Matthew 21:42 meaning and explanation
Jesus 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’?
Matthew 21:42, Berean Standard Bible
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Jesus is speaking to the chief priests and elders in the temple courts, just after telling the parable of the tenants who killed the owner's servants and his son. He quotes Psalm 118:22-23, where the stone the builders rejected becomes the cornerstone, the decisive stone that aligns the whole building.
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