Matthew 21:42-44

Disciples’ Literal New Testament

The Kingdom Will Be Taken Away Because You Rejected God’s Cornerstone

⁴²Jesus says to them, “Did you never read in the Scriptures, ‘The stone which the ones building rejected, this became the head^[a] of the corner. This came about from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes’? [Ps 118:22-23]. ⁴³For this reason^[b] I say to you that the kingdom of God will be taken-away from you, and will be given to a nation^[c] producing its fruits. ⁴⁴And the one having fallen upon this stone will be broken-to-pieces^[d]. And upon whomever it may fall, it will crush^[e] him”.

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Footnotes

Matthew 21:42 That is, the headstone belonging to the corner. This may mean the cornerstone of a foundation; or, the capstone in the arch.
Matthew 21:43 That is, based on this Scripture.
Matthew 21:43 Or, people. It was given to a spiritual nation made up of Jews and Gentiles, 1 Pet 2:9; Eph 2:11-22.
Matthew 21:44 Or, crushed, shattered.
Matthew 21:44 Or, winnow him, scatter him like chaff. That is, whether they fall over Him in their rejection of Him or He falls on them in their ignorance of Him, the result will be the same; or, if they fall over Him they will be broken but can be healed, but if He falls on them they will be crushed.

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