Jesus said to them,“ Haven’t you ever read what the Scriptures say,“‘ The stone the builders didn’t accept has become the most important stone of all. The Lord has done it. It is wonderful in our eyes’?( Psalm 118:22, 23)

耶稣说：“经上写着：‘匠人所弃的石头已作了房角的头块石头。这是主所作的，在我们眼中看为希奇。’这经你们没有念过吗？

耶稣对他们说：“‘匠人所丢弃的石头已作了房角的头块石头。这是主所做的，在我们眼中看为奇妙。’这段经文你们从来没有念过吗？

耶稣对他们说：“‘匠人所丢弃的石头已作了房角的头块石头。这是主所做的，在我们眼中看为奇妙。’这段经文你们从来没有念过吗？

耶稣说：“‘工匠丢弃的石头已成了房角石。这是主的作为，在我们看来奇妙莫测。’你们难道没有读过这段经文吗？

耶稣对他们说：“经上记着：‘建筑工人所弃的石头，成了房角的主要石头；这是主所作的，在我们眼中看为希奇。’这话你们没有念过吗？

耶稣对他们说：“难道你们从来没有读过这段经文吗？‘工匠所弃绝的石头，它已经成了房角的头块石头；这是主所成就的，在我们眼中实在奇妙！’

耶穌說：「經上寫着：匠人所棄的石頭已作了房角的頭塊石頭。這是主所做的，在我們眼中看為希奇。這經你們沒有念過嗎？

耶穌對他們說：「『匠人所丟棄的石頭已作了房角的頭塊石頭。這是主所做的，在我們眼中看為奇妙。』這段經文你們從來沒有念過嗎？

耶穌對他們說：「『匠人所丟棄的石頭已作了房角的頭塊石頭。這是主所做的，在我們眼中看為奇妙。』這段經文你們從來沒有念過嗎？

耶穌說：「『工匠丟棄的石頭已成了房角石。這是主的作為，在我們看來奇妙莫測。』你們難道沒有讀過這段經文嗎？

耶穌對他們說：“經上記著：‘建築工人所棄的石頭，成了房角的主要石頭；這是主所作的，在我們眼中看為希奇。’這話你們沒有念過嗎？

耶穌對他們說：『「匠人所丟棄的這塊石頭，已成了房角石的頭一塊。這事由主作成，我們竟看為希奇！」你們在經上從沒誦讀過麼？

耶穌對他們說：「難道你們從來沒有讀過這段經文嗎？『工匠所棄絕的石頭，它已經成了房角的頭塊石頭；這是主所成就的，在我們眼中實在奇妙！』

耶穌曰、經云、工師所棄之石、成為屋隅首石、此主所為者、我目而奇之、爾未讀乎、

耶穌曰、經云、工師所棄之石、成為屋隅首石、此主所成者、我目而奇之、爾未讀乎、

耶穌謂之曰、經載云、工師所棄之石、成為屋隅首石、此主所成之事、在我目中見為奇異、爾曹豈未讀乎、

耶穌曰：『經云、「梓人所棄、乃成基石；主之所為、神妙莫測；」爾豈未寓目耶？

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’

Jesus said to them,“ Have you never read in the Scriptures:“‘ The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone; this was the Lord’s doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes’?

Then Jesus asked them,“ Didn’t you ever read this in the Scriptures?‘ The stone that the builders rejected has now become the cornerstone. This is the Lord’s doing, and it is wonderful to see.’

Jesus said to them,“ Have you never read in the Scriptures: The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. This is what the Lord has done and it is wonderful in our eyes?

Jesus* said to them,“ Did you never read in the Scriptures,‘ A stone which the builders rejected, This has become the chief cornerstone; This came about from the Lord, And it is marvelous in our eyes’?

Jesus said to them,“ Have you never read in the Scriptures:‘ The stone which the builders rejected Has become the chief cornerstone. This was the Lord’s doing, And it is marvelous in our eyes’?

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?

Jesus said to them,“ Have you never read in the Scriptures: The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. This came from the Lord and is wonderful in our eyes?

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?

Jesus said to them,“ Have you never read in the scriptures:‘ The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. This is from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes’?

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?’

The stone the builders didn’t accept has become the most important stone of all.The Lord has done it. It is wonderful in our eyes.

So the Lord and King speaks. He says,“ Look! I am laying a stone in Zion. It is a stone that has been tested. It is the most important stone for a firm foundation. The one who depends on that stone will never be shaken.

Scripture says that Jesus is“‘ the stone you builders did not accept. But it has become the most important stone of all.’( Psalm 118:22)

Christ is the living Stone. People did not accept him, but God chose him. God places the highest value on him.You also are like living stones. As you come to Christ, you are being built into a house for worship. There you will be holy priests. You will offer spiritual sacrifices. God will accept them because of what Jesus Christ has done.In Scripture it says,“ Look! I am placing a stone in Zion. It is a chosen and very valuable stone. It is the most important stone in the building. The one who trusts in him will never be put to shame.”( Isaiah 28:16)This stone is very valuable to you who believe. But to people who do not believe,“ The stone the builders did not accept has become the most important stone of all.”( Psalm 118:22)And,“ It is a stone that causes people to trip. It is a rock that makes them fall.”( Isaiah 8:14) They trip and fall because they do not obey the message. That is also what God planned for them.

It is written,“ Look! In Zion I am laying a stone that causes people to trip. It is a rock that makes them fall. The one who believes in him will never be put to shame.”( Isaiah 8:14; 28:16)

You are a building that is built on the apostles and prophets. They are the foundation. Christ Jesus himself is the most important stone in the building.

Jesus looked right at them and said,“ Here is something I want you to explain the meaning of. It is written,“‘ The stone the builders didn’t accept has become the most important stone of all.’( Psalm 118:22)Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces. But the stone will crush anyone it falls on.”

Haven’t you read what this part of Scripture says,“‘ The stone the builders didn’t accept has become the most important stone of all.The Lord has done it. It is wonderful in our eyes’?”( Psalm 118:22, 23)

“‘ High Priest Joshua, pay attention! I want you other priests who are sitting with Joshua to listen also. All you men are signs of things to come. I am going to bring to you my servant the Branch.Look at the stone I have put in front of Joshua! There are seven eyes on that one stone. I will carve a message on it,’ says the Lord who rules over all.‘ And I will remove the sin of this land in one day.

Be careful! Don’t let what the prophets spoke about happen to you. They said,“‘ Look, you who make fun of the truth! Wonder and die! I am going to do something in your days that you would never believe. You wouldn’t believe it even if someone told you.’ ”( Habakkuk 1:5)

I’m talking about the mystery God showed me. I have already written a little about it.By reading about this mystery, you will be able to understand what I know. You will know about the mystery of Christ.The mystery was not made known to people of other times. But now the Holy Spirit has made this mystery known to God’s holy apostles and prophets.Here is the mystery. Because of the good news, God’s promises are for Gentiles as well as for Jews. Both groups are parts of one body. They share in the promise. It belongs to them because they belong to Christ Jesus.I now serve the good news because God gave me his grace. His power is at work in me.I am by far the least important of all the Lord’s holy people. But he gave me the grace to preach to the Gentiles about the unlimited riches that Christ gives.God told me to make clear to everyone how the mystery came about. In times past it was kept hidden in the mind of God, who created all things.

The Lord replies,“ Look at the nations. Watch them. Be totally amazed at what you see. I am going to do something in your days that you would never believe. You would not believe it even if someone told you about it.