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.

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.

42 Jesus said unto them, Read ye never in the Scriptures, (A)The stone which the [a]builders refused, the same is [b]made the [c]head of the corner? [d]This was the Lord’s doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 21:42 Master builders, which are chief builders of the house, that is, of the Church.
  2. Matthew 21:42 Began to be.
  3. Matthew 21:42 The chiefest stone in the corner is called the head of the corner, which beareth up the couplings or joints of the whole building.
  4. Matthew 21:42 That matter (in that the stone which was cast away, is made the head) is the Lord’s doing, which we behold and greatly marvel at.

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

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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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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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