1 Peter 2:6

“For it stands in Scripture: Look, I am laying in Zion a stone, a cornerstone chosen, precious, and whoever believes in him will never be put to shame.”
1 Peter 2:6 · direct translation from the Greek

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Forδιότιit standsπεριέχειinἐνScripture:γραφῇLook,ἸδοὺI am layingτίθημιinἐνZionΣιὼνa stone,λίθονa cornerstoneἀκρογωνιαῖονchosen,ἐκλεκτὸνprecious,ἔντιμονandκαὶwhoever believesὁ πιστεύωνinἐπ’himαὐτῷwill neverοὐ μὴbe put to shame.καταισχυνθῇ

Quotation · Isaiah 28:16

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Peter quotes Isaiah 28:16. Where the Hebrew says “whoever believes will not be in haste,” 1 Peter says “will not be put to shame.”

Formula: διότι περιέχει ἐν γραφῇ “for it stands in Scripture” (1 Peter 2:6)

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Greek of the New Testament: διότι περιέχει ἐν γραφῇ Ἰδοὺ τίθημι ἐν Σιὼν λίθον ἀκρογωνιαῖον ἐκλεκτὸν ἔντιμον καὶ ὁ πιστεύων ἐπ’ αὐτῷ οὐ μὴ καταισχυνθῇ

Hebrew (Masoretic text): לָכֵן כֹּה אָמַר אֲדֹנָי יְהוִה הִנְנִי יִסַּד בְּצִיּוֹן אָבֶן אֶבֶן בֹּחַן פִּנַּת יִקְרַת מוּסָד מוּסָּד הַמַּאֲמִין לֹא יָחִישׁ

Septuagint (Isaiah 28:16 in the Septuagint numbering): διὰ τοῦτο οὕτως λέγει Κύριος, Κύριος, ἐγὼ ἐμβαλῶ εἷς τὰ. θεμέλια Σιὼν λίθον πολυτελῆ ἐκλεκτὸν ἀκρογωνιαῖον ἔντιμον, εἷς τὸ, θεμέλια αὐτῆς, καὶ ὃ πιστεύων ἐπ’ αὐτῷ οὔ μὴ καταισχυνθῇ.

The Greek of the NT matches the Septuagint word for word in 8 consecutive words: “καὶ ὁ πιστεύων ἐπ’ αὐτῷ οὐ μὴ καταισχυνθῇ.”

Septuagint, Swete’s text, First1KGreek transcription (with reading errors), CC BY-SA 4.0

1 Peter 2:6, word by word

Forδιότιdioti

because

"Because", "for", "since".

Where else “dioti” appears

it standsπεριέχειperiechei

stand written

To be written in a book.

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Scriptureγραφῇgraphēi

Scripture

Scripture: the sacred text; "the Scriptures", the Old Testament.

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I am layingτίθημιtithēmi

put

To put something somewhere.

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ZionΣιὼνSiōn

Zion

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a stoneλίθονlithon

living stone

The Messiah as the main stone of the building; believers, as living stones.

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a cornerstoneἀκρογωνιαῖονakrogōniaion

cornerstone

Cornerstone: the main stone at the corner, which holds the building up and lines it up.

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chosenἐκλεκτὸνeklekton

chosen

Chosen, elect.

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preciousἔντιμονentimon

honored, precious

Honored, highly regarded; precious, valuable.

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whoever believesπιστεύωνpisteuōn

trust

To trust in God or in Jesus.

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be put to shameκαταισχυνθῇkataischynthēi

be ashamed

To be disgraced, let down.

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Translation note

Quotation of Isaiah 28:16 according to the Greek of the Old Testament, as in Romans 9:33.

Parallel passages

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Quotation · Isaiah 28:16

Peter quotes Isaiah 28:16. Where the Hebrew says “whoever believes will not be in haste,” 1 Peter says “will not be put to shame.”

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1 Peter 2:6

⁶For it stands in Scripture: Look, I am laying in Zion a stone, a cornerstone chosen, precious, and whoever believes in him will never be put to shame.

Isaiah 28:16

¹⁶Therefore thus says Adonai YHWH: “Look, I have laid as a foundation in Zion a stone, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone, a foundation well founded; the one who believes will not hurry.

Places in this verse

Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.

Zion
Today: Mount Zion hill, Jerusalem
A hill in Jerusalem; it first named the fortress David captured, and later sometimes the whole city.
David captured the stronghold of Zion and called it the city of David (2 Sam 5:7). The Psalms and prophets call it the place where God lives among his people (Ps 48:2).
2 Samuel 5:7 Psalms 48:2 Hebrews 12:22 Romans 9:33

The context

5you also, as living stones, are being built up as a spiritual house for a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus the Messiah.

6 · This verse (above)

7To you then who believe is the honor; but to those who do not believe, The stone that the builders rejected, this has become the head of the corner,

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