1 Peter 2:4

To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious,

Cross-references

1 Peter 2:6 Citation

1 Peter 2:6 quotes Isaiah about the cornerstone — the OT prophecy that grounds the living stone imagery used in this verse.

Psalm 118:22 is the rejected stone becoming cornerstone — directly quoted by Peter, applied to Christ the living Stone.

Acts 4:11 Citation

Acts 4:11 has Peter quoting Psalm 118:22 about the rejected cornerstone — identical imagery to his letter.

Luke 20:18 Parallel

Luke 20:18 adds that the stone brings judgment — a consequence Peter later develops in 2:7-8 about stumbling.

Luke 20:17 Citation

Luke 20:17 quotes the same Psalm verse — the rejected stone becoming cornerstone, directly paralleling Peter's living stone.

Mark 12:10 Citation

Mark 12:10 also quotes Psalm 118:22 about the rejected cornerstone — reinforcing the stone motif Peter uses.

Matthew 21:42 quotes Psalm 118:22 about the rejected cornerstone — the same stone imagery Peter applies to Christ.

Isaiah 8:14 Citation

Isaiah 8:14 describes Christ as a stone of stumbling — the opposite image: rejected by some, precious to believers.

Isaiah 8:15 Allusion

Isaiah 8:14 also portrays Christ as a rock of offense — the flip side of the living Stone, causing some to fall.

Isaiah 28:16 is the cornerstone prophecy Peter later quotes — God lays a precious stone in Zion, prefiguring Christ.

Luke 3:22 Allusion

Luke 3:22 shows God declaring Jesus his beloved Son — the 'chosen and precious' affirmation from heaven.

Genesis 49:24 calls God the 'Rock of Israel' (or Stone), an OT image that typologically prefigures Christ as the living Stone.

Ephesians 2:22 describes believers being built together into God's dwelling — directly parallel to the living stones becoming a spiritual house.

Ephesians 2:20 explicitly names Christ as the cornerstone — the same foundation image that underlies the living stone metaphor here.

Luke 23:35 Parallel

Luke 23:35 has rulers mocking Jesus as 'the Chosen One' — the same chosen status mentioned here, while they reject him.

Isaiah 49:7 Allusion

Isaiah 49:7 portrays the Servant as 'despised' yet 'chosen'—directly echoing Christ's rejection and election as the living stone.

Mark 6:3 Parallel

Mark 6:3 records Jesus being rejected by his own townspeople — a direct example of 'rejected by men'.

Matthew 12:6 declares Jesus greater than the temple — the same living stone replaces the physical stone temple.

Psalm 118:23 declares the Lord's marvelous doing — the divine action behind the rejected stone becoming cornerstone.

Isaiah 42:1 Parallel

Isaiah 42:1 describes God's chosen servant — the same 'chosen' Peter applies to Christ as the living stone.

Matthew 12:18 applies Isaiah 42:1 to Jesus as chosen servant — echoing the chosenness Peter attributes to the living stone.

Daniel 2:45 Typology

Daniel 2:45 further explains the rock vision — divine kingdom crushing human powers, typifying Christ as the cornerstone.

Daniel 2:34 Typology

In Daniel 2:34, a rock cut without hands smashes earthly kingdoms — a type of Christ, the living Stone chosen by God.

Colossians 2:7 speaks of being rooted and built up in Christ — reinforcing the building metaphor that complements coming to the living stone.

Isaiah 54:11 promises rebuilding with precious stones—foreshadowing the spiritual house of living stones built on Christ the cornerstone.