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Matthew 21:42 Rock hard evidence of the key stone of the rejected cornerstone
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1. Matthew 21:42 Rock hard evidence of the key stone of the rejected cornerstone
2. Matthew 21:42 Rock hard evidence of the key stone of the rejected cornerstone
Verse routeMatthew 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? [kjv]
Verse routeλεγει αυτοις ο ιησους ουδεποτε ανεγνωτε εν ταις γραφαις λιθον ον απεδοκιμασαν οι οικοδομουντες ουτος εγενηθη εις κεφαλην γωνιας παρα κυριου εγενετο αυτη και εστιν θαυμαστη εν οφθαλμοις ημων [gnt]

ConerstoneThe "stone", as in the "stone the builders rejected", is usually taken to be Jesus.

The verses in Mark 12:10 and Luke 20:17 repeat the same idea.

The ancient Greek word "γωνία" ≈ "corner, angle". and is the source of the English suffix "gon" as in "polygon". A "triangle" has "three" "corners".
3. Hard Rock Cafe
Logo: Hard Rock CafeWhen talking about rock hard evidence, we are not talking about the Hard Rock Cafe