1 Peter 2:6 meaning and explanation

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.”

1 Peter 2:6, Berean Standard Bible

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Peter, writing to scattered believers facing hostility, quotes Isaiah 28:16 to ground his image of Christ as the living stone. God Himself speaks in the quotation: He lays a stone in Zion, chosen and precious, and promises that the one who believes in Him will never be put to shame.

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