Bible Strands
1 Peter 2:6
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.”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Peter, writing to scattered believers under external pressure, has just called them living stones in a spiritual house (v. 5) and now grounds that identity in a direct scriptural citation before turning to the rejecters (v. 7).
The words — περιέχει (periechei), "it is contained," is a formal citation verb used for what a document holds, not merely what it "says." τὶθημι (tithēmi), "I lay," is first-person divine speech: God himself places the stone.
The thread — The direct source is Isaiah 28:16 ("a tested stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation"); 1 Peter 2:7 immediately follows with Psalm 118:22, and Romans 9:32 picks up the same stone as the stumbling block for those who pursue righteousness by works.
Why it lands — The verse stakes a concrete outcome on belief: no shame. It asks the reader to locate their security in a stone God placed, not in their own stability.
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The Greek words
King James Version
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.
Cross-references
- Isaiah 28:16 So 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.
- Romans 9:32 Why not? Because their pursuit was not by faith, but as if it were by works. They stumbled over the stumbling stone,
- 1 Peter 2:4 As you come to Him, the living stone, rejected by men but chosen and precious in God’s sight,
- Ephesians 2:20 built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus Himself as the cornerstone.
- Zechariah 10:4 The cornerstone will come from Judah, the tent peg from him, as well as the battle bow and every ruler together.
- Romans 10:11 It is just as the Scripture says: “Anyone who believes in Him will never be put to shame.”
- Mark 12:10 Have you never read this Scripture: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.
- Isaiah 50:7 Because the Lord GOD helps Me, I have not been disgraced; therefore I have set My face like flint, and I know that I will not be put to shame.
- Isaiah 42:1 “Here is My Servant, whom I uphold, My Chosen One, in whom My soul delights. I will put My Spirit on Him, and He will bring justice to the nations.
- John 7:38 Whoever believes in Me, as the Scripture has said: ‘Streams of living water will flow from within him.’”