Haven’t you even read this Scripture: ‘The stone which the builders rejected was made the head of the corner.
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Haven’t you even read this Scripture: ‘The stone which the builders rejected was made the head of the corner.
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Haue ye not read so much as this Scripture? The stone which the builders did refuse, is made the head of the corner.
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Passages linked to Mark 12:10 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Psalms 118:22-23 The stone which the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. This is Yahweh’s doing. It is marvelous in our eyes.
- Isaiah 28:16 Therefore the Lord Yahweh says, “Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious cornerstone of a sure foundation. He who believes shall not act hastily.
- Luke 20:17-18 But he looked at them and said, “Then what is this that is written, ‘The stone which the builders rejected was made the chief cornerstone?’ Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces, but it will crush whomever it falls on to dust.”
- 1 Peter 2:7-8 For you who believe therefore is the honor, but for those who are disobedient, “The stone which the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone,” and, “a stumbling stone and a rock of offense.” For they stumble at the word, being disobedient, to which also they were appointed.
- Matthew 21:42 Jesus said to them, “Did you never read in the Scriptures, ‘The stone which the builders rejected was made the head of the corner. This was from the Lord. It is marvelous in our eyes?’
- Acts 4:11-12 He is ‘the stone which was regarded as worthless by you, the builders, which has become the head of the corner.’ There is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven that is given among men, by which we must be saved!”
- Romans 9:33 even as it is written, “Behold, I lay in Zion a stumbling stone and a rock of offense; and no one who believes in him will be disappointed.”
- Ephesians 2:20-22 being built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the chief cornerstone; in whom the whole building, fitted together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord; in whom you also are built together for a habitation of God in the Spirit.
- Matthew 21:16 and said to him, “Do you hear what these are saying?” Jesus said to them, “Yes. Did you never read, ‘Out of the mouth of babes and nursing babies you have perfected praise?’ ”
- Mark 2:25 He said to them, “Did you never read what David did, when he had need, and was hungry—he, and those who were with him?
- Matthew 19:4 He answered, “Haven’t you read that he who made them from the beginning made them male and female,
- Matthew 12:3 But he said to them, “Haven’t you read what David did, when he was hungry, and those who were with him;
- Matthew 22:31 But concerning the resurrection of the dead, haven’t you read that which was spoken to you by God, saying,
- Mark 13:14 But when you see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not” (let the reader understand), “then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains,
- Luke 6:3 Jesus, answering them, said, “Haven’t you read what David did when he was hungry, he, and those who were with him;
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain This was the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous…
This was the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes. That is, the exaltation of the Messiah, after he had been so ill treated, and at last put to death by the Jews. These words are a continuation of the passage cited out of Psa 118:22.
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mar 12:12They sought to lay held on him,.... That is, the chief priests, Scribes, and elders, after they had heard the parables he spake to them, were greatly irritated, and provoked, and had a good will to have seized him, and carried him away, and have had him before their court, and condemn him:
but feared the people; lest they should rise up in his defence, and fall on them; for many of them liked; and were attached to his ministry; and others had received favours of one kind or another from him through his miracles:
for they knew that he had spoken the parable against them: and that they were the husbandmen designed, who had not brought the fruit of the vineyard to their lord, but had ill treated his servants, and would his son.
And they left him; in the temple, not daring to do any thing to him:
and went their way; to their council chamber, perhaps to consult what measures to take, and how to destroy him.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain Psalm cxviii, 22.
