xCited from Isa. 28:16
abCited from Ps. 118:22
Zechariah 4:9
9 a“The hands of bZerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house; his hands shall also ccomplete it. dThen you will know that the Lord of hosts has sent me to you.Zechariah 6:12-13
12And say to him, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts, “Behold, the man whose name is ethe Branch: for he shall branch out from his place, and fhe shall build the temple of the Lord. 13 gIt is he who shall build the temple of the Lord hand shall bear royal honor, and shall sit and rule on his throne. And there shall be a ipriest on his throne, jand the counsel of peace shall be between them both.”’Matthew 16:18
18And I tell you, kyou are Peter, and lon this rock ▼ I will build my church, and nthe gates of ohell ▼▼Greek the gates of Hades
shall not prevail against it. 1 Corinthians 3:9
9For we are qGod’s fellow workers. You are God’s field, rGod’s building.1 Peter 2:5-7
5 syou yourselves like living stones are being built up as ta spiritual house, to be ua holy priesthood, vto offer spiritual sacrifices wacceptable to God through Jesus Christ. 6For it stands in Scripture:x“Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone,
a cornerstone chosen and precious,
yand whoever believes in him will not be put to shame.”
7So the honor is for you who zbelieve, but for those who aado not believe,
ab“The stone that the builders rejected
has become the cornerstone,” ▼
▼Greek the head of the corner
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