1Pe 2:6-8 | EE | STEP | In the Bible, God says this: ‘Look, I have chosen a stone that is very valuable. I have chosen this stone as the most important stone, for the corner of my house in Zion. Anyone who believes in him will never be disappointed.’

1 Peter 2:6-8

6 In the Bible, God says this:

‘Look, I have chosen a stone that is very valuable.
I have chosen this stone as the most important stone,
for the corner of my house in Zion. ^{▼▼2:6 Zion is another name for Jerusalem city, either on earth or in heaven. Jerusalem, the capital of Israel, was the place where Israel’s people built God’s house.}
Anyone who believes in him will never be disappointed.’

7 This stone is very valuable to you who believe in Jesus. But the Bible says this about people who do not believe in him:

‘The builders refused to use a certain stone.
They thought that it had no value.
But now that stone has become the most important stone at the corner of the building.’ ^{▼▼2:7 Many years before Jesus lived on the earth, Israel’s people built a special house for God. See 1 Kings chapters 6-8. The stone at the corner of the house was the most important stone. It made the whole building strong and safe. It was the first stone that the builders put into its place. Then they put other stones next to it and above it, to build the walls. It was a big, square stone with very straight sides. So it made all the walls of the house straight and strong. Jesus is like the stone at the corner of God’s house. God’s true house is a spiritual house. God builds his true house with people who belong to Jesus Christ.}

8 The Bible says this also:

‘This stone will cause people to fall to the ground.
It is a rock that will make them fall down.’

They fall like that because they refuse to obey God’s message. God already decided that this would happen to them. ^{▼▼2:8 In verses 6-8, Peter includes words from the Old Testament. See Psalm 118:22 and Isaiah 8:14. Peter shows that these words are speaking about Jesus.}