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Myles Coverdale Bible

Acts 4:11

This is the stone refused of you buylders, which is become the heade corner stone,

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Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Builder;   Caiaphas;   Cornerstone;   Courage;   Court;   Defense;   Government;   John;   Minister, Christian;   Persecution;   Peter;   Priest;   Prophecy;   Quotations and Allusions;   Stones;   Zeal, Religious;   Scofield Reference Index - Christ;   Thompson Chain Reference - Corner-Stone, Christ;   Foundation, Spiritual;   Security-Insecurity;   The Topic Concordance - Foundation;   Jesus Christ;   Rejection;   Salvation;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Boldness, Holy;   Confessing Christ;   Resurrection of Christ, the;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Peter;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Cornerstone;   Holy spirit;   Peter;   Quotations;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Building;   Capstone;   Psalms, Theology of;   Salvation;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Sanhedrim;   Stone;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Acts of the Apostles;   Miracles;   Peter, the Epistles of;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Acts;   Cornerstone;   Head;   Headstone;   Sanhedrin;   Worship;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Corner, Corner-Stone;   Faith;   Mark, Gospel According to;   Peter;   Sadducees;   Sanhedrin;   Stone;   Trinity;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Acts of the Apostles (2);   Atonement (2);   Caesarea Philippi;   Despise;   Evangelist (2);   Head;   Headship;   Holy Spirit;   Lord;   Mediation Mediator;   Mediator;   Pre-Eminence ;   Preaching Christ;   Psalms (2);   Rejection;   Stone;   Type;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Builder;   Sanhedrin or Sanhedrim;   Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types - Builders;   Corner;   Head;   Stone;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Builder;   Christ, Offices of;   Corner-Stone;   Peter, the First Epistle of;   Quotations, New Testament;  

Devotionals:

- Every Day Light - Devotion for December 4;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
This Jesus is
King James Version (1611)
This is the stone which was set at nought of you builders, which is become the head of the corner.
King James Version
This is the stone which was set at nought of you builders, which is become the head of the corner.
English Standard Version
This Jesus is the stone that was rejected by you, the builders, which has become the cornerstone.
New American Standard Bible
"He is the STONE WHICH WAS REJECTED by you, THE BUILDERS, but WHICH BECAME THE CHIEF CORNERSTONE.
New Century Version
Jesus is ‘the stone that you builders rejected, which has become the cornerstone.' Psalm 118:22
Amplified Bible
"This Jesus is the STONE WHICH WAS DESPISED and REJECTED by you, THE BUILDERS, but WHICH BECAME THE CHIEF CORNERSTONE.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"He is the STONE WHICH WAS REJECTED by you, THE BUILDERS, but WHICH BECAME THE CHIEF CORNER stone.
Legacy Standard Bible
He is the stone which was rejected by you, the builders, but which became the chief corner stone.
Berean Standard Bible
He is 'the stone you builders rejected, which has become the cornerstone.'
Contemporary English Version
He is the stone that you builders thought was worthless, and now he is the most important stone of all.
Complete Jewish Bible
"This Yeshua is the stone rejected by you builders which has become the cornerstone .
Darby Translation
*He* is the stone which has been set at nought by you the builders, which is become the corner stone.
Easy-to-Read Version
Jesus is ‘the stone that you builders thought was not important. But this stone has become the cornerstone.'
Geneva Bible (1587)
This is the stone cast aside of you builders which is become the head of the corner.
George Lamsa Translation
This is the stone which you builders have rejected, which is become the head of the corner.
Good News Translation
Jesus is the one of whom the scripture says, ‘The stone that you the builders despised turned out to be the most important of all.'
Lexham English Bible
This one is the stone that was rejected by you, the builders, that has become the cornerstone.
Literal Translation
This One is the Stone counted worthless by you the builders, the One who has come to be into the Head of the Corner; Psa. 118:22
American Standard Version
He is the stone which was set at nought of you the builders, which was made the head of the corner.
Bible in Basic English
He is the stone which you builders had no use for, but which has been made the chief stone of the building.
Hebrew Names Version
He is 'the stone which was regarded as worthless by you, the builders, which was made the head of the corner.'
International Standard Version
He isPsalm 118:22; Isaiah 28:16; Matthew 21:42;">[xr] 'the stone that was rejected by you builders, which has become the cornerstone.'capstone
; Psalm 118:22">[fn]
Etheridge Translation
This is the stone which you builders rejected, and he is become the head of the corner.
Murdock Translation
This is the stone, which ye builders rejected; and it hath become the head of the corner.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
This is the stone which was cast asyde of you buylders, which is the head of the corner:
English Revised Version
He is the stone which was set at nought of you the builders, which was made the head of the corner.
World English Bible
He is 'the stone which was regarded as worthless by you, the builders, which was made the head of the corner.'
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
This is the stone which was set at nought by you builders, which is become the head of the corner.
Weymouth's New Testament
This Jesus is the Stone treated with contempt by you the builders, but it has been made the Cornerstone.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
This is the stoon, which was repreued of you bildinge, which is maad in to the heed of the corner;
Update Bible Version
He is the stone which was set at nothing of you the builders, which was made the head of the corner.
Webster's Bible Translation
This is the stone which was set at naught by you builders, which is become the head of the corner.
New English Translation
This Jesus is the stone that was rejected by you, the builders, that has become the cornerstone .
New King James Version
This is the 'stone which was rejected by you builders, which has become the chief cornerstone.' Psalms 118:22">[fn]
New Living Translation
For Jesus is the one referred to in the Scriptures, where it says, ‘The stone that you builders rejected has now become the cornerstone.'
New Life Bible
Christ is the Stone that was put aside by you workmen. But He has become the most important Stone in the building.
New Revised Standard
This Jesus is ‘the stone that was rejected by you, the builders; it has become the cornerstone.'
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
This, is the stone, set at nought by you the builders, which became the head of the corner;
Douay-Rheims Bible
This is the stone which was rejected by you the builders, which is become the head of the corner.
Revised Standard Version
This is the stone which was rejected by you builders, but which has become the head of the corner.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
This is ye stone cast a syde of you bylders which is set in the chefe place of the corner.
Young's Literal Translation
`This is the stone that was set at nought by you -- the builders, that became head of a corner;
Mace New Testament (1729)
this is the stone which was rejected by you builders, but is become the chief of the angle.
Simplified Cowboy Version
Jesus even said, 'The bull the ranchers sorted out has now become the sire bull.'

