1 Peter 2:8 continues the stone metaphor, where the same stone is a stumbling block for the disobedient, contrasting with its preciousness.

1 Peter 2:4 introduces the living stone rejected by men but chosen by God, directly setting up the contrast in 2:7 between believers and the disobedient.

In 1 Peter 1:8, believers love and rejoice in Christ unseen, illustrating why He is precious to them.

1 Peter 1:7 speaks of faith's preciousness, while 2:7 speaks of Christ's preciousness; both emphasize value in the same epistle.

Psalm 118:23 continues the same psalm, affirming that God's hand is behind the rejection and exaltation of the stone.

Philippians 3:7-10 describes Paul counting all loss for the surpassing worth of knowing Christ, directly paralleling Christ's preciousness.

In Acts 4:12, the same cornerstone theme is used to declare salvation only in Christ, reinforcing the preciousness of the rejected stone here.

Acts 4:11 quotes the same psalm verse, with Peter attributing the rejected stone to Jesus, directly paralleling his own epistle.

Luke 20:17 also cites Psalm 118:22, applying the rejected stone to Jesus in a similar parable context.

Mark 12:11 continues the quote from Psalm 118:23, emphasizing God's marvelous work in making the rejected stone the cornerstone.

Mark 12:10 quotes the same cornerstone verse from Psalm 118, reinforcing Jesus as the rejected stone in the Synoptic tradition.

Matthew 21:42 also quotes Psalm 118:22-23, applying the same stone passage to Jesus' rejection by Israel's leaders.

Psalm 118:22 is the OT source of the cornerstone quote, directly cited to show Christ as the rejected stone who becomes foundation.

Luke 2:34 declares Jesus destined for the fall and rising of many — exactly the stone of stumbling and cornerstone theme.

In Luke 7:23, Jesus blesses those not offended by Him — the same idea as believers finding Him precious, not a stumbling stone.

Luke 23:42 shows the repentant thief acknowledging Jesus as Lord — an example of one who finds the rejected stone precious.

In Mark 8:29, Peter confesses Jesus as the Christ — the very cornerstone that believers find precious.

Romans 9:33 quotes the same stone passage, showing Christ as both a stumbling rock for unbelievers and precious for believers.

2 Corinthians 2:16 contrasts the aroma of life and death, mirroring the dual response to Christ as precious or a stone of stumbling.

Ephesians 2:20 uses the same cornerstone metaphor, describing Christ as the foundation of the church, precious to believers.

Daniel 2:34 shows a divine stone that crushes kingdoms — a typological prefiguring of Christ as the rejected cornerstone.

In Song of Solomon 5:16, the beloved is 'altogether lovely', directly paralleling Christ being precious to believers here.

Hosea 14:9 contrasts the righteous walking and transgressors stumbling — echoing the divided response to Christ as precious or offensive.

Philippians 3:8 expresses that knowing Christ is of surpassing worth, echoing how believers count Christ as precious in 1 Peter 2:7.