Matthew 21:41-45

41 “He will bring those wretches to a wretched end,” they replied, “and he will rent the vineyard to other tenants, who will give him his share of the crop at harvest time.”

42 Jesus said to them, “Have you never read in the Scriptures: “ ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone; the Lord has done this, and it is marvelous in our eyes’^[a] ?

43 “Therefore I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people who will produce its fruit.

44 Anyone who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces; anyone on whom it falls will be crushed.”^[b]

45 When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard Jesus’ parables, they knew he was talking about them.

Cross References

• 1. Matthew 8:11,12
• 2. S Acts 13:46; Acts 18:6; Acts 28:28
• 3. Psalms 118:22,23; S Acts 4:11; 1 Peter 2:7
• 4. Matthew 8:12
• 5. S Luke 2:34

Footnotes

• [a] Psalm 118:22,23
• [b] Some manuscripts do not have verse 44.