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Acts 4:11

Jesus is ‘the stone that you builders rejected, which has become the cornerstone.' Psalm 118:22

Bible Study Resources

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.
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;
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
This is the stone refused of you buylders, which is become the heade corner stone,
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 The next day the rulers, the elders, and the teachers of the law met in Jerusalem. 6 Annas the high priest, Caiaphas, John, and Alexander were there, as well as everyone from the high priest's family. 7 They made Peter and John stand before them and then asked them, "By what power or authority did you do this?" 8 Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, "Rulers of the people and you elders, 9 are you questioning us about a good thing that was done to a crippled man? Are you asking us who made him well? 10 We want all of you and all the people to know that this man was made well by the power of Jesus Christ from Nazareth. You crucified him, but God raised him from the dead. This man was crippled, but he is now well and able to stand here before you because of the power of Jesus. 11 Jesus is ‘the stone that you builders rejected, which has become the cornerstone.' Psalm 118:22 12 Jesus is the only One who can save people. No one else in the world is able to save us." 13 The leaders saw that Peter and John were not afraid to speak, and they understood that these men had no special training or education. So they were amazed. Then they realized that Peter and John had been with Jesus. 14 Because they saw the healed man standing there beside the two apostles, they could say nothing against them.

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
The Lord God said to the snake, "Because you did this, a curse will be put on you. You will be cursed as no other animal, tame or wild, will ever be. You will crawl on your stomach, and you will eat dust all the days of your life.
Genesis 4:14
Today you have forced me to stop working the ground, and now I must hide from you. I must wander around on the earth, and anyone who meets me can kill me."
Genesis 4:15
The Lord said to Cain, "No! If anyone kills you, I will punish that person seven times more." Then the Lord put a mark on Cain warning anyone who met him not to kill him.
Genesis 4:16
So Cain went away from the Lord and lived in the land of Nod, east of Eden.
Genesis 4:19
Lamech married two women, Adah and Zillah.
Genesis 4:20
Adah gave birth to Jabal, who became the first person to live in tents and raise cattle.
Genesis 4:21
Jabal's brother was Jubal, the first person to play the harp and flute.
Genesis 4:26
Seth also had a son, and they named him Enosh. At that time people began to pray to the Lord .
Job 16:18
"Earth, please do not cover up my blood. Don't let my cry ever stop being heard!
Isaiah 26:21
The Lord will leave his place to punish the people of the world for their sins. The earth will show the blood of the people who have been killed; it will not cover the dead any longer.

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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