Acts 4:11

New Life Version

Christ is the Stone that was put aside by you workmen. But He has become the most important Stone in the building.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
This Jesus is

King James Version (1611)
This is the stone which was set at nought of you builders, which is become the head of the corner.

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

English Standard Version
This Jesus is the stone that was rejected by you, the builders, which has become the cornerstone.

New American Standard Bible
"He is the STONE WHICH WAS REJECTED by you, THE BUILDERS, but WHICH BECAME THE CHIEF CORNERSTONE.

New Century Version
Jesus is ‘the stone that you builders rejected, which has become the cornerstone.' Psalm 118:22

Amplified Bible
"This Jesus is the STONE WHICH WAS DESPISED and REJECTED by you, THE BUILDERS, but WHICH BECAME THE CHIEF CORNERSTONE.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"He is the STONE WHICH WAS REJECTED by you, THE BUILDERS, but WHICH BECAME THE CHIEF CORNER stone.

Legacy Standard Bible
He is the stone which was rejected by you, the builders, but which became the chief corner stone.

Berean Standard Bible
He is 'the stone you builders rejected, which has become the cornerstone.'

Contemporary English Version
He is the stone that you builders thought was worthless, and now he is the most important stone of all.

Complete Jewish Bible
"This Yeshua is the stone rejected by you builders which has become the cornerstone .

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

Easy-to-Read Version
Jesus is ‘the stone that you builders thought was not important. But this stone has become the cornerstone.'

Geneva Bible (1587)
This is the stone cast aside of you builders which is become the head of the corner.

George Lamsa Translation
This is the stone which you builders have rejected, which is become the head of the corner.

Good News Translation
Jesus is the one of whom the scripture says, ‘The stone that you the builders despised turned out to be the most important of all.'

Lexham English Bible
This one is the stone that was rejected by you, the builders, that has become the cornerstone.

Literal Translation
This One is the Stone counted worthless by you the builders, the One who has come to be into the Head of the Corner; Psa. 118:22

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

Bible in Basic English
He is the stone which you builders had no use for, but which has been made the chief stone of the building.

Hebrew Names Version
He is 'the stone which was regarded as worthless by you, the builders, which was made the head of the corner.'

International Standard Version
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Etheridge Translation
This is the stone which you builders rejected, and he is become the head of the corner.

Murdock Translation
This is the stone, which ye builders rejected; and it hath become the head of the corner.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
This is the stone which was cast asyde of you buylders, which is the head of the corner:

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

World English Bible
He is 'the stone which was regarded as worthless by you, the builders, which was made the head of the corner.'

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
This is the stone which was set at nought by you builders, which is become the head of the corner.

Weymouth's New Testament
This Jesus is the Stone treated with contempt by you the builders, but it has been made the Cornerstone.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
This is the stoon, which was repreued of you bildinge, which is maad in to the heed of the corner;

Update Bible Version
He is the stone which was set at nothing of you the builders, which was made the head of the corner.

Webster's Bible Translation
This is the stone which was set at naught by you builders, which is become the head of the corner.

New English Translation
This Jesus is the stone that was rejected by you, the builders, that has become the cornerstone .

New King James Version
This is the 'stone which was rejected by you builders, which has become the chief cornerstone.' Psalms 118:22">[fn]

New Living Translation
For Jesus is the one referred to in the Scriptures, where it says, ‘The stone that you builders rejected has now become the cornerstone.'

New Revised Standard
This Jesus is ‘the stone that was rejected by you, the builders; it has become the cornerstone.'

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
This, is the stone, set at nought by you the builders, which became the head of the corner;

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

Revised Standard Version
This is the stone which was rejected by you builders, but which has become the head of the corner.

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
This is ye stone cast a syde of you bylders which is set in the chefe place 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;

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
This is the stone refused of you buylders, which is become the heade corner stone,

Mace New Testament (1729)
this is the stone which was rejected by you builders, but is become the chief of the angle.

Simplified Cowboy Version
Jesus even said, 'The bull the ranchers sorted out has now become the sire bull.'

Contextual Overview

⁵ The next day the leaders of the court and the leaders of the people and the teachers of the Law came together in Jerusalem. ⁶ Annas the head religious leader was there. Caiaphas and John and Alexander were there also and all who were in the family of the head religious leader. ⁷ They put the missionaries in front of them and asked, "By what power or in whose name have you done this?" ⁸ Then Peter, having been filled with the Holy Spirit, said, "You who are leaders of the people, ⁹ are you asking us today about the good work we did to a man who needed help? Are you asking how he was healed? ¹⁰ You and all the Jews must know that it was by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, the One you nailed to a cross and God raised from the dead. It is through Him that this man stands in front of you well and strong. ¹¹ Christ is the Stone that was put aside by you workmen. But He has become the most important Stone in the building. ¹² There is no way to be saved from the punishment of sin through anyone else. For there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we can be saved." ¹³ They were surprised and wondered how easy it was for Peter and John to speak. They could tell they were men who had not gone to school. But they knew they had been with Jesus. ¹⁴ They were not able to argue about what Peter and John had said because the man who had been healed was standing with them.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the stone: Psalms 118:22, Psalms 118:23, Isaiah 28:16, Matthew 21:42-45, Mark 12:10-12, Luke 20:16-18, 1 Peter 2:6-8

you: Acts 7:52, Acts 20:26, Acts 20:27, Proverbs 28:1, Isaiah 58:1, Isaiah 58:2, Ezekiel 2:6, Ezekiel 2:7, Ezekiel 3:7-11, Ezekiel 3:18, Ezekiel 3:19, Ezekiel 33:7-9, 2 Corinthians 3:12, 2 Corinthians 4:1

the head: Zechariah 3:9, Zechariah 4:6, Zechariah 4:7, Ephesians 2:20-22

Reciprocal: Genesis 49:24 - the stone Daniel 2:34 - a stone Zechariah 9:14 - seen Zechariah 11:13 - a goodly Luke 20:17 - The stone John 7:15 - How Acts 2:23 - ye have Acts 2:36 - that same Acts 5:28 - intend Acts 5:30 - ye slew Acts 5:31 - hath Acts 7:27 - Who Romans 14:10 - set 1 Corinthians 1:27 - General 1 Corinthians 3:9 - ye are God's building 1 Corinthians 3:11 - General 1 Peter 2:4 - disallowed 1 Peter 2:7 - the stone

Cross-References

Genesis 3:14
Then the Lord God said to the snake, "Because you have done this, you will be hated and will suffer more than all cattle, and more than every animal of the field. You will go on your stomach and you will eat dust all the days of your life.

Genesis 4:14
See, this day You have made me go away from the land. And I will be hidden from Your face. I will run away and move from place to place. And whoever finds me will kill me."

Genesis 4:15
So the Lord said to him, "Whoever kills Cain will be punished by Me seven times worse." And the Lord put a mark on Cain so that any one who found him would not kill him.

Genesis 4:16
Then Cain went away from the face of the Lord, and stayed in the land of Nod, east of Eden.

Genesis 4:19
Lamech took two wives for himself. The name of one was Adah. And the name of the other was Zillah.

Genesis 4:20
Adah gave birth to Jabal. He was the father of those who live in tents and have cattle.

Genesis 4:21
His brother's name was Jubal. He was the father of all those who play the harp and the horn.

Genesis 4:26
A son was born to Seth also, and he gave him the name Enosh. Then men began to call upon the name of the Lord.

Job 16:18
"O earth, do not cover my blood. Let my cry have no place to rest.

Isaiah 26:21
For see, the Lord is about to come out from His place to punish the people of the earth for their sin. And the earth will let the blood be seen that has poured on her. She will no longer cover her dead.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

This is the stone,.... That is, this Jesus of Nazareth, by whose name the lame man was made whole, is that stone spoken of in

Psalms 118:22 by whom is meant the true Messiah, comparable to a stone, for his strength and duration, and usefulness, as a foundation and corner stone, in the spiritual building of the church; and yet notwithstanding is the stone

which was set at nought of you builders: the priests, elders, and Scribes; who were fond of being called builders, but made miserable work of it; despising and rejecting the stone of Israel, and instead of him as a foundation, built themselves, and others, on the traditions of the elders, and their own righteousness: but though Christ was rejected by them, both in person and in doctrine, and was ignominiously treated, and at last put to death, yet he was raised from the dead, and exalted at the right hand of God; and is the stone,

which is become the head of the corner; or the chief corner stone, that adorns, strengthens, knits, and keeps together, the whole building; in which Jews and Gentiles, saints in all ages and places, even all the elect of God, are united together;

Psalms 118:22- :.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

This is the stone - This passage is found in Psalms 118:22. It is quoted, also, by our Saviour as applicable to himself. See the notes on Matthew 21:42. The ancient Jews applied this to David. In the Targum on Psalms 118:22, this passage is rendered, “The child who was among the sons of Jesse, and was worthy to be constituted king, the builders rejected.” The New Testament writers, however, apply it without any doubt to the Messiah. Compare Isaiah 28:16; Romans 9:33; Ephesians 2:20. And from this passage we may learn that God will overrule the devices and plans of wicked men to accomplish his own purposes. What people despise and set at naught, he esteems of inestimable value in his kingdom. What the great and the mighty contemn, he regards as the very foundation and cornerstone of the edifice which he designs to rear. Nothing has been more remarkable than this in the history of man; and in nothing is more contempt thrown on the proud projects of people, than that what they have rejected God has made the very basis of his schemes.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Acts 4:11. This is the stone which was set at nought of you builders — By your rejection and crucifixion of Jesus Christ, you have fulfilled one of your own prophecies, Psalms 118:22; and, as one part of this prophecy is now so literally fulfilled, ye may rest assured, so shall the other; and this rejected stone shall speedily become the head stone of the corner. Matthew 21:42.