1Pe 2:6-8 | NETfull | STEP | For it says in scripture, “ Look, I lay in Zion a stone, a chosen and priceless cornerstone, and whoever believes in him will never be put to shame. ”

1 Peter 2:6-8

6 For it says ^{▼▼ Grk “it contains,” “it stands.”} in scripture, “Look, I lay in Zion a stone, a chosen and priceless cornerstone, ^{▼▼ Grk “chosen, priceless.”} and whoever believes ^{▼▼ Grk “the one who believes.”} in him ^{▼▼ Grk either “in him” or “in it,” but the OT and NT uses personify the stone as the King, the Messiah whom God will establish in Jerusalem.} will never ^{▼▼ The negative (οὐ μή, ou mē) is emphatic: “will certainly not.”} be put to shame. ” ^{▼▼ A quotation from Isa 28:16.} 7 So you who believe see ^{▼▼ Grk “to you who believe is the value,” referring to their perception of the stone in contrast to those who reject (vv. 7b–8). But the expression may also be translated as “to you who believe is this honor,” referring to the lack of shame cited in v. 6b.} his value, ^{▼▼ Grk “the value” or “the honor,” but the former is preferred since it comes from the same root as “priceless” in vv. 4, 6, and it is in contrast to the negative estimate of the stone by those who reject (vv. 7b–8).} but for those who do not believe, the stone that the builders rejected has become the ^{▼▼ Grk “the head of the corner.”} cornerstone, ^{▼▼ A quotation from Ps 118:22 (cf. Matt 21:42; Mark 12:10; Luke 20:17; Acts 4:11).} 8 and a stumbling-stone ^{▼▼ Grk “a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense.” The latter phrase uses the term σκάνδαλον (skandalon), denoting an obstacle to faith, something that arouses anger and rejection.} and a rock to trip over. ^{▼▼ A quotation from Isa 8:14.} They stumble ^{▼▼ Grk “who stumble,” referring to “those who do not believe” in vs. 7. Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.} because they disobey the word, as they were destined to do. ^{▼▼ Grk “to which they were also destined.”}