1 Pedro 2:6

6 Así dice la Escritura:«Miren que pongo en Siónuna piedra principal escogida y preciosa,y el que confíe en ellano será jamás defraudado».^[a]

1 Pedro 2:6 Meaning and Commentary

1 Peter 2:6

Wherefore also it is contained in the Scripture
( Isaiah 28:16 ) . This is produced as a proof of the excellency of Christ, as compared to a stone; and of his usefulness in the spiritual building; and of his being chosen of God, and precious, though rejected by men; and of the happiness, comfort, and safety of those that believe in him. That this prophecy belongs to the Messiah, is the sense of some of the Jewish writers: the Targum on it applies it to a mighty king; it does not mention the King Messiah, as Galatinus

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FOOTNOTES:

F21 cites it; but Jarchi expressly names him, and interprets it of him:

behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner stone, elect, precious;
Christ is here called a chief corner stone, as in ( Ephesians 2:20 ) because he not only adorns and strengthens the building, but unites the parts, and keeps them together, even all the saints, Jews or Gentiles, in all ages and places, whether in heaven or earth; and he, as such, is chosen of God for that purpose, and is precious both to God and man, on that account; and is a stone, not of men's laying, but of God's laying in his council, covenant, promises, and prophecies, in the mission of him into this world, and in the Gospel ministry; the place where he is laid is in Sion, the Gospel church, of which he is both the foundation and corner stone: and this account is introduced with a "behold", it being something very wonderful, and worthy of attention: to which is added,

he that believeth on him shall not be confounded:
or "ashamed"; of the foundation and cornerstone Christ, nor of his faith in him; and he shall not be confounded by men or devils, neither in this world, nor in that to come; he shall have confidence before Christ, and not be ashamed at his coming; he shall be safe now, being laid on this stone; nor shall he be removed from it, or intimidated by any enemy, so as to flee from it; nor shall he make haste, as it is in ( Isaiah 28:16 ) to lay another foundation; and he shall be found upon this hereafter; so that his person and state will be safe, though many of his works may be burnt up.

F21 De Aroan. Cathol. Ver. l. 3. c. 21.

1 Pedro 2:6 In-Context

4 Cristo es la piedra viva, rechazada por los seres humanos pero escogida y preciosa ante Dios. Al acercarse a él,

5 también ustedes son como piedras vivas, con las cuales se está edificando una casa espiritual. De este modo llegan a ser un sacerdocio santo, para ofrecer sacrificios espirituales que Dios acepta por medio de Jesucristo.

6 Así dice la Escritura:«Miren que pongo en Siónuna piedra principal escogida y preciosa,y el que confíe en ellano será jamás defraudado».

7 Para ustedes los creyentes, esta piedra es preciosa; pero para los incrédulos,«la piedra que desecharon los constructoresha llegado a ser la piedra angular»,

8 y también:«una piedra de tropiezoy una roca que hace caer».Tropiezan al desobedecer la palabra, para lo cual estaban destinados.

Footnotes

• [a]. Is 28:16