1 Peter

1 Peter 2:6

⁶For 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.”^a

Footnotes

a 2:6 Isaiah 28:16|ISA 28:16(see also LXX)

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Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	διότι	dioti	Conjunction	G1360 on this account, because, for
it stands	περιέχει	periechei	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G4023 I contain, seize
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
Scripture	γραφῇ	graphē	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G1124 a writing, passage of scripture, the scriptures
See	Ἰδοὺ	Idou	Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular	G2400 See! Lo! Behold! Look!
I lay	τίθημι	tithēmi	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular	G5087 I put, place
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
Zion	Σιὼν	Siōn	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G4622 Zion
a stone	λίθον	lithon	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3037 a stone
a chosen	ἐκλεκτὸν	eklekton	Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular	G1588 chosen, elect, choice, select
precious	ἔντιμον	entimon	Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular	G1784 precious, honored, honorable
cornerstone	ἀκρογωνιαῖον	akrogōniaion	Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular	G204 in the corner, cornerstone
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
the	ὁ	ho	Article - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
believes	πιστεύων	pisteuōn	Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G4100 I believe, have faith in
in	ἐπ’	ep’	Preposition	G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at
Him	αὐτῷ	autō	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
will never be put to shame	καταισχυνθῇ	kataischynthē	Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person Singular	G2617 I shame, disgrace, put to utter confusion

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Isaiah 28:16 · Romans 9:32–33 · 1 Peter 2:4 · Ephesians 2:20 · Zechariah 10:4 · Romans 10:11 · Mark 12:10 · Isaiah 50:7 · Isaiah 42:1 · John 7:38 · 2 Timothy 3:16 · Isaiah 54:4

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.