MAT 21:42 Parallel Verse View

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ULT Jesus says to them, “Did you never read in the Scriptures,
⇔  ‘A stone that the builders rejected,
⇔  this has become the head of the corner.
⇔  This came about from the Lord,
⇔  and it is marvelous in our eyes’?

UST Jesus responded, “What I have said fits with what you have read in the Scriptures:
⇔ ‘The people who were constructing a building refused to use a certain stone.
⇔ However, that stone is now the most important one in the building.
⇔ The Lord God did that,
⇔ and we think it is amazing.’

BSB § Jesus 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’[fn]?

BLB Jesus says to them, "Did you never read in the Scriptures: 'The stone that those building rejected, this has become the chief corner. This was from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes'?

AICNT Jesus says to them, “Have you never read in the Scriptures, ‘The stone which the builders rejected, this has become cornerstone; this was the Lord's doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes’?[fn]

21:42, Psalms 118:22-23

OEB Then Jesus added, ‘Have you never read in the scriptures? – “The stone which the builders despised – has now itself become the cornerstone. This cornerstone has come from the Lord, and is marvellous in our eyes.”

WEBBE Jesus said to them, “Did you never read in the Scriptures,
⇔ ‘The stone which the builders rejected
⇔ was made the head of the corner.
⇔ This was from the Lord.
⇔ It is marvellous in our eyes’?

WMBB Yeshua said to them, “Did you never read in the Scriptures,
⇔ ‘The stone which the builders rejected
⇔ was made the head of the corner.
⇔ This was from the Lord.
⇔ It is marvellous in our eyes’?

NET Jesus 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’?

LSV Jesus says to them, “Did you never read in the Writings: A stone that the builders disallowed, it became head of a corner; from the LORD has this come to pass, and it is wonderful in our eyes?

FBV “So haven't you read this in the Scriptures?” Jesus asked them. “‘The stone which the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone. The Lord has done this, and it is wonderful in our eyes.’

TCNT Jesus 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 amazing in our eyes’?

T4T Jesus said to them, “That is right, so you need to think carefully about these words which you have read [RHQ] in the Scriptures:
⇔ The builders rejected a certain stone. But others put that same stone in its proper place, and it has become the most important stone of the building [MET]. The Lord has done this, and we marvel as we look at it.

LEB • Jesus said to them, “Have you never read in the scriptures,‘The stone which the builders rejected, • this has become[fn] • This came about from the Lord, • and it is marvelous in our eyes’?[fn]

21:42 Literally “the head of the corner”

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BBE Jesus says to them, Did you never see in the Writings, The stone which the builders put on one side, the same has been made the chief stone of the building: this was the Lord's doing, and it is a wonder in our eyes?

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Wymth "Have you never read in the Scriptures," said Jesus, "`The Stone which the builders rejected has been made the Cornerstone: this Cornerstone came from the Lord, and is wonderful in our eyes'?

ASV Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the scriptures,
⇔ The stone which the builders rejected,
⇔ The same was made the head of the corner;
⇔ This was from the Lord,
⇔ And it is marvellous in our eyes?

DRA Jesus saith to them: Have you never read in the Scriptures: The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner? By the Lord this has been done; and it is wonderful in our eyes.

YLT Jesus saith to them, 'Did ye never read in the Writings, A stone that the builders disallowed, it became head of a corner; from the Lord hath this come to pass, and it is wonderful in our eyes.

Drby Jesus says to them, Have ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which they that builded rejected, this has become the corner-stone: this is of [the] Lord, and it is wonderful in our eyes?

RV Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, The same was made the head of the corner: This was from the Lord, And it is marvelous in our eyes?

Wbstr Jesus saith to 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 marvelous in our eyes?

KJB-1769 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?
(Jesus saith/says unto them, Did ye/you_all 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? )

KJB-1611 [fn]Iesus saith vnto them, Did ye neuer reade in the Scriptures, The stone which the builders reiected, the same is become the head of the corner? This is the Lords doing, and it is marueilous in our eyes.
(Yesus/Yeshua saith/says unto them, Did ye/you_all never reade in the Scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner? This is the Lords doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes.)

21:42 Psal. 118.22. acts. 4.11.

Bshps Iesus sayth vnto them. Did ye neuer reade in the Scriptures: The stone which the buylders refused, the same is become the head of the corner. This is the Lordes doing, and it is marueylous in our eyes.
(Yesus/Yeshua saith/says unto them. Did ye/you_all never reade in the Scriptures: The stone which the buylders refused, the same is become the head of the corner. This is the Lords doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes.)

