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Acts 4:11

This Jesus is ‘the stone you builders rejected, which has become the cornerstone.’

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ASV

He is the stone which was set at nought of you the builders, which was made the head of the corner.

KJV

This is the stone which was set at nought of you builders, which is become the head of the corner.

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15 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
οὗτόςhoutosThisG3778 →
ἐστινestinisG1510 →
ὁhotheG3588 →
λίθοςlithosstoneG3037 →
ὁhowhichG3588 →
ἐξουθενηθεὶςexouthenētheishaving been rejectedG1848 →
ὑφ᾽huph᾽byG5259 →
ὑμῶνhumōnyouG4771 →
τῶνtōntheG3588 →
οἰκοδόμων,oikodomōnbuilders,
ὁhowhichG3588 →
γενόμενοςgenomenoshas becomeG1096 →
εἰςeisintoG1519 →
κεφαλὴνkephalēnheadG2776 →
γωνίας.gōniasof [the] corner.’G1137 →

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Psalms 118:22The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.Psalms 118:22–23The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.Matthew 21:42Jesus said to them, “Have you never read in the Scriptures: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. This is from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes’?Isaiah 28:16So this is what the Lord GOD says: “See, I lay a stone in Zion, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation; the one who believes will never be shaken.Mark 12:10–12Have you never read this Scripture: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.Matthew 21:42–45Jesus said to them, “Have you never read in the Scriptures: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. This is from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes’?Luke 20:17But Jesus looked directly at them and said, “Then what is the meaning of that which is written: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone’?Ephesians 2:20–22built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus Himself as the cornerstone.1 Peter 2:6–8For it stands in Scripture: “See, I lay in Zion a stone, a chosen and precious cornerstone; and the one who believes in Him will never be put to shame.”Luke 20:16–18He will come and kill those tenants, and will give the vineyard to others.” And when the people heard this, they said, “May such a thing never happen!”1 Corinthians 3:9For we are God’s fellow workers; you are God’s field, God’s building.Zechariah 3:9See the stone I have set before Joshua; on that one stone are seven eyes. Behold, I will engrave on it an inscription, declares the LORD of Hosts, and I will remove the iniquity of this land in a single day.Zechariah 4:6–7So he said to me, “This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel: Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit, says the LORD of Hosts.Daniel 2:34As you watched, a stone was cut out, but not by human hands. It struck the statue on its feet of iron and clay, and crushed them.Romans 14:10Why, then, do you judge your brother? Or why do you belittle your brother? For we will all stand before God’s judgment seat.Zechariah 4:7What are you, O great mountain? Before Zerubbabel you will become a plain. Then he will bring forth the capstone accompanied by shouts of ‘Grace, grace to it!’”Genesis 49:24Yet he steadied his bow, and his strong arms were tempered by the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob, in the name of the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel,Acts 5:31God exalted Him to His right hand as Prince and Savior, in order to grant repentance and forgiveness of sins to Israel.

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