The Church: Christ, the Foundation-Stone of

For no one can lay a foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ.

…built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus Himself as the cornerstone.

As you come to Him, the living stone, rejected by men but chosen and precious in God’s sight,

…you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.