Christ Our Cornerstone
Ephesians 2:20
In 9 translations
- BSB
- built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus Himself as the cornerstone.
- KJV
- And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone;
- WEB
- being built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the chief cornerstone;
- ASV
- being built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the chief corner stone;
- LSV
- being built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ Himself being chief corner-[stone],
- YLT
- being built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being chief corner -[stone],
- DBY
- being built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the corner-stone,
- DRC
- Built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone:
- GNV
- And are built vpon the foundation of the Apostles and Prophets, Iesus Christ himselfe being the chiefe corner stone,
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Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)
- Word order: Textus Receptus, Byzantine text place Χριστοῦ elsewhere in this verse.
SBLGNT apparatus (1)
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- SBLGNT: Χριστοῦ Ἰησοῦ. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read Χριστοῦ Ἰησοῦ; Robinson–Pierpont read Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ.
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Original-language editions
- SBLGNT
- ἐποικοδομηθέντες ἐπὶ τῷ θεμελίῳ τῶν ἀποστόλων καὶ προφητῶν, ὄντος ἀκρογωνιαίου αὐτοῦ Χριστοῦ Ἰησοῦ,
- RP2018
- ἐποικοδομηθέντες ἐπὶ τῷ θεμελίῳ τῶν ἀποστόλων καὶ προφητῶν, ὄντος ἀκρογωνιαίου αὐτοῦ Ἰησοῦ χριστοῦ,
- TR-Boyd
- ἐποικοδομηθέντες ἐπὶ τῷ θεμελίῳ τῶν ἀποστόλων καὶ προφητῶν, ὄντος ἀκρογωνιαίου αὐτοῦ Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ,
- SCR1894
- εποικοδομηθεντες επι τω θεμελιω των αποστολων και προφητων οντος ακρογωνιαιου αυτου ιησου χριστου
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- 1 Peter 2:4–5As you come to Him, the living stone, rejected by men but chosen and precious in God’s sight, you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices…
- Isaiah 28:16So 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.
- 1 Peter 2:7–8To you who believe, then, this stone is precious. But to those who do not believe, “The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone,” and, “A stone of stumbling and a rock of offense.” They stumble because…
- Psalms 118:22The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.
- Ephesians 4:11–13And it was He who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers, to equip the saints for works of ministry and to build up the body of Christ, until we all…
- Matthew 16:18And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it.
- Revelation 21:14The wall of the city had twelve foundations bearing the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.
- 1 Corinthians 3:9–11For we are God’s fellow workers; you are God’s field, God’s building. By the grace God has given me, I laid a foundation as an expert builder, and someone else is building on it. But each one must be careful how he…
- 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.”
- 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’?”
- Galatians 2:9And recognizing the grace that I had been given, James, Cephas, and John—those reputed to be pillars—gave me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship, so that we should go to the Gentiles, and they to the circumcised.
- Luke 20:17–18But 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’? Everyone who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces,…
- 1 Corinthians 12:28And in the church God has appointed first of all apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then workers of miracles, and those with gifts of healing, helping, administration, and various tongues.
- 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’?
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