King James Version

Acts 4:11

This is the stone which was set at nought of you builders, which is become the head of the corner.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “builders” (οἰκοδόμων,) before which here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “those building” (οἰκοδομούντων) before which here.

οὗτόςhoutosThisοὗτοςdemonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “This”, the subject formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.Thisἐστινestinisεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “is”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.isὁhowhichὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “which”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.whichλίθοςlithosstoneλίθοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “stone”, the subject formG3037a stone; met: of Jesus as the chief stone in a building.ὁhowhichὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “which”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.whichἐξουθενηθεὶςexouthenētheisto rejectἐξουθενέω (exoutheneō)verb, aorist passive participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to reject”, a single actionG1848I set at naught, ignore, despise.ὑφ’huphbyὑπό (hupo)preposition — “by”G5259by, under, about.ὑμῶνhumōnyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “you”, the of-formG4771you.τῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.οἰκοδόμωνoikodomōnbuilderοἰκοδόμος (oikodomos)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “builder”, the of-formG6065builderὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.γενόμενοςgenomenosis becomeγίνομαι (ginomai)verb, aorist middle participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “is become”, a single actionG1096I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.is becomeεἰςeisofεἰςpreposition — “of”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.ofκεφαλὴνkephalēnheadκεφαλή (kephalē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “head”, the object formG2776(a) the head, (b) met: a corner stone, uniting two walls; head, ruler, lord.γωνίαςgōniascornerγωνία (gōnia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “corner”, the of-formG1137a corner; met: a secret place.the corner

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

οἰκοδομούντωνoikodomountōnbuildersοἰκοδομέω (oikodomeō)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “builders”, the of-formG3618I erect a building, build; fig. of the building up of character: I build up, edify, encourage.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

'This is the stone that was set at nought by you — the builders, that became head of a corner;

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American Standard Version (1901)

He is the stone which was set at nought of you the builders, which was made the head of the corner.

Young’s Literal Translation

'This is the stone that was set at nought by you — the builders, that became head of a corner;

World English Bible

He is ‘the stone which was regarded as worthless by you, the builders, which has become the head of the corner.’

Darby Translation

He is the stone which has been set at nought by you the builders, which is become the corner stone.

Douay-Rheims

This is the stone which was rejected by you the builders, which is become the head of the corner.

Fulfills

Psalms 118:22 Psalms 118:22 · King James VersionThe stone which the builders refused is become the head stone of the corner.Psalms 118:22 · King James VersionOpen the Source
rejected cornerstone · NT explicit
The stone which the builders refused is become the head stone of the corner.