1 Peter
1 Peter 2:7
7To you who believe, then, this stone is precious. But to those who do not believe,
“The stone the builders rejected
has become the cornerstone,”b
Footnotes
- b 2:7 Psalm 118:22|PSA 118:22
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| To you | Ὑμῖν | Hymin | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| who | τοῖς | tois | Article - Dative Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| believe | πιστεύουσιν | pisteuousin | Verb - Present Participle Active - Dative Masculine Plural | G4100 I believe, have faith in |
| then | οὖν | oun | Conjunction | G3767 therefore, then |
| is precious | τιμὴ | timē | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G5092 a price, honor |
| But | δὲ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| do not believe | ἀπιστοῦσιν | apistousin | Verb - Present Participle Active - Dative Masculine Plural | G569 I am unfaithful, I disbelieve |
| stone | Λίθος | Lithos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3037 a stone |
| the | οἱ | hoi | Article - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| builders | οἰκοδομοῦντες | oikodomountes | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3618 I build, build up, edify |
| rejected | ἀπεδοκίμασαν | apedokimasan | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G593 I reject after testing, I disqualify |
| has become | ἐγενήθη | egenēthē | Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G1096 I come into being, am born |
| the cornerstone | γωνίας | gōnias | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G1137 a corner, a secret place |
Cross-references
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Psalm 118:22–23 · Acts 4:11–12 · Mark 12:10–11 · Matthew 21:42 · 1 Peter 2:8
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.