1 Peter 2:6
Because it is contained in Scripture, “Behold, I lay in Zion a chief cornerstone, chosen and precious. He who believes in him will not be disappointed.”This verse in the real world
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- ἀκρογωνιαῖοςakrogōniaîosbelonging to the extreme corner
- περιέχωperiéchōto hold all around, i.e. include, clasp (figuratively)
- ἔντιμοςéntimosvalued (figuratively)
- ΣιώνSiṓnSion (i.e. Tsijon), a hill of Jerusalem; figuratively, the Church (militant or triumphant)
- καταισχύνωkataischýnōto shame down, i.e. disgrace or (by implication) put to the blush
- ἐκλεκτόςeklektósselect; by implication, favorite
- γραφήgraphḗa document, i.e. holy Writ (or its contents or a statement in it)
- λίθοςlíthosa stone (literally or figuratively)
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The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.