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For it says in the words of the prophet Isaiah,

See here—I am laying in Zion a stone,
    a cornerstone, chosen and precious;
Whoever depends upon Him will never be disgraced.[a]

To you who believe and depend on Him, He is precious; but to you who don’t, remember the words of the psalmist:

The stone that the builders rejected
    has been laid as the cornerstone—the very stone that holds together the entire foundation,[b]

and of Isaiah:

A stone that blocks their way,
    a rock that trips them.[c]

They stumble because they don’t follow the word of God, as they were destined to do.

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