Gnva Iesus saide vnto them, Read ye neuer in the Scriptures, The stone which the builders refused, the same is made the head of the corner? This was the Lordes doing, and it is marueilous in our eyes.
(Yesus/Yeshua said unto them, Read ye/you_all never in the Scriptures, The stone which the builders refused, the same is made the head of the corner? This was the Lords doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes. )

Cvdl Iesus sayde vnto the: Dyd ye neuer rede in the scriptures: The same stone which the buylders refused, is become the heade stone in the corner? This was the LORDES doynge, & it is maruelous i oure eyes
(Yesus/Yeshua said unto them: Dyd ye/you_all never rede in the scriptures: The same stone which the buylders refused, is become the head stone in the corner? This was the LORDS doynge, and it is marvellous i our eyes)

TNT Iesus sayde vnto the: dyd ye never redde in the scriptures? The stone which the bylders refused the same is set in the principall parte of the corner: this was the lordes doinge and that is mervelous in oure eyes.
(Yesus/Yeshua said unto them: did ye/you_all never red in the scriptures? The stone which the bylders refused the same is set in the principall part of the corner: this was the lords doinge and that is mervelous in our eyes. )

Wyc Jhesus seith to hem, Redden ye neuer in scripturis, The stoon which bilderis repreueden, this is maad in to the heed of the corner? Of the Lord this thing is don, and it is merueilous bifor oure iyen.
(Yhesus saith/says to them, Redden ye/you_all never in scripturis, The stone which bilderis repreueden, this is made in to the head of the corner? Of the Lord this thing is done, and it is merueilous before our eyes.)

Luth JEsus sprach zu ihnen: Habt ihr nie gelesen in der Schrift: Der Stein, den die Bauleute verworfen haben, der ist zum Eckstein worden; von dem HErr’s ist das geschehen, und es ist wunderbarlich vor unsern Augen?
(Yesus spoke to to_them: Habt you/their/her nie gelesen in the/of_the Schrift: The Stein, the the Bauleute verworfen have, the/of_the is for_the Eckstein worden; from to_him LORD’s is the geschehen, and it is wunderbarlich before/in_front_of unsern Augen?)

ClVg Dicit illis Jesus: Numquam legistis in Scripturis: [Lapidem quem reprobaverunt ædificantes, hic factus est in caput anguli: a Domino factum est istud, et est mirabile in oculis nostris?][fn]
(Dicit illis Yesus: Numquam legistis in Scripturis: [Lapidem which reprobaverunt ædificantes, this factus it_is in caput anguli: from Master done it_is istud, and it_is mirabile in oculis nostris?] )

21.42 Ædificantes. Qui de subdita plebe quasi Deo domum struere videbantur. Et qui ceciderit, etc. Qui credit, et tamen peccat: cadit super illum lapis et non conteritur: sed constringitur, quia per patientiam ad salutem reservatur, sed cui lapis irruit, id est, qui negat, penitus conteritur, ut nec testa remaneat; vel cadit super eum qui modo contemnit et injuriis afficit, necdum penitus interiit, sed quassatur ut non ambulet rectus. Cadit super illum lapis, quando veniens in judicio opprimit, cum dicit: Ite in ignem æternum.

21.42 Ædificantes. Who about subdita plebe as_if Deo home struere videbantur. And who ceciderit, etc. Who he_believes, and tamen peccat: cadit over him lapis and not/no conteritur: but constringitur, because through patientiam to salutem reservatur, but cui lapis irruit, id it_is, who negat, penitus conteritur, as but_not testa remaneat; or cadit over him who modo contemnit and inyuriis afficit, necdum penitus interiit, but quassatur as not/no ambulet rectus. Cadit over him lapis, when veniens in yudicio opprimit, when/with he_says: Ite in ignem eternal.

UGNT λέγει αὐτοῖς ὁ Ἰησοῦς, οὐδέποτε ἀνέγνωτε ἐν ταῖς Γραφαῖς, λίθον ὃν ἀπεδοκίμασαν οἱ οἰκοδομοῦντες, οὗτος ἐγενήθη εἰς κεφαλὴν γωνίας; παρὰ Κυρίου ἐγένετο αὕτη, καὶ ἔστιν θαυμαστὴ ἐν ὀφθαλμοῖς ἡμῶν?
(legei autois ho Yaʸsous, oudepote anegnōte en tais Grafais, lithon hon apedokimasan hoi oikodomountes, houtos egenaʸthaʸ eis kefalaʸn gōnias; para Kuriou egeneto hautaʸ, kai estin thaumastaʸ en ofthalmois haʸmōn?)

SBL-GNT Λέγει αὐτοῖς ὁ Ἰησοῦς· Οὐδέποτε ἀνέγνωτε ἐν ταῖς γραφαῖς· Λίθον ὃν ἀπεδοκίμασαν οἱ οἰκοδομοῦντες οὗτος ἐγενήθη εἰς κεφαλὴν γωνίας· παρὰ κυρίου ἐγένετο αὕτη, καὶ ἔστιν θαυμαστὴ ἐν ὀφθαλμοῖς ἡμῶν;
(Legei autois ho Yaʸsous; Oudepote anegnōte en tais grafais; Lithon hon apedokimasan hoi oikodomountes houtos egenaʸthaʸ eis kefalaʸn gōnias; para kuriou egeneto hautaʸ, kai estin thaumastaʸ en ofthalmois haʸmōn;)

TC-GNT Λέγει αὐτοῖς ὁ Ἰησοῦς, Οὐδέποτε ἀνέγνωτε ἐν ταῖς γραφαῖς,
⇔ Λίθον ὃν ἀπεδοκίμασαν οἱ οἰκοδομοῦντες,
⇔ οὗτος ἐγενήθη εἰς κεφαλὴν γωνίας·
⇔ παρὰ Κυρίου ἐγένετο αὕτη,
⇔ καὶ ἔστι θαυμαστὴ ἐν ὀφθαλμοῖς ἡμῶν;
(Legei autois ho Yaʸsous, Oudepote anegnōte en tais grafais,
⇔ Lithon hon apedokimasan hoi oikodomountes,
⇔ houtos egenaʸthaʸ eis kefalaʸn gōnias;
⇔ para Kuriou egeneto hautaʸ,
⇔ kai esti thaumastaʸ en ofthalmois haʸmōn; )

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: translate-tense

λέγει

/is/_saying

To call attention to a development in the story, Matthew uses the present tense in past narration. If it would not be natural to do that in your language, you could use the past tense in your translation. Alternate translation: “said”

Note 2 topic: writing-pronouns

αὐτοῖς

˱to˲_them

The pronoun them refers to the chief priests and the elders. If this is not clear for your readers, you could refer to them more directly. Alternate translation: “to the chief priests and elders”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

οὐδέποτε ἀνέγνωτε ἐν ταῖς Γραφαῖς, λίθον ὃν ἀπεδοκίμασαν οἱ οἰκοδομοῦντες, οὗτος ἐγενήθη εἰς κεφαλὴν γωνίας; παρὰ Κυρίου ἐγένετο αὕτη, καὶ ἔστιν θαυμαστὴ ἐν ὀφθαλμοῖς ἡμῶν?

never ˱you_all˲_read in the Scriptures /the/_stone which rejected the_‹ones› building this /was/_become for /the/_head ˱of˲_/the/_corner from /the/_Lord became this and ˱it˲_is marvelous in /the/_eyes ˱of˲_us

Jesus is using the question form to rebuke and teach the chief priests and elders. If you would not use the question form for this purpose in your language, you could translate this as a statement or an exclamation. Alternate translation: “I know that you have read, ‘A stone that the builders rejected, this has become the head of the corner. This came about from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes.’” or “Surely you have read, ‘A stone that the builders rejected, this has become the head of the corner. This came about from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes’!”

Note 4 topic: writing-quotations

οὐδέποτε ἀνέγνωτε ἐν ταῖς Γραφαῖς

never ˱you_all˲_read in the Scriptures

Here Jesus introduces a quotation from an important text, in this case, the Old Testament book of Psalms (see Psalm 118:22–23). If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a comparable phrase that indicates that Jesus is quoting from an important text. Alternate translation: “Did you never read in the book of Psalms” or “Have you never read what someone wrote in our Scriptures”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

λίθον ὃν ἀπεδοκίμασαν οἱ οἰκοδομοῦντες, οὗτος ἐγενήθη εἰς κεφαλὴν γωνίας

/the/_stone which rejected the_‹ones› building this /was/_become for /the/_head ˱of˲_/the/_corner

Here the author of the quotation speaks of a person whom others reject as if he were a stone that builders rejected. He speaks of this person gaining power and respect as if he became the head of the corner. Jesus is applying this quotation to himself as the stone. However, if possible, preserve the metaphor in your translation, or if necessary you could express the idea in simile form. Alternate translation: “A person who is like a stone that the builders rejected, that person has become like the head of the corner”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

λίθον ὃν ἀπεδοκίμασαν οἱ οἰκοδομοῦντες

/the/_stone which rejected the_‹ones› building

Here the author of the quotation is referring to the way people in this culture used stones to build the walls of houses and other buildings. In this case, the people do not want to use the stone for building. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make that idea more explicit. Alternate translation: “A stone that the builders thought was not good enough to use for building”

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

κεφαλὴν γωνίας

/the/_head ˱of˲_/the/_corner

The phrase the head of the corner refers to a specific stone that is especially key or important for a structure. It could be a stone at the corner of a wall, a stone at the top of an arch, or another important stone. You could use a term for one of these kinds of stones, or you could refer generally to an important or essential stone. Alternate translation: “the cornerstone” or “the capstone” or “the most important stone”

παρὰ Κυρίου ἐγένετο αὕτη

from /the/_Lord became this

Alternate translation: “The Lord has caused this”

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

ἐν ὀφθαλμοῖς ἡμῶν

in in /the/_eyes ˱of˲_us

Here, eyes represents a person’s judgement or evaluation. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression from your language or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “in our opinion” or “from our perspective”

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