1 Peter 2:6 (WEB)
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.”
Catechism · 1
“When the Church prays the Lord's Prayer, it is always the people made up of the "new-born" who pray and obtain mercy.” — Catechism footnote: Cf. 1 Pet 2:1-10.
Fathers and councils · 5
Cyril of Jerusalem
“He is called a Stone, not a lifeless stone, cut out by men’s hands, but a chief corner-stone, on whom whosoever believeth shall not be put to shame.” — editor's note: Is. xxviii. 16; 1 Pet. ii. 4–6.
Read the whole comment“I, who am the Chief corner-stone, the elect, the precious, lie for a little time within a stone—I who am a stone of stumbling to the Jews, and of salvation to them who believe.” — editor's note: 1 Pet. ii. 6.
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Leo the Great
“And not undeservedly was he pronounced blessed by the Lord, drawing from the chief corner-stone the solidity of power which his name also expresses, he, who, through the revelation of the Father, confessed Him to be at once Christ and Son of God: because…” — editor's note: A principali petra. The Gk. version giving ἀπὸ τῆς πρωτοτύπου πέτρας: others translate it “from the original (or archetypal) rock,” but it seems better to link…
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Augustine of Hippo
““Behold, I lay in Zion a stone, elect, precious: and he that believeth on Him shall not be confounded.”” — editor's note: Isa. xxviii. 16; 1 Pet. ii. 6.
Read the whole comment“So may he stumble on that stone of stumbling and rock of offence which the Lord Himself became to the blinded Jews: just as to those who believed, the stone which the builders despised was made the head of the corner.” — editor's note: 1 Pet. ii. 6–8.
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Cross-references · 3
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Cross-reference given by the World English Bible's translators.
Cited together in Catechism §2769.
Parallel passages
Romans 9:33 and 1 Peter 2:6 share the same wording (11 words).