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Jesus said to them, "Did you 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. It is marvelous in our eyes?`
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The Rejected Cornerstone
Jesus quotes Psalm 118 to identify Himself as the essential "cornerstone" for God's spiritual house, the church. Commentators explain that the "builders" were the religious leaders of Israel who, despite their expertise in Scripture, rejected Jesus. This fulfilled prophecy and served as what one scholar calls a "withering indictment" of their failure.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Jesus says, etc. Jesus, having led them to admit the justice of the great principle on which God was about to act towards them, proceeds t…
The stone which (λιθον ον). Inverse attraction of the antecedent into the case of the relative.
The builders reject…
19th Century
Anglican
Did you never read...? The quotation is remarkable, as it is found in Psalm 118:22, within the immediate context of the verse that…
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Baptist
Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the scriptures,
What a question this was for our Lord to put to men who professed to ha…
Jesus’ question in this verse, “Have you never read?” implies that the Scriptures point to him (Jn 5:39—40). The quotation is from Ps 118:22–23. “S…
16th Century
Protestant
Have you never read in the Scriptures? We must remember what we said a little before, that, as the priests and scribes k…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Jesus says to them, did you never read the Scriptures , &c.] The passage which stands in (Psalms 118:22[…
This parable plainly sets forth the sin and ruin of the Jewish nation; and what is spoken to convict them is spoken to caution all who enjoy the pr…
13th Century
Catholic
Here, they reprehend by questioning. And firstly, the questioning is related; and secondly, the refutation is related, where it is said,
