Mark 12:10

“And have ye not read this Scripture? etc..] In (<19B822>Psalm 118:22,23) these are the words of Christ directed to the above persons, who were, many of them, teachers of the people, and therefore ought to have read the scriptures, and have taken notice of, and considered more especially such as respected the Messiah, as this passage did, and was very appropriate to the case in the parable Christ had respect unto: the stone which the builders rejected, is become the head of the corner: by “the stone” is meant the same with the son and heir in the parable, even himself, the true Messiah; and by “the builders”, the chief priests, Scribes, and elders, the same with the husbandmen, whose…”

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“Psa 118:22. Mark 12:12”

“12:10-11 In his second rhetorical question, Jesus used a quotation from Ps 118:22-23. The rejected stone (the Son) had become the cornerstone of God’s Kingdom (cp. Acts 4:11; 1 Pet 2:4, 6-7). The phrase is traditionally understood as the buried cornerstone that is part of the foundation, but it could be the capstone at the top of a building that marks its completion. Whichever stone is meant, it was the most important one. Despite the evil intention of the builders—the religious leaders—all they did was in accordance with God’s will (Acts 4:28), which was wonderful to see. Those who put Jesus to death were God’s instruments in his plan for the Son of Man to give his life as a ransom for many…”

“have: Mar 12:26, Mar 2:25, Mar 13:14; Mat 12:3, Mat 19:4, Mat 21:16, Mat 22:31; Luk 6:3 The stone: Psa 118:22, Psa 118:23; Isa 28:16; Mat 21:42; Luk 20:17, Luk 20:18; Act 4:11, Act 4:12; Rom 9:33; Eph 2:20-22; Pe1 2:7, Pe1 2:8 Mark 12:11”