English Standard Version
Mark 12:10
10Have you not 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;
- New King James Version (NKJV)Have you not even read this Scripture: ‘The stone which the builders rejected Has become the chief cornerstone.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Didn’t you ever read this in the Scriptures? ‘The stone that the builders rejected has now become the cornerstone.
Context of Mark 12:10
8And they took him and killed him and threw him out of the vineyard. 9What will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy the tenants and give the vineyard to others. Have you not read this Scripture: "'The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone; 11this was the Lord's doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes'?" 12And they were seeking to arrest him but feared the people, for they perceived that he had told the 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, have you not read in the book of Moses, in the passage about the bush, how God spoke to him, saying, 'I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob'?
- Mark 2:25And he said to them, "Have you never read what David did, when he was in need and was hungry, he and those who were with him:
- Mark 13:14"But when you see the abomination of desolation standing where he ought not to be (let the reader understand), then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.
- Matthew 12:3He said to them, "Have you not read what David did when he was hungry, and those who were with him:
- Matthew 19:4He answered, "Have you not read that he who created them from the beginning made them male and female,
- Matthew 21:16and they said to him, "Do you hear what these are saying?" And Jesus said to them, "Yes; have you never read, "'Out of the mouth of infants and nursing babies you have prepared praise'?"
- Matthew 22:31And as for the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what was said to you by God:
- Luke 6:3And Jesus answered them, "Have you not read what David did when he was hungry, he and those who were with him:
- Psalms 118:22The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.
- Isaiah 28:16therefore thus says the Lord God, "Behold, I am the one who has laid as a foundation in Zion, a stone, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone, of a sure foundation: 'Whoever believes will not be in haste.'
- Matthew 21:42Jesus said to them, "Have you never read in the Scriptures: "'The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone; this was the Lord's doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes'?
- Luke 20:17But he looked directly at them and said, "What then is this that is written: "'The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone'?
- Acts 4:11This Jesus is the stone that was rejected by you, the builders, which has become the cornerstone.
- Romans 9:33as it is written, "Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offense; and whoever believes in him will not be put to shame."
- Ephesians 2:20built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the cornerstone,
- 1 Peter 2:7So the honor is for you who believe, but for those who do not believe, "The stone that the builders rejected 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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