Matthew 21:42

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?

Cross-reference

Psalm 118:22 is the exact source Jesus quotes: the stone rejected by builders becoming the cornerstone.

Psalm 118:23 completes the quotation: this reversal is the Lord's doing and marvelous.

Isaiah 28:16 prophesies a precious cornerstone laid in Zion, which Jesus identifies as the rejected stone now exalted.

Mark 12:10 Parallel

Mark 12:10 records the same quote of the rejected stone becoming the cornerstone in a parallel account of the parable.

Mark 12:11 Parallel

Mark 12:11 continues the same quotation, affirming that this is the Lord's doing and marvelous.

Luke 20:17 Parallel

Luke 20:17 parallels the same quote, reinforcing the rejected stone becoming cornerstone.

Luke 20:18 Parallel

Luke 20:18 adds judgment imagery—falling on the stone brings destruction—expanding the stone metaphor.

Acts 4:11 Citation

Acts 4:11 applies the same psalm directly to Jesus as the rejected stone now exalted.

Ephesians 2:20 builds on the cornerstone metaphor, showing Christ as the foundation of the church.

1 Peter 2:4-8 combines Psalm 118 and Isaiah stone passages, explicitly linking rejection and cornerstone to Christ.

Genesis 49:24 calls God 'the Stone of Israel' — the same stone imagery Jesus applies to himself as the rejected cornerstone.

Mark 8:31 Allusion

Mark 8:31 is Jesus' explicit prediction of his rejection and resurrection—directly echoing the rejected stone becoming cornerstone.

Luke 17:25 Parallel

Luke 17:25 states Jesus must be rejected by this generation—the same rejection that makes him the cornerstone.

1 Peter 2:7 Citation

1 Peter 2:7 directly cites the same Psalm 118:22—identifying the rejected stone as Christ.

John 12:48 Contrast

John 12:48 warns that rejecting Jesus brings judgment, while here the rejected stone becomes cornerstone—two outcomes of rejection.

Romans 9:33 Allusion

Romans 9:33 uses a different stone prophecy (Isaiah) about Christ as a stumbling stone, complementing the cornerstone.