16 Therefore thus says the Lord [a]God,

(A)Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone, a tested (B)stone,
A costly cornerstone for the foundation, [b]firmly placed.
He who believes in it will not be [c]disturbed.

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  1. Isaiah 28:16 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord
  2. Isaiah 28:16 Lit well-laid
  3. Isaiah 28:16 Lit in a hurry

32 Why? Because they did not pursue it [a]by faith, but as though it were [b]by works. They stumbled over (A)the stumbling stone, 33 just as it is written,

(B)Behold, I lay in Zion (C)a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense,
(D)And he who believes in Him (E)will not be [c]disappointed.”

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  1. Romans 9:32 Lit out of
  2. Romans 9:32 Lit out of
  3. Romans 9:33 Lit put to shame

11 For the Scripture says, “(A)Whoever believes in Him will not be [a]disappointed.”

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  1. Romans 10:11 Lit put to shame

and,

(A)A stone of stumbling and a rock of offense”;

(B)for they stumble because they are disobedient to the word, (C)and to this doom they were also appointed.

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