Matthew 21:42

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“Jesus said to them, “Have you never read in the Scriptures: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. This is from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes’?”

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“Jesus said to them, “Have you never read in the Scriptures: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. This is from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes’?”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
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“Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner: this is the Lord’s doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes?”

King James Version · Public Domain
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“Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, The same was made the head of the corner; This was from the Lord, And it is marvellous in our eyes?”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
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“Jesus saith to them, `Did ye never read in the Writings, A stone that the builders disallowed, it became head of a corner; from the Lord hath this come to pass, and it is wonderful in our eyes.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Matthew 21:42 — 12 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Psalms 118:22The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.
  2. Isaiah 28:16So this is what the Lord GOD says: “See, I lay a stone in Zion, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation; the one who believes will never be shaken.
  3. Habakkuk 1:5“Look at the nations and observe— be utterly astounded! For I am doing a work in your days that you would never believe even if someone told you.
  4. Zechariah 3:8Hear now, O high priest Joshua, you and your companions seated before you, who are indeed a sign. For behold, I am going to bring My servant, the Branch.
  5. Mark 12:10Have you never read this Scripture: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.
  6. Luke 20:17But Jesus looked directly at them and said, “Then what is the meaning of that which is written: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone’?
  7. Acts 4:11This Jesus is ‘the stone you builders rejected, which has become the cornerstone.’
  8. Acts 13:40Watch out, then, that what was spoken by the prophets does not happen to you:
  9. Romans 9:33as it is written: “See, I lay in Zion a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense; and the one who believes in Him will never be put to shame.”
  10. Ephesians 2:20built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus Himself as the cornerstone.
  11. Ephesians 3:3that is, the mystery made known to me by revelation, as I have already written briefly.
  12. 1 Peter 2:4As you come to Him, the living stone, rejected by men but chosen and precious in God’s sight,

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