1 Peter 2:7
To you therefore who believe is the preciousness, but for men who disobey, A stone that the builders rejected, this became the head of the corner,
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Song of Solomon 5:9What is thy beloved more than [another] beloved, O thou fairest among women? What is thy beloved more than [another] beloved, that thou do so adjure us?
Haggai 2:7And I will shake all nations, and the precious things of all nations shall come, and I will fill this house with glory, says LORD of hosts.
Matthew 13:44Again the kingdom of the heavens is like a treasure hidden in the field, which a man having found, he hid. And from the joy of it, he goes and sells all, as many things as he has, and buys that field.
Mark 12:10And have ye not read this scripture: The stone that those who build rejected, this came to be into the head of the corner.
Luke 20:17But having looked upon them, he said, What then is this that is written, The stone that those who build rejected, this became the head of the corner?
John 6:68Simon Peter therefore answered him, Lord, to whom will we go? Thou have sayings of eternal life.
Matthew Henry on 1 Peter 2:5-13
The Living Stone; Cautions against Sensuality. ( a. d. 66.) 4 To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious, 5 Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ. 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. 7 Unto you therefore which believe he is… Read the whole commentary →