Acts 4:11
This is the stone which was set at nought of you builders, which is become the head of the corner.
Cross-references
Acts 7:52 describes Israel's pattern of rejecting prophets and killing the Righteous One — mirroring the rejection of the cornerstone in Acts 4:11.
Psalm 118:22 is the OT source of the 'rejected stone' metaphor, showing how Scripture prefigured Christ's rejection and exaltation.
Psalm 118:23 is the next verse after the stone quote, declaring this reversal is the Lord's doing and marvelous — completing Peter's implied citation.
Isaiah 28:16 prophesies God laying a precious cornerstone in Zion, a sure foundation — reinforcing the stone imagery Peter applies to Jesus.
Matthew 21:42-45 records Jesus quoting the same Psalm and warning the stone will crush rejecters — strengthening Peter's argument against the builders.
Mark 12:10-12 also has Jesus quoting the stone verse, with the leaders understanding they are the builders — echoing Peter's point.
Luke 20:16-18 adds the crushing consequence for those who fall on the stone — underscoring the judgment Peter implies by quoting it.
In Ephesians 2:20-22, Paul explicitly calls Christ the cornerstone of the church, directly paralleling Acts 4:11.
1 Peter 2:6-8 combines Isaiah 28:16 and Psalm 118:22, calling Christ the cornerstone and a stumbling stone — consistent with Peter's preaching here.
In Luke 20:17, Jesus quotes the same Psalm 118:22 about the rejected stone becoming cornerstone, reinforcing Acts 4:11.
In 1 Cor 1:27, God chooses the foolish to shame the wise — paralleling the rejected stone becoming the chosen cornerstone.
1 Cor 3:10 describes laying a foundation, and v.11 makes clear it is Christ — the same cornerstone of Acts 4:11.
In 1 Peter 2:4, Peter expands on the same 'living Stone' imagery — Christ rejected by humans yet chosen by God.
In 1 Peter 2:7, this same verse from Psalm 118 is directly quoted — the stone rejected becomes the cornerstone.