιν· ἀπειθοῦσιν δέ, Λίθον ὃν ἀπεδοκίμασαν οἱ οἰκοδομοῦντες, οὗτος ἐγενήθη εἰς κεφαλὴν γωνίας,
- TR-Boyd
- Ὑμῖν οὖν ἡ τιμὴ τοῖς πιστεύουσιν· ἀπειθοῦσι δέ, Λίθον ὃν ἀπεδοκίμασαν οἱ οἰκοδομοῦντες, οὗτος ἐγενήθη εἰς κεφαλὴν γωνίας,
- SCR1894
- υμιν ουν η τιμη τοις πιστευουσιν απειθουσιν δε λιθον ον απεδοκιμασαν οι οικοδομουντες ουτος εγενηθη εις κεφαλην γωνιας
In the reference works topics that cite this verse
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Cross-references most cited first
- Psalms 118:22–23The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. This is from the LORD, and it is marvelous in our eyes.
- Mark 12:10–11Have you never read this Scripture: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. This is from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes’?”
- Acts 4:11–12This Jesus is ‘the stone you builders rejected, which has become the cornerstone.’ Salvation exists in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved.”
- Matthew 21:42Jesus said to them, “Have you never read in the Scriptures: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. This is from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes’?
- 1 Peter 2:8and, “A stone of stumbling and a rock of offense.” They stumble because they disobey the word—and to this they were appointed.
- 2 Corinthians 2:16To the one, we are an odor of death and demise; to the other, a fragrance that brings life. And who is qualified for such a task?
- Hebrews 4:11Let us, therefore, make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one will fall by following the same pattern of disobedience.
- 1 Peter 1:8Though you have not seen Him, you love Him; and though you do not see Him now, you believe in Him and rejoice with an inexpressible and glorious joy,
- Colossians 2:10And you have been made complete in Christ, who is the head over every ruler and authority.
- Hebrews 11:31By faith the prostitute Rahab, because she welcomed the spies in peace, did not perish with those who were disobedient.
- Acts 26:19So then, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision.
- Romans 10:21But as for Israel he says: “All day long I have held out My hands to a disobedient and obstinate people.”
- Song of Songs 5:9–16How is your beloved better than others, O most beautiful among women? How is your beloved better than another, that you charge us so? My beloved is dazzling and ruddy, outstanding among ten thousand. His head is purest…
- Philippians 3:7–10But whatever was gain to me I count as loss for the sake of Christ. More than that, I count all things as loss compared to the surpassing excellence of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have lost all things. I…
- Luke 20:17But 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’?
- John 4:42They said to the woman, “We now believe not only because of your words; we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this man truly is the Savior of the world.”
From the OpenBible.info cross-reference set (votes from readers; not every link is a quotation or allusion).