a tried stone

The Foundation

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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.

 

I Corinthians 3:11 For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ.

 

Matthew 16:18  And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.

 

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The Head of the Corner, The Cornerstone

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Isaiah 28:16 (KJV) 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.

 

Acts 4:11 This is the stone which was set at nought of you builders, which is become the head of the corner.

 

12 Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.

 

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