Matthew 21:42-45

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. Psalms 118:22,23; S Acts 4:11; 1 Peter 2:7
• 2. Matthew 8:12
• 3. S Luke 2:34

Footnotes

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