Contextual Overview

5 And it chaunced on ye morow, that their rulers and Elders and scrybes 6 (as Annas ye hye prest and Caiphas, and Ihon & Alexander, and as many as were of the hye prestes kynred) gathered them selues together at Ierusalem, 7 and set them before them, and axed them: By what auctorite, Or in what name haue ye done this? 8 Peter full of the holy goost, sayde vnto them: Ye rulers of the people, and ye Elders of Israel, 9 Yf we this daye be examyned concernynge this good dede vpon the sicke ma, by what meanes he is made whole, 10 be it knowne then vnto you and to all the people of Israel, that in ye name of Iesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, who God hath raysed vp from the deed, stodeth this man here before you whole. 11 This is the stone refused of you buylders, which is become the heade corner stone, 12 nether is there saluacion in eny other: Ner yet also is there geue vnto me eny other name, wherin we must be saued. 13 They sawe the boldnesse of Peter & Ihon and marueyled, for they were sure yt they were vnlerned men and laye people. And they knewe the also, that they were wt Iesu. 14 As for the man yt was made whole, they sawe hi stodinge by the, & coulde not saye agaynst it.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the stone: Psalms 118:22, Psalms 118:23, Isaiah 28:16, Matthew 21:42-45, Mark 12:10-12, Luke 20:16-18, 1 Peter 2:6-8

you: Acts 7:52, Acts 20:26, Acts 20:27, Proverbs 28:1, Isaiah 58:1, Isaiah 58:2, Ezekiel 2:6, Ezekiel 2:7, Ezekiel 3:7-11, Ezekiel 3:18, Ezekiel 3:19, Ezekiel 33:7-9, 2 Corinthians 3:12, 2 Corinthians 4:1

the head: Zechariah 3:9, Zechariah 4:6, Zechariah 4:7, Ephesians 2:20-22

Reciprocal: Genesis 49:24 - the stone Daniel 2:34 - a stone Zechariah 9:14 - seen Zechariah 11:13 - a goodly Luke 20:17 - The stone John 7:15 - How Acts 2:23 - ye have Acts 2:36 - that same Acts 5:28 - intend Acts 5:30 - ye slew Acts 5:31 - hath Acts 7:27 - Who Romans 14:10 - set 1 Corinthians 1:27 - General 1 Corinthians 3:9 - ye are God's building 1 Corinthians 3:11 - General 1 Peter 2:4 - disallowed 1 Peter 2:7 - the stone

Cross-References

Genesis 3:14
Then sayde the LORDE God vnto the serpent: Because thou hast done this, cursed be thou aboue all catell and aboue all beastes of the felde. Vpon thy bely shalt thou go, & earth shalt thou eate all the dayes of thy life.
Genesis 4:14
Beholde, thou castest me out this daye from out of ye londe, and from yi sight must I hyde myself, and must be a vagabunde and a rennagate vpon ye earth. And thus shal it go with me: that who so fyndeth me, shal slaye me.
Genesis 4:15
But the LORDE sayde thus vnto him: Who so euer slayeth Cain, it shalbe auenged seuenfolde. And the LORDE put a marck vpon Cain, that no man which founde him, shulde kyll him.
Genesis 4:16
So Cain wente out from ye face of the LORDE, and dwelt in the lande Nod, vpon the east syde of Eden.
Genesis 4:19
And Lamech toke him two wyues: ye one was called Ada, & the other Zilla.
Genesis 4:20
And Ada bare Iabel, of whom came they that dwelt in tentes and had catell.
Genesis 4:21
And his brothers name was Iuball: Of him came they that occupied harpes & pypes.
Genesis 4:26
And Seth begat a sonne also, and called him Enos. At the same tyme beganne men to call vpon the name of the LORDE.
Job 16:18
O earth, couer not my bloude, and let my crienge fynde no rowme.
Isaiah 26:21
For beholde, the LORDE wil go out of his habitacion, & vyset the wickednes of the that dwell vpon earth. He wil discouer the bloude that she hath deuoured, she shal neuer hyde the, that she hath murthured.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

This is the stone,.... That is, this Jesus of Nazareth, by whose name the lame man was made whole, is that stone spoken of in

Psalms 118:22 by whom is meant the true Messiah, comparable to a stone, for his strength and duration, and usefulness, as a foundation and corner stone, in the spiritual building of the church; and yet notwithstanding is the stone

which was set at nought of you builders: the priests, elders, and Scribes; who were fond of being called builders, but made miserable work of it; despising and rejecting the stone of Israel, and instead of him as a foundation, built themselves, and others, on the traditions of the elders, and their own righteousness: but though Christ was rejected by them, both in person and in doctrine, and was ignominiously treated, and at last put to death, yet he was raised from the dead, and exalted at the right hand of God; and is the stone,

which is become the head of the corner; or the chief corner stone, that adorns, strengthens, knits, and keeps together, the whole building; in which Jews and Gentiles, saints in all ages and places, even all the elect of God, are united together;

Psalms 118:22- :.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

This is the stone - This passage is found in Psalms 118:22. It is quoted, also, by our Saviour as applicable to himself. See the notes on Matthew 21:42. The ancient Jews applied this to David. In the Targum on Psalms 118:22, this passage is rendered, “The child who was among the sons of Jesse, and was worthy to be constituted king, the builders rejected.” The New Testament writers, however, apply it without any doubt to the Messiah. Compare Isaiah 28:16; Romans 9:33; Ephesians 2:20. And from this passage we may learn that God will overrule the devices and plans of wicked men to accomplish his own purposes. What people despise and set at naught, he esteems of inestimable value in his kingdom. What the great and the mighty contemn, he regards as the very foundation and cornerstone of the edifice which he designs to rear. Nothing has been more remarkable than this in the history of man; and in nothing is more contempt thrown on the proud projects of people, than that what they have rejected God has made the very basis of his schemes.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Acts 4:11. This is the stone which was set at nought of you builders — By your rejection and crucifixion of Jesus Christ, you have fulfilled one of your own prophecies, Psalms 118:22; and, as one part of this prophecy is now so literally fulfilled, ye may rest assured, so shall the other; and this rejected stone shall speedily become the head stone of the corner. Matthew 21:42.


 
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