Mark 12:10

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 his body out of the vineyard. 9What then will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy those tenants and give the vineyard to others. Have you not read this scripture: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. 11This is from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes’?” 12Now they wanted to arrest him (but they feared the crowd), because they realized that he told this parable against them. So they left him and went away.

Mark 12:10 word by word

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 12:26Now as for the dead being raised, have you not read in the book of Moses, in the passage about the bush, how God said to him, ‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’?
• Mark 2:25He said to them, “Have you never read what David did when he was in need and he and his companions were hungry –
• Mark 13:14“But 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 his companions were hungry –
• Matthew 19:4He answered, “Have you not read that from the beginning the Creator made them male and female,
• Matthew 21:16and said to him, “Do you hear what they are saying?” Jesus said to them, “Yes. Have you never read, ‘Out of the mouths of children and nursing infants you have prepared praise for yourself’?”
• Matthew 22:31Now as for the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what was spoken to you by God,
• Luke 6:3Jesus answered them, “Haven’t you read what David did when he and his companions were hungry –
• Psalms 118:22The stone which the builders discarded has become the cornerstone.
• Isaiah 28:16Therefore, this is what the sovereign master, the Lord, says: “Look, I am laying a stone in Zion, an approved stone, set in place as a precious cornerstone for the foundation. The one who maintains his faith will not panic.
• Matthew 21:42Jesus 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’?
• Luke 20:17But Jesus looked straight at them and said, “Then what is the meaning of that which is written: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone’?
• Acts 4:11This Jesus is the stone that was rejected by you, the builders, that has become the cornerstone.
• Romans 9:33just as it is written, “Look, I am laying in Zion a stone that will cause people to stumble and a rock that will make them fall, yet the one who believes in him will not be put to shame.”
• Ephesians 2:20because you have been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the cornerstone.
• 1 Peter 2:7So you who believe see his value, 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