Isaiah 28:16

Therefore thus saith the Lord God, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste.

Cross-reference

Isaiah 8:14 Parallel

Isaiah 8:14 describes the same stone as a 'rock of stumbling' — here a foundation for believers, there a snare for the disobedient.

Isaiah 46:13 announces salvation in Zion, reinforcing the Zion-centered salvation of the cornerstone.

1 Peter 2:6 Citation

1 Peter 2:6 directly quotes Isaiah 28:16, identifying Christ as the chosen cornerstone and applying the promise of no shame to believers.

Ephesians 2:20 explicitly calls Christ the cornerstone of the church, alluding to Isaiah's prophecy of a precious cornerstone in Zion.

Romans 10:11 quotes Isaiah 28:16 verbatim: 'Whoever believes in him will not be put to shame,' applied to faith in Christ.

Romans 9:33 Citation

Romans 9:33 directly quotes Isaiah 28:16 combined with Isaiah 8:14, applying the cornerstone to Christ as both foundation and stumbling stone.

Luke 20:17 Citation

Luke 20:17 also quotes Psalm 118:22, using the same cornerstone metaphor for Christ as in Isaiah's prophecy.

Psalm 118:22 speaks of the rejected stone becoming the cornerstone — the same image of God's chosen foundation in Zion.

Mark 12:10 Citation

Mark 12:10 quotes Psalm 118:22 about the rejected stone becoming cornerstone, echoing Isaiah's cornerstone imagery applied to Christ.

Genesis 49:24 names God the 'Stone of Israel' — the same rock imagery as the cornerstone laid in Zion, a direct parallel.

Habakkuk 2:4 contrasts the proud with the righteous who live by faith—directly paralleling 'he who believes will not be disturbed' in Isaiah.

Matthew 21:42 quotes Psalm 118:22, applying the cornerstone image to Jesus — fulfilling the foundation laid in Isaiah 28:16.

Daniel 2:45 Typology

In Daniel 2:35, that stone becomes a great mountain, expanding the imagery of God's enduring foundation.

1 Peter 2:4 Allusion

In 1 Peter 2:4, Christ is the living stone, directly quoting and applying Isaiah's tested cornerstone to Jesus.

Daniel 2:34 Typology

In Daniel 2:34, the stone cut without hands prefigures Christ's kingdom; both use stone imagery for God's enduring work.

Psalm 25:2 Parallel

In Psalm 25:2, the same trust in God with hope of not being ashamed echoes the promise that believers in the cornerstone will not be disturbed.

Job 38:6 Parallel

Job 38:6 asks who laid the earth's cornerstone — a direct parallel to God's laying a cornerstone in Zion, both acts of divine foundation.

1 Kings 7:10 also mentions huge costly stones for the temple foundation — another literal parallel to the cornerstone in Zion.

1 Kings 5:17 describes quarrying costly stones for the temple foundation — a literal parallel to the precious cornerstone laid in Zion.

In Zechariah 4:7, the top stone of the temple is brought forth amid shouts of grace, mirroring the cornerstone as the sure foundation.

Psalm 87:1 Parallel

Psalm 87:1 speaks of God's foundation in Zion, mirroring the cornerstone laid in Zion here.

1 Corinthians 3:11 says Christ is the only foundation, paralleling Isaiah's cornerstone as the sure foundation for faith.

1 Samuel 14:19 shows Saul acting in haste by interrupting the priest — a direct contrast to the believer who will not be in haste.