• Matthew 21:42
    The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures

    • 42 λέγει Is saying αὐτοῖς to them ὁ the Ἰησοῦς Jesus Οὐδέποτε Never ἀνέγνωτε did you read ἐν in ταῖς the γραφαῖς Scriptures Λίθον Stone ὃν which ἀπεδοκίμασαν rejected οἱ the (ones) οἰκοδομοῦντες building οὗτος this (one) ἐγενήθη came to be εἰς into κεφαλὴν head γωνίας· of corner; παρὰ beside Κυρίου Lord ἐγένετο came to be αὕτη, this [head], καὶ and ἔστιν it is θαυμαστὴ wonderful [head] ἐν in ὀφθαλμοῖς eyes ἡμῶν; of us?

  • Matthew 21:42
    The Bible in Living English

    • 42 Said Jesus to them “Did you never read in the Scriptures ‘The stone that the builders condemned, that stone has come to be the top of the corner: this was from the Lord, and is wonderful in our eyes’?

  • Matthew 21:42
    American Standard Version

    • 42 Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, The same was made the head of the corner; This was from the Lord, And it is marvelous in our eyes?

  • Matthew 21:42
    The Emphasized Bible

    • 42 Jesus saith unto them—Have ye never read in the Scriptures, A stone which the builders rejected The same hath become head of the corner: From the Lord hath this come to pass, And is marvellous in our eyes.

  • Matthew 21:42
    King James Version

    • 42 Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner: this is the Lord’s doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes?

  • Matthew Study Notes—Chapter 21
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)

    • 21:42

      in the Scriptures: Often used to refer to the inspired Hebrew writings as a whole.

      the chief cornerstone: Or “the most important stone.” The Hebrew expression at Ps 118:22 and the Greek expression used here literally mean “the head of the corner.” Although it has been understood in different ways, it apparently refers to the stone that was installed atop the junction of two walls to hold them firmly together. Jesus quoted and applied this prophecy to himself as “the chief cornerstone.” Just as the topmost stone of a building is conspicuous, so Jesus Christ is the crowning stone of the Christian congregation of anointed ones, which is likened to a spiritual temple.

      Jehovah: In this quote from Ps 118:22, 23, the divine name, represented by four Hebrew consonants (transliterated YHWH), occurs in the original Hebrew text.​—See App. C.