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The LORD Is on My Side

Psalms 118:22

In 11 translations

BSB
The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.Hebrew the head of the corner; cited in Matthew 21:42, Mark 12:10, Luke 20:17, Acts 4:11, and 1 Peter 2:7
KJV
The stone which the builders refused is become the head stone of the corner.
WEB
The stone which the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.Literally, head of the corner
ASV
The stone which the builders rejected Is become the head of the corner.
LSV
A stone the builders refused || Has become head of a corner.
YLT
A stone the builders refused Hath become head of a corner.
DBY
[The] stone which the builders rejected hath become the head of the corner:
DRC117:22
The stone which the builders rejected; the same is become the head of the corner.
GNV
The stone, which the builders refused, is the head of the corner.
JPS
The stone which the builders rejected is become the chief corner-stone.
LXXE117:22
The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner.

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

WLC
אֶ֭בֶן מָאֲס֣וּ הַבּוֹנִ֑ים הָ֝יְתָ֗ה לְרֹ֣אשׁ פִּנָּֽה׃
LXX-Br117:22
Λίθον ὃν ἀπεδοκίμασαν οἱ οἰκοδομοῦντες, οὗτος ἐγενήθη εἰς κεφαλὴν γωνίας.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).

Cross-references most cited first

  • 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’?
  • 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’?
  • 1 Peter 2:4–8As you come to Him, the living stone, rejected by men but chosen and precious in God’s sight, you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices…
  • Acts 4:11This Jesus is ‘the stone you builders rejected, which has become the cornerstone.’
  • Mark 12:10–11Have you never read this Scripture: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. This is from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes’?”
  • Ephesians 2:20–22built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus Himself as the cornerstone. In Him the whole building is fitted together and grows into a holy temple in the Lord. And in Him you too are being…
  • 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!’”

From the OpenBible.info cross-reference set (votes from readers; not every link is a quotation or allusion).

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