Passage

A chosen cornerstone

Source and translation

World English Bible, Protestant Edition · Public domain · en

⁶Because it is contained in Scripture, “Behold, I lay in Zion a chief cornerstone, chosen and precious. He who believes in him will not be disappointed.”

1 Peter 2:6World English Bible, Protestant Edition

The scene

The letter quotes Scripture about a chosen, precious cornerstone laid in Zion.

To understand

The preceding line calls the recipients living stones forming a spiritual house. The following line speaks of the stone rejected by builders becoming the cornerstone.

A question

How does the rejected stone in the next line relate to the chosen cornerstone?