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Matthew 21:42

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?

KJV

λέγει αὐτοῖς ὁ Ἰησοῦς· οὐδέποτε ἀνέγνωτε ἐν ταῖς γραφαῖς· λίθον ὃν ἀπεδοκίμασαν οἱ οἰκοδομοῦντες οὗτος ἐγενήθη εἰς κεφαλὴν γωνίας· παρὰ κυρίου ἐγένετο αὕτη, καὶ ἔστιν θαυμαστὴ ἐν ὀφθαλμοῖς ἡμῶν;

Greek NT

Dicit illis Jesus : Numquam legistis in Scripturis : Lapidem quem reprobaverunt ædificantes, hic factus est in caput anguli : a Domino factum est istud, et est mirabile in oculis nostris ?

Vulgate

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?

ASV

Jesus saith to them: Have you never read in the Scriptures: The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner? By the Lord this has been done; and it is wonderful in our eyes.

Douay-Rheims

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People Jesus
Symbols Cornerstone

In the original Greek

24 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
γίνομαι
ginomai
verb · 667×
γραφή
graphe
noun · 50×
γωνία
gonia
noun · 9×
εἰμί
eimi
verb · 2461×
εἰς
eis
preposition · 1769×
θαυμαστός
thaumastos
adjective · 6×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
κεφαλή
kephale
noun · 75×
κύριος
kurios
noun · 717×
λέγω
lego
verb · 2256×
λίθος
lithos
noun · 60×
οἰκοδομέω
oikodomeo
verb · 41×
οὐδέποτε
oudepote
adverb · 16×
οὗτος
outos
demonstrative · 1380×
παρά
para
preposition · 191×
ἀναγινώσκω
anaginosko
verb · 32×
ἀποδοκιμάζω
apodokimazo
verb · 9×
ἐν
en
preposition · 2743×
ἡμεῖς
emeis
pronoun · 862×
Ἰησοῦς
iesous
noun · 908×
ὀφθαλμός
ophthalmos
noun · 100×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
ὅς
os
relative_pronoun · 1404×

Intertextual echoes

This verse quotes or alludes to 1 earlier text.

  • Ps 118:22 · exact_quote
    "The stone which the builders refused is become the head stone of the corner."
    Psalm 118: the stone the builders rejected

Parable

Historic Christian voices

6 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

§755"The Church is a cultivated field, the tillage of God. On that land the ancient olive tree grows whose holy roots were the prophets and in which the reconciliation of Jews and Gentiles has been brought about and will be brought about again. That land, like a choice vineyard, has been planted by the heavenly cultivator. Yet the true vine is Christ who gives life and fruitfulness…
§756"Often, too, the Church is called the building of God. the Lord compared himself to the stone which the builders rejected, but which was made into the comer-stone. On this foundation the Church is built by the apostles and from it the Church receives solidity and unity. This edifice has many names to describe it: the house of God in which his family dwells; the household of God…
The prophets were sent from one and the same Father from whom the Son was sent. 1. Which [God] the Lord does not reject, nor does He say that the prophets [spoke] from another god than His Father; nor from any other essence, but from one and the same Father; nor that any other being made the things in the world, except His own Father, when He speaks as follows in His teaching: …
1. How Christians are the Spiritual Israel. That people which was called of old the people of God was divided into twelve tribes, and over and above the other tribes it had the levitical order, which itself again carried on the service of God in various priestly and levitical suborders. In the same manner, it appears to me that the whole people of Christ, when we regard it in t…

Cross-references

  • 1Pet 2:4 — To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious,
  • 1Pet 2:7 — Unto you therefore which believe he is precious: but unto them which be disobedient, the stone which the builders disallowed, the same is made the head of the corner,
  • 2Tim 3:16 — All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
  • Acts 4:11 — This is the stone which was set at nought of you builders, which is become the head of the corner.
  • Acts 4:11 — This is the stone which was set at nought of you builders, which is become the head of the corner.
  • Acts 13:40 — Beware therefore, lest that come upon you, which is spoken of in the prophets;
  • Eph 2:20 — And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone;
  • Eph 2:20 — And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone;
  • Eph 3:3 — How that by revelation he made known unto me the mystery; (as I wrote afore in few words,
  • Isa 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.
  • Isa 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.
  • John 12:48 — He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day.
  • Luke 17:25 — But first must he suffer many things, and be rejected of this generation.
  • Luke 20:17 — And he beheld them, and said, What is this then that is written, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner?
  • Luke 20:17 — And he beheld them, and said, What is this then that is written, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner?
  • Mark 8:31 — And he began to teach them, that the Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders, and of the chief priests, and scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again.
  • Mark 12:10 — And have ye not read this scripture; The stone which the builders rejected is become the head of the corner:
  • Mark 12:10 — And have ye not read this scripture; The stone which the builders rejected is become the head of the corner:
  • Matt 9:13 — But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
  • Ps 118:22 — The stone which the builders refused is become the head stone of the corner.
  • Ps 118:22 — The stone which the builders refused is become the head stone of the corner.
  • Rom 9:33 — As it is written, Behold, I lay in Sion a stumblingstone and rock of offence: and whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.
  • Rom 9:33 — As it is written, Behold, I lay in Sion a stumblingstone and rock of offence: and whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.
  • Zech 3:8 — Hear now, O Joshua the high priest, thou, and thy fellows that sit before thee: for they are men wondered at: for, behold, I will bring forth my servant the BRANCH.
  • Zech 3:9 — For behold the stone that I have laid before Joshua; upon one stone shall be seven eyes: behold, I will engrave the graving thereof, saith the LORD of hosts, and I will remove the iniquity of that lan