20And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone;
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To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious, …
Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste.
Unto you therefore which believe he is precious: but unto them which be disobedient, the stone which the builders disallowed, the same is made the head of the corner, …
And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
The stone which the builders refused is become the head stone of the corner.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 14-22)We have now come to the last part of the chapter, which contains an account of the great and mighty privileges that converted Jews and Gentiles both receive from Christ. The apostle here shows that those who were in a state of enmity are reconciled. Between the Jews and the Gentiles there had been a great enmity; so there is between God and every unregenerate man. Now Jesus Christ is our peace, Ep…
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