Acts 4:11
9 If we are being examined today about a kind service to a man who was lame, to determine how he was healed,
10 then let this be known to all of you and to all the people of Israel: It is by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified but whom God raised from the dead, that this man stands before you healed.
This Jesus is ‘the stone you builders rejected, which has become the cornerstone.’
12 Salvation exists in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved.”
13 When they saw the boldness of Peter and John and realized that they were unschooled, ordinary men, they marveled and took note that these men had been with Jesus.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- This Jesus is ‘the stone you builders rejected, which has become the cornerstone.’
- KJV
- This is the stone which was set at nought of you builders, which is become the head of the corner.
- WEB
- He is ‘the stone which was regarded as worthless by you, the builders, which has become the head of the corner.’
- ASV
- He is the stone which was set at nought of you the builders, which was made the head of the corner.
- DARBY
- *He* is the stone which has been set at nought by you the builders, which is become the corner stone.
- BLB
- This is ‘the stone having been rejected by you⁺, the builders, which has become the head of the corner.’
- ÅB
- Han er den stein som ble forkastet av dere, dere bygningsmenn, men som er blitt hjørnestein.
- OTB
- Han er
‘steinen dere bygningsmenn forkastet,
som er blitt hovedhjørnesteinen.’ - B1930
- Han er den sten som blev forkastet av eder, I bygningsmenn, men som er blitt hjørnesten.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 118:22–23
The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.
Read in contextIsaiah 28:16
So this is what the Lord GOD says: “See, I lay a stone in Zion, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation; the one who believes will never be shaken.
Read in contextMark 12:10–12
Have you never read this Scripture: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.
Read in contextMatthew 21:42–45
Jesus said to them, “Have you never read in the Scriptures: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. This is from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes’?
Read in context1 Peter 2:6–8
For it stands in Scripture: “See, I lay in Zion a stone, a chosen and precious cornerstone; and the one who believes in Him will never be put to shame.”
Read in contextEphesians 2:20–22
built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus Himself as the cornerstone.
Read in contextLuke 20:16–18
He will come and kill those tenants, and will give the vineyard to others.” And when the people heard this, they said, “May such a thing never happen!”
Read in contextZechariah 3:9
See the stone I have set before Joshua; on that one stone are seven eyes. Behold, I will engrave on it an inscription, declares the LORD of Hosts, and I will remove the iniquity of this land in a single day.
Read in context