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1 Peter 2:8

ObedienceJesus Christ

6 For it stands in Scripture: “See, I lay in Zion a stone, a chosen and precious cornerstone; and the one who believes in Him will never be put to shame.”

7 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,”

and, “A stone of stumbling and a rock of offense.” They stumble because they disobey the word—and to this they were appointed.

9 But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.

10 Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.

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BSB
and, “A stone of stumbling and a rock of offense.” They stumble because they disobey the word—and to this they were appointed.
KJV
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.
WEB
and, “a stumbling stone and a rock of offense.” For they stumble at the word, being disobedient, to which also they were appointed.
ASV
and, A stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence; for they stumble at the word, being disobedient: whereunto also they were appointed.
DARBY
and a stone of stumbling and rock of offence; [who] stumble at the word, being disobedient to which also they have been appointed.
BLB
and, “A stone of stumbling and a rock of offense.” [They] stumble at the word, being disobedient, to which also they were appointed.
ÅB
disse som snubler ved sin vantro mot ordet; dertil er de og satt.
OTB
og,
"En snublestein og en klippe til fall";
for de snubler fordi de er ulydige mot ordet, og til dette var de også bestemt.
B1930
disse som snubler ved sin vantro mot ordet; dertil er de og satt.

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Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Isaiah 8:14

    And He will be a sanctuary— but to both houses of Israel a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense, to the dwellers of Jerusalem a trap and a snare.

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  • 1 Corinthians 1:23

    but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles,

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  • 1 Peter 2:7

    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,”

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  • Romans 9:32–33

    Why not? Because their pursuit was not by faith, but as if it were by works. They stumbled over the stumbling stone,

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  • Romans 9:22

    What if God, intending to show His wrath and make His power known, bore with great patience the vessels of His wrath, prepared for destruction?

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  • Jude 1:4

    For certain men have crept in among you unnoticed—ungodly ones who were designated long ago for condemnation. They turn the grace of our God into a license for immorality, and they deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.

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  • 2 Peter 2:3

    In their greed, these false teachers will exploit you with deceptive words. The longstanding verdict against them remains in force, and their destruction does not sleep.

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  • 1 Thessalonians 5:9

    For God has not appointed us to suffer wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ.

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