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This stone is worth much to you who believe. But to the people who do not believe, he is

“the stone that the builders did not want.
    It has become the cornerstone.” Psalm 118:22

To people who do not believe, he is

“a stone that causes people to stumble.
    It is a rock that makes them fall.” Isaiah 8:14

They stumble because they do not obey what God says. This is what God planned to happen to them.

But you are chosen people. You are the King’s priests. You are a holy nation. You are a nation that belongs to God alone. God chose you to tell about the wonderful things he has done. He called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.

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Now to you who believe, this stone is precious. But to those who do not believe,(A)

“The stone the builders rejected(B)
    has become the cornerstone,”[a](C)

and,

“A stone that causes people to stumble
    and a rock that makes them fall.”[b](D)

They stumble because they disobey the message—which is also what they were destined for.(E)

But you are a chosen people,(F) a royal priesthood,(G) a holy nation,(H) God’s special possession,(I) that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.(J)

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Peter 2:7 Psalm 118:22
  2. 1 Peter 2:8 Isaiah 8:14