King James Version

1 Peter 2:7

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,

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “[for those] disbelieving” (ἀπιστοῦσιν) before however here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “[the] stone” (λίθος) before which here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “[to those] disobeying” (ἀπειθοῦσιν) before however here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “[the] stone” (Λίθον) before which here.

ὑμῖνhuminUnto youσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “Unto you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.Unto youοὖνounthereforeοὖνconjunction — “therefore”G3767therefore, then.This verse uses “therefore”.thereforeἡhēwhichὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “which”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.whichτιμὴtimēhe is preciousτιμήnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “he is precious”, the subject formG5092a price, honor.he is preciousτοῖςtoistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.πιστεύουσινpisteuousinto trustπιστεύω (pisteuō)verb, present active participle, dative, plural, masculine — “to trust”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4100I believe, have faith in, trust in; pass: I am entrusted with.ἀπιστοῦσινapistousinunto them which be disobedientἀπιστέω (apisteō)verb, present active participle, dative, plural, masculine — “unto them which be disobedient”, an ongoing or repeated actionG569I am unfaithful, disbelieve, refuse belief, prove false.unto them which be disobedientδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.λίθοςlithosstoneλίθοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “stone”, the subject formG3037a stone; met: of Jesus as the chief stone in a building.the stoneὃνhonwhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “which”, the object formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.whichἀπεδοκίμασανapedokimasandisallowedἀποδοκιμάζω (apodokimazō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “disallowed”, a single actionG593I reject after testing (examination), disqualify.disallowedοἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.οἰκοδομοῦντεςoikodomountesto buildοἰκοδομέω (oikodomeō)verb, present active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “to build”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3618I erect a building, build; fig. of the building up of character: I build up, edify, encourage.This verse uses “build”.οὗτοςhoutossameοὗτοςdemonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “same”, the subject formG3778this; he, she, it.the sameἐγενήθηegenēthēis madeγίνομαι (ginomai)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “is made”, a single actionG1096I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.is madeεἰςeistowardεἰςpreposition — “toward”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.κεφαλὴνkephalēnheadκεφαλή (kephalē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “head”, the object formG2776(a) the head, (b) met: a corner stone, uniting two walls; head, ruler, lord.the headγωνίαςgōniasof the cornerγωνία (gōnia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “of the corner”, the of-formG1137a corner; met: a secret place.of the corner

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ἀπειθοῦσινapeithousinunto them which be disobedientἀπειθέω (apeitheō)verb, present active participle, dative, plural, masculine — “unto them which be disobedient”, an ongoing or repeated actionG544I disobey, rebel, am disloyal, refuse conformity.Λίθονlithonstoneλίθος (lithos)noun, nominative, singular, masculine — “stone”, the subject formG3037a stone; met: of Jesus as the chief stone in a building.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

to you, then, who are believing [is] the preciousness; and to the unbelieving, a stone that the builders disapproved of, this one did become for the head of a corner,

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American Standard Version (1901)

For you therefore that believe is the preciousness: but for such as disbelieve, The stone which the builders rejected, The same was made the head of the corner;

Young’s Literal Translation

to you, then, who are believing [is] the preciousness; and to the unbelieving, a stone that the builders disapproved of, this one did become for the head of a corner,

World English Bible

For you who believe therefore is the honor, but for those who are disobedient, “The stone which the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone,”

Darby Translation

To you therefore who believe [is] the preciousness; but to the disobedient, the stone which the builders cast away as worthless, this is become head of [the] corner,

Douay-Rheims

To you therefore that believe, he is honour: but to them that believe not, the stone which the builders rejected, the same is made the head of the corner:

Fulfills

Psalms 118:22 Psalms 118:22 · King James VersionThe stone which the builders refused is become the head stone of the corner.Psalms 118:22 · King James VersionOpen the Source
it is contained in the scripture · rejected cornerstone · NT explicit
The stone which the builders refused is become the head stone of the corner.

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