Psalm cxviii, 22.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain By this question, Christ shows that they were about…
By this question, Christ shows that they were about to fulfil this prophecy, by casting him off, planning his death, and delivering him up to the Gentiles, by which he became the corner-stone, joining the two people of the Jews and Gentiles together, and forming out of them the one city and one temple of the faithful. (Ven. Bede) --- The Church is the corner, joining together Jews and Gentiles; the head of it is Christ. By the Lord hath this been done in our days, and it is wonderful in our eyes, seeing the prodigies which God has performed through him whom men reject as an impostor. (Theophylactus and Bible de Vence)
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 10. And have ye] Rather, And did ye never…
10. And have ye] Rather, And did ye never read this Scripture? referring them to Psa_118:21; Psa_118:23, a Psalm which the Jews applied to the Messiah, and which is actually twice applied to Him by St Peter, in Act_4:11; 1Pe_2:7. St Luke (Luk_20:17) tells us that our Lord fastened His eyes upon His wondering hearers, while He directed their attention to this ancient prophecy respecting Himself in the very Psalm, whence had been taken the loud Hosannas of Palm Sunday (Mar_11:9).
the head of the corner] The image of the vineyard is for a moment abandoned for that of a building. The “head of the corner” was a large and massive stone so formed as when placed at a corner to bind together the two outer walls of an edifice. Comp. for the application of the expression to Christ, Eph_2:20, and consult Isa_28:16; Dan_2:44. The penalties of rejecting Him are more fully brought out in Mat_21:43-44; Luk_20:18.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Vers. 10, 11. This quotation is from Psa_118:22, where…
Vers. 10, 11. This quotation is from Psa_118:22, where David prophesies of Christ. The meaning is plainly this, that the chief priests and scribes, as the builders of the Jewish Church, rejected Christ from the building as a useless stone; yea, more they condemned and crucified him. They rejected him (apedokimasan). The verb in the Greek implies that the stone was first examined and then deliberately refused. But this stone, thus disallowed and set at nought by the builders, was made the head of the corner. The image here is different from that used in the Epistles, where Christ is spoken of as the chief Corner-stone in the foundation. Here he is represented as the Corner-stone in the cornice. In real truth he is both. He is the tried Foundation-stone. But he is also the Head of the corner. In the great spiritual building he is "all and in all," uniting and binding together all in one. This was the Lord"s doing (para Kuriou egeneto auth); literally, this was from the Lord. The feminine (auth) refers apparently to kefalh . This lifting up of the despised and rejected stone to be the Corner-stone of the cornice was God"s work; and was a fitting object for wonder and praise.
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C. I. Scofield 1917 · Public Domain The stone
The stone
See, Psa 118:22; Psa 118:23 cf. (See Scofield "1Pe 2:8")
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This scripture was written long before in God's word.
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Have you not read this scripture?
Jesus reminds the people of a scripture passage. He uses a rhetorical question here to rebuke them. This can be written as a statement. AT: "Surely you have read this scripture." or "You should remember this scripture." (See: Rhetorical Question)
has been made the cornerstone
This can be stated in active form. AT: "the Lord made into the cornerstone"
This was from the Lord
"The Lord has done this"
it is marvelous in our eyes
Here "in our eyes" stands for seeing, which is a metaphor for the people's opinion. AT: "we have seen it and think that it is marvelous" or "we think that it is wonderful" (See: Metaphor)
They sought to arrest Jesus
"They" refers to the chief priests, scribes, and elders. This group may be referred to as the "Jewish leaders."
sought
"wanted"
but they feared the crowd
They were afraid of what the crowd would do to them if they arrested Jesus. This can be made clear. AT: "but they feared what the crowd would do if they arrested him" (See: Assumed Knowledge and Implicit Information)
against them
"to accuse them"
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 12:10-11 In his second rhetorical question, Jesus used a…
12:10-11 In his second rhetorical question, Jesus used a quotation from Ps 118:22-23. The rejected stone (the Son) had become the cornerstone of God’s Kingdom (cp. Acts 4:11; 1 Pet 2:4, 6-7). The phrase is traditionally understood as the buried cornerstone that is part of the foundation, but it could be the capstone at the top of a building that marks its completion. Whichever stone is meant, it was the most important one. Despite the evil intention of the builders—the religious leaders—all they did was in accordance with God’s will (Acts 4:28), which was wonderful to see. Those who put Jesus to death were God’s instruments in his plan for the Son of Man to give his life as a ransom for many (Mark 10:45).
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