King James Version

Matthew 21:42

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?

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Λέγειlegeisaithλέγω (legō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “saith”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.saithαὐτοῖςautoisunto themαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “unto them”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.unto themὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἸησοῦςiēsousJesusἸησοῦςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Jesus”, the subject formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.Οὐδέποτεoudepoteneverοὐδέποτεadverb — “never”G3763never.neverἀνέγνωτεanegnōtereadἀναγινώσκω (anaginōskō)verb, aorist active indicative, 2nd person plural — “read”, a single actionG314I read, know again, know certainly, recognize, discern.readἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inταῖςtaistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.γραφαῖςgraphaisscripturesγραφή (graphē)noun, dative, plural, feminine — “scriptures”, the to- or for-formG1124(a) a writing, (b) a passage of scripture; plur: the scriptures.the scripturesΛίθονlithonstoneλίθος (lithos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “stone”, the object formG3037a stone; met: of Jesus as the chief stone in a building.The stoneὃνhonwhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “which”, the object formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.whichἀπεδοκίμασανapedokimasanrejectedἀποδοκιμάζω (apodokimazō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “rejected”, a single actionG593I reject after testing (examination), disqualify.rejectedοἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.οἰκοδομοῦντεςoikodomountesto buildοἰκοδομέω (oikodomeō)verb, present active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “to build”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3618I erect a building, build; fig. of the building up of character: I build up, edify, encourage.This verse uses “build”.οὗτοςhoutossameοὗτοςdemonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “same”, the subject formG3778this; he, she, it.the sameἐγενήθηegenēthēis becomeγίνομαι (ginomai)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “is become”, a single actionG1096I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.is becomeεἰςeistowardεἰςpreposition — “toward”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.κεφαλὴνkephalēnheadκεφαλή (kephalē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “head”, the object formG2776(a) the head, (b) met: a corner stone, uniting two walls; head, ruler, lord.the headγωνίαςgōniasof the cornerγωνία (gōnia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “of the corner”, the of-formG1137a corner; met: a secret place.of the cornerπαρὰparaisπαράpreposition — “is”G3844gen: from; dat: beside, in the presence of; acc: alongside of.isκυρίουkuriouLord'sκύριος (kurios)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “Lord's”, the of-formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.the Lord'sἐγένετοegenetodoingγίνομαι (ginomai)verb, aorist middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “doing”, a single actionG1096I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.doingαὕτηhautēthisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “this”, the subject formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἔστινestinit isεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “it is”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.it isθαυμαστὴthaumastēmarvellousθαυμαστός (thaumastos)adjective, nominative, singular, feminine — “marvellous”, the subject formG2298to be wondered at, wonderful, marvelous.marvellousἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inὀφθαλμοῖςophthalmoiseyesὀφθαλμός (ophthalmos)noun, dative, plural, masculine — “eyes”, the to- or for-formG3788the eye; fig: the mind's eye.eyesἡμῶνhēmōnIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

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.

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American Standard Version (1901)

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?

Young’s Literal Translation

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.

World English Bible

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 marvelous in our eyes ’?

Darby Translation

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?

Douay-Rheims

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.

Quotes

Psalms 118:23 Psalms 118:23 · King James VersionThis is the LORD’s doing; it is marvellous in our eyes.Psalms 118:23 · King James VersionOpen the Source
Did ye never read
This is the LORD’s doing; it is marvellous in our eyes.

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
Did ye never read · rejected cornerstone · NT explicit
The stone which the builders refused is become the head stone of the corner.