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You are coming to Christ, who is the living cornerstone of God’s temple. He was rejected by people, but he was chosen by God for great honor.
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And you are living stones that God is building into his spiritual temple. What’s more, you are his holy priests. 1 Through the mediation of Jesus Christ, you offer spiritual sacrifices that please God.
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As the Scriptures say, “I am placing a cornerstone in Jerusalem, 2
chosen for great honor,
and anyone who trusts in him
will never be disgraced.” 3
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Yes, you who trust him recognize the honor God has given him. But for those who reject him,
“The stone that the builders rejected
has now become the cornerstone.” 4
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And,
“He is the stone that makes people stumble,
the rock that makes them fall.” 5
They stumble because they do not obey God’s word, and so they meet the fate that was planned for them.