Isaiah chapters 8 and 28, and likewise Psalm 118, contain prophecies about a corner-stone chosen by God at which some will take offense and over which some will stumble. However, those who put their trust in this corner-stone will not be put to shame.
This corner stone is chosen and precious, yet rejected by the builders:
- 1 Peter 2:6 – 8 KJV King James Version
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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 precious: but unto them which be disobedient, the stone which the builders disallowed, the same is made the head of the corner,
8 And a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence, even to them which stumble at the word, being disobedient: whereunto also they were appointed. - Esaias 28:16 LXX Septuagint Brenton
- therefore thus saith the Lord, even the Lord,
Behold, I lay for the foundations of Sion a costly stone, a choice, a corner-stone, a precious stone, for its foundations; and he that believes on him shall by no means be ashamed - Psalm 117 (118):22 – 23 LXX Septuagint Brenton
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22 The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner.
23 This has been done of the Lord; and it is wonderful in our eyes. - Matthew 21:42 WEB World English Bible
- Jesus said to them, 'Did you never read in the scriptures, 'The stone which the builders rejected, The same was made the head of the corner. This was from the Lord. It is marvelous in our eyes?'
- Mark 12:10 – 11 WEB World English Bible
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10 Haven't you even read this scripture: 'The stone which the builders rejected, The same was made the head of the corner.
11 This was from the Lord, It is marvelous in our eyes'?' - Luke 20:17 WEB World English Bible
- But he looked at them, and said, 'Then what is this that is written, 'The stone which the builders rejected, The same was made the chief cornerstone?'
- Acts 4:11 WEB World English Bible
- He is 'the stone which was regarded as worthless by you, the builders, which was made the head of the corner.'
Our Lord Iesus the Anointed is this Chief Cornerstone on whom the household of God is built.
- Ephesians 2:19 – 20 WEB World English Bible
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19 So then you are no longer strangers and sojourners, but you are fellow citizens with the saints, and of the household of God,
20 being built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the chief cornerstone;
Many will take offense at this stone, will stumble over and even be crushed by it.
- Esaias 8:14 – 15 LXX Septuagint Brenton
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14 And if thou shalt trust in him, he shall be to thee for a sanctuary; and ye shall not come against him as against a stumbling-stone, neither as against the falling of a rock: but the houses of Jacob are in a snare, and the dwellers in Jerusalem in a pit.
15 Therefore many among them shall be weak, and fall, and be crushed; and they shall draw nigh, and men shall be taken securely. - Luke 20:18 NIV New International Version
- Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces, but he on whom it falls will be crushed.
- Romans 9:33 WEB World English Bible
- even as it is written, 'Behold, I lay in Zion a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense. And no one who believes in him will be put to shame.'
Brothers and Sisters in the Anointed One, let us not be ashamed to put our trust in Iesou the Chief Cornerstone, Elect and Precious.
