Matthew 21:42-43

The Parable of the Tenants

42 Jesus said to them, e "Have you never read in the Scriptures:
f "'The stone that the builders rejected
has become the cornerstone; 1
this was the Lord's doing,
and it is marvelous in our eyes'?

43 Therefore I tell you, the kingdom of God g will be taken away from you and given to a people h producing its fruits.

  1. Cross References
    Matthew 21:16
    And 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'?
  2. Cross References
    Acts 4:11
    This Jesus is the stone that was rejected by you, the builders, which has become the cornerstone.
    1 Peter 2:7
    So the honor is for you who believe, but for those who do not believe, "The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.
    Psalms 118:22 - 23
    The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.
  3. Cross References
    Psalms 118:22 - 23
    The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.
  4. Cross References
    Luke 14:24
    For I tell you, none of those men who were invited shall taste my banquet.'
  5. Cross References
    Matthew 3:10
    Even now the axe is laid to the root of the trees. Every tree therefore that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.
    Isaiah 5:4
    What more was there to do for my vineyard, that I have not done in it? When I looked for it to yield grapes, why did it yield wild grapes?
    Isaiah 5:7
    For the vineyard of the Lord of hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah are his pleasant planting; and he looked for justice, but behold, bloodshed; for righteousness, but behold, an outcry!
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