1 Peter 2:7

“To 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,”
1 Peter 2:7 · direct translation from the Greek

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To youὑμῖνthenοὖνwho believeτοῖς πιστεύουσινisthe honor;ἡ τιμὴbutδὲto those who do not believe,ἀπιστοῦσινThe stoneλίθοςthatὃνthe buildersοἱ οἰκοδομοῦντεςrejected,ἀπεδοκίμασανthisοὗτοςhas becomeἐγενήθη εἰςthe headκεφαλὴνof the corner,γωνίας

Quotation · Psalms 118:22

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Psalm 118:22 is quoted: “The stone that the builders rejected has become the head of the corner.” Peter puts it together with Isaiah 28:16 and 8:14.

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Greek of the New Testament: ὑμῖν οὖν ἡ τιμὴ τοῖς πιστεύουσιν ἀπιστοῦσιν δὲ λίθος ὃν ἀπεδοκίμασαν οἱ οἰκοδομοῦντες οὗτος ἐγενήθη εἰς κεφαλὴν γωνίας

Hebrew (Masoretic text): אֶבֶן מָאֲסוּ הַבּוֹנִים הָיְתָה לְרֹאשׁ פִּנָּה

Septuagint (Psalms 117:22 in the Septuagint numbering): λίθον ὃν ἀπεδοκίμασαν οἱ οἰκοδομοῦντες, οὗτος ἐγενήθη εἰς κεφαλὴν γωνίας·

The Greek of the NT matches the Septuagint word for word in 9 consecutive words: “ὃν ἀπεδοκίμασαν οἱ οἰκοδομοῦντες οὗτος ἐγενήθη εἰς κεφαλὴν γωνίας.”

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

1 Peter 2:7, word by word

who believeπιστεύουσινpisteuousin

trust

To trust in God or in Jesus.

Where else “pisteuousin” appears

the honorτιμὴtimē

honor

The respect and esteem given to someone for who they are.

Where else “timē” appears

to those who do not believeἀπιστοῦσινapistousin

disbelieve

To refuse to accept as true.

Where else “apistousin” appears

The stoneλίθοςlithos

living stone

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

Where else “lithos” appears

the buildersοἰκοδομοῦντεςoikodomountes

build

To raise a house, a tower or another structure, stone upon stone.

Where else “oikodomountes” appears

rejectedἀπεδοκίμασανapedokimasan

reject

Reject, refuse after examining.

Where else “apedokimasan” appears

has becomeἐγενήθηegenēthē

become

To turn into something new, different from before.

Where else “egenēthē” appears

the headκεφαλὴνkephalēn

cornerstone

The main cornerstone.

Where else “kephalēn” appears

of the cornerγωνίαςgōnias

corner

Corner.

Where else “gōnias” appears

Translation note

“The honor”: it can also be understood as “to you who believe, it is precious.” Quotation of Psalm 118:22, with the same wording as in Matthew 21:42.

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Quotation · Psalms 118:22

Psalm 118:22 is quoted: “The stone that the builders rejected has become the head of the corner.” Peter puts it together with Isaiah 28:16 and 8:14.

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1 Peter 2:7

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,

Psalms 118:22

²²The stone that the builders rejected has become the head of the corner.

The context

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.

7 · This verse (above)

8and A stone of stumbling and a rock of offense. They stumble because they disobey the word, and to this they were also destined.

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