^2:6For it says¹³ in scripture, “Look, I lay in Zion a stone, a chosen and priceless cornerstone,¹⁴ and whoever believes¹⁵ in him¹⁶ will never¹⁷ be put to shame.”¹⁸

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Footnotes

13 Grk “it contains,” “it stands.”
14 Grk “chosen, priceless.”
15 Grk “the one who believes.”
16 Grk either “in him” or “in it,” but the OT and NT uses personify the stone as the King, the Messiah whom God will establish in Jerusalem.
17 The negative (οὐ μή, ou mē) is emphatic: “will certainly not.”
18 A quotation from Isa 28:16.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

For it stands in Scripture:

“Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone,

a cornerstone chosen and precious,

and whoever believes in him will not be put to shame.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

For in Scripture it says:

“See, I lay a stone in Zion,

a chosen and precious cornerstone,

and the one who trusts in him

will never be put to shame.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

For it stands in Scripture:

See, I lay a stone in Zion,

a chosen and honored cornerstone,

and the one who believes in him

will never be put to shame.

NLTNew Living Translation

As the Scriptures say,

“I am placing a cornerstone in Jerusalem,

chosen for great honor,

and anyone who trusts in him

will never be disgraced.”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

For it stands in scripture,

“Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone, a chosen and precious cornerstone,

and the one who believes in him will never be put to shame.”

KJV 1900King James Version

Wherefore also it is contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner stone, elect, precious: and he that believeth on him shall not be confounded.

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