Psa 118:22, Isa 28:16, Mat 16:18, 21:42, 1Cor 3:9-10, 12:28, Gal 2:9, Eph 4:11-12, 1Pe 2:4-5, Rev 21:14 | ISV

Psalms 118:22

Isaiah 28:16

Matthew 16:18

18 I tell you that you are Peter, ^{▼▼Gk. Petros} and it is on this rock ^{▼▼Gk. petra} that I will build my church, and the forces of hell ^{▼▼Lit. gates of Hades, a reference to the realm of the dead} will not overpower it.Job 38:17; Ps 9:13; 107:18; Isa 38:10; John 1:42; Eph 2:20; Rev 21:14

Matthew 21:42

42 Jesus said to them, “Have you never read in the Scriptures,Ps 118:22; Isa 28:16; Mark 12:10; Luke 20:17; Acts 4:11; Eph 2:20; 1Pet 2:6-7

‘The stone that the builders rejected

has become the cornerstone. ^{▼▼Or capstone}

This was the Lord's doing,

and it is amazing in our eyes’? ^{▼▼Ps 118:22-23}

1 Corinthians 3:9-10

9 For we are God's co-workers. You are God's farmland and God's building.Acts 15:4; 2Cor 6:1; Eph 2:20; Col 2:7; Heb 3:3-4; 1Pet 2:5

10 Christ Is Our FoundationAs an expert builder using the grace that God gave me, I laid the foundation, and someone else is building on it. But each person must be careful how he builds on it.Rom 1:5; 12:3; 15:20; 1Cor 4:15; 15:6; 1Pet 4:11; Rev 21:14

1 Corinthians 12:28

28 God has appointed in the church first of all apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then those who perform miracles, those who have gifts of healing, those who help others, administrators, and various kinds of tongues.Num 11:17; Acts 13:1; Rom 12:6, 8; 1Cor 12:9-10; Eph 2:20; 3:5; 4:11; 1Tim 5:17; Heb 13:17, 24

Galatians 2:9

9 So when James, Cephas, ^{▼▼I.e. Peter} and John (who were reputed to be leaders) ^{▼▼Lit. pillars} recognized the grace that had been given me, they gave Barnabas and me the right hand of fellowship, agreeing that we should go to the Gentiles and they to the circumcised.Matt 16:18; Rom 1:5; 15:15; 1Cor 15:10; Eph 2:20; 3:8; Rev 21:14

Ephesians 4:11-12

11 And it is he who gifted some to be apostles, others to be prophets, others to be evangelists, and still others to be pastors and teachers,Acts 20:28; 21:8; Rom 12:7; 1Cor 12:28; Eph 2:20; 2Tim 4:5 12 to perfect ^{▼▼Or equip} the saints, to do the work of ministry, and to build up the body of Christ1Cor 12:7; 14:26; Eph 1:23; Col 1:24

1 Peter 2:4-5

4 As you come to him, the living stone who was rejected by people but was chosen and precious in God's sight,Ps 118:22; Matt 21:42; Acts 4:11 5 you, too, as living stones, are building yourselves up into a spiritual house and a holy priesthood, so that you may offer spiritual sacrifices that are acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.Isa 61:6; 66:21; Hos 14:2; Mal 1:11; Rom 12:1; Eph 2:21-22; Phil 4:18; Heb 3:6; 13:15-16; 1Pet 4:11; 2:9

Revelation of John 21:14

14 The wall of the city had twelve foundations, and the twelve names of the twelve apostles of the lamb were written on them.Matt 16:18; Gal 2:9; Eph 2:20