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42 Yeshua said to them, “Have you never read in the Scriptures[a]?

‘The stone which the builders rejected,
    this has become the chief cornerstone.
This came from Adonai,
    and it is marvelous in our eyes.’[b]

43 Therefore I say to you, the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to people producing its fruits. 44 Whoever falls on this stone will be shattered; but the one upon whom it falls, it will crush him.”[c]

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  1. Matthew 21:42 Lit. Writings.
  2. Matthew 21:42 Ps. 118:22-23 (117:22-23 LXX).
  3. Matthew 21:44 cf. Isa. 28:16; Dan. 2:34, 44-45. Some manuscripts omit verse 44.

42 Jesus said to them, “Have you never read in the Scriptures:

“‘The stone the builders rejected
    has become the cornerstone;
the Lord has done this,
    and it is marvelous in our eyes’[a]?(A)

43 “Therefore I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you(B) and given to a people who will produce its fruit. 44 Anyone who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces; anyone on whom it falls will be crushed.”[b](C)

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 21:42 Psalm 118:22,23
  2. Matthew 21:44 Some manuscripts do not have verse 44.