The apostle Peter explains the situation this way: “It is to you [spiritual Israelites, including Gentile Christians], therefore, that he [Jesus Christ] is precious, because you are believers; but to those not believing, ‘ the identical stone that the builders rejected has become the head of the corner, ’ and ‘ a stone of stumbling and a rock - mass of offense. ’...
وَأَمَّا لِغَيْرِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ ‹ فَٱلْحَجَرُ ٱلَّذِي رَفَضَهُ ٱلْبَنَّاؤُونَ صَارَ هُوَ رَأْسَ ٱلزَّاوِيَةِ › ،‏ وَ ‹ حَجَرَ عَثْرَةٍ وَصَخْرَ زَلَّةٍ › .‏ .‏ .‏ .‏