22 (A)The stone, which the builders [a]refused, is the head of the corner.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 118:22 Though Saul and the chief powers refused me to be King, yet God hath preferred me above them all.

22 The stone(A) the builders rejected
    has become the cornerstone;(B)

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16 Therefore thus saith the Lord God, Behold, I will lay in Zion a stone, a [a]tried stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation. He that believeth, [b]shall not make haste.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 28:16 That is, Christ, by whom all the building must be tried and upheld, Ps. 118:22; Matt. 21:42; Acts 4:11; Rom. 9:33; 1 Pet. 2:6.
  2. Isaiah 28:16 He shall be quiet, and seek none other remedies, but be content with Christ.

16 So this is what the Sovereign Lord says:

“See, I lay a stone in Zion,(A) a tested stone,(B)
    a precious cornerstone for a sure foundation;(C)
the one who relies on it
    will never be stricken with panic.(D)

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11 (A)This is the stone cast aside of you builders, which is become the head of the corner.

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11 Jesus is

“‘the stone you builders rejected,
    which has become the cornerstone.’[a](A)

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  1. Acts 4:11 Psalm 118:22

33 As it is written, (A)Behold, I lay in Zion a stumbling stone, and a rock to make men fall: and everyone that believeth in him, shall not be ashamed.

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33 As it is written:

“See, I lay in Zion a stone that causes people to stumble
    and a rock that makes them fall,
    and the one who believes in him will never be put to shame.”[a](A)

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  1. Romans 9:33 Isaiah 8:14; 28:16

And a (A)stone to stumble at, and a rock of offence, even to them which stumble at the word, being disobedient, unto the which thing they were even ordained.

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and,

“A stone that causes people to stumble
    and a rock that makes them fall.”[a](A)

They stumble because they disobey the message—which is also what they were destined for.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Peter 2:8 Isaiah 8:14