16 therefore thus says the Lord God,
r“Behold, I am the one who has laid1 as a foundation sin Zion,
a stone, a tested stone,
a precious cornerstone, of a sure foundation:
‘Whoever believes will not be in haste.’
33 as it is written,
x“Behold, I am laying in Zion ya stone of stumbling, and a rock of offense;
God’s Sovereign Choice
1 aI am speaking the truth in Christ—I am not lying; my conscience bears me witness in the Holy Spirit—
6 For it stands in Scripture:
t“Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone,
a cornerstone chosen and precious,
uand whoever believes in him will not be put to shame.”
22 dThe stone that the builders rejected
has become the cornerstone.1
42 Jesus said to them, e“Have you never read in the Scriptures:
f“‘The stone that the builders rejected
has become the cornerstone;1
this was the Lord’s doing,
and it is marvelous in our eyes’?
11 yThis Jesus1 is the stone that was zrejected by you, the builders, which has become the cornerstone.2
