Christian Standard Bible
Mark 12:10
10Haven’t you read this Scripture: The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.
Mark 12:10 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And have ye not read this scripture; The stone which the builders rejected is become the head of the corner:
- New International Version (NIV)Haven’t you read this passage of Scripture: “ ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone;
- English Standard Version (ESV)Have you not read this Scripture: "'The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone;
- New King James Version (NKJV)Have you not even read this Scripture: ‘The stone which the builders rejected Has become the chief cornerstone.
Context of Mark 12:10
8So they seized him, killed him, and threw him out of the vineyard. 9What then will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come and kill the farmers and give the vineyard to others. Haven’t you read this Scripture: The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. 11This came about from the Lord and is wonderful in our eyes?” 12They were looking for a way to arrest him but feared the crowd because they knew he had spoken this parable against them. So they left him and went away.
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οὐδὲ τὴν γραφὴν ταύτην ἀνέγνωτε· λίθον ὃν ἀπεδοκίμασαν οἱ οἰκοδομοῦντες, οὗτος ἐγενήθη εἰς κεφαλὴν γωνίας·Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- And have yeἀναγινώσκωanaginōskō · to readG314
- notοὐδέoude · norG3761
- thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
- scriptureγραφήgraphē · a writingG1124
- The stoneλίθοςlithos · stoneG3037
- whichὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
- the buildersοἰκοδομέωoikodomeō · to buildG3618
- rejectedἀποδοκιμάζωapodokimazō · to rejectG593
- becomeγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
- ·εἰςeis · towardG1519
- the headκεφαλήkephalē · headG2776
- of the cornerγωνίαgōnia · cornerG1137
Cross-references for Mark 12:10
- Mark 12:26And as for the dead being raised — haven’t you read in the book of Moses, in the passage about the burning bush, how God said to him: I am the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob?
- Mark 2:25He said to them, “Have you never read what David and those who were with him did when he was in need and hungry —
- Mark 13:14“When you see the abomination of desolation standing where it should not be” (let the reader understand), “then those in Judea must flee to the mountains.
- Matthew 12:3He said to them, “Haven’t you read what David did when he and those who were with him were hungry:
- Matthew 19:4“Haven’t you read,” he replied, “that he who created them in the beginning made them male and female,
- Matthew 21:16and said to him, “Do you hear what these children are saying?” Jesus replied, “Yes, have you never read: You have prepared praise from the mouths of infants and nursing babies?”
- Matthew 22:31Now concerning the resurrection of the dead, haven’t you read what was spoken to you by God:
- Luke 6:3Jesus answered them, “Haven’t you read what David and those who were with him did when he was hungry —
- Psalms 118:22The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.
- Isaiah 28:16Therefore the Lord God said: “Look, I have laid a stone in Zion, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation; the one who believes will be unshakable.
- Matthew 21:42Jesus said to them, “Have you never read in the Scriptures: The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. This is what the Lord has done and it is wonderful in our eyes?
- Luke 20:17But he looked at them and said, “Then what is the meaning of this Scripture: The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone?
- Acts 4:11This Jesus is the stone rejected by you builders, which has become the cornerstone.
- Romans 9:33As it is written, Look, I am putting a stone in Zion to stumble over and a rock to trip over, and the one who believes on him will not be put to shame.
- Ephesians 2:20built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the cornerstone.
- 1 Peter 2:7So honor will come to you who believe; but for the unbelieving, The stone that the builders rejected — this one has become the cornerstone,
Commentaries on Mark 12:10
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-12Verses 1-12 See this parable explained in the notes at Matthew 21:33-46. See this parable explained in the notes at Matthew 21:33-46.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10-11In his second rhetorical question, Jesus quoted Psalm 118:22–23. The stone the builders rejected, representing the Son, has become the cornerstone of God's kingdom (compare Acts 4:11; 1 Peter 2:4, 6–7). Traditionally, this phrase refers to a cornerstone buried in the foundation. But it could also mean the capstone at the top of a building, marking its completion. In either case, it was the most important stone. Although the builders, representing the…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Mark 12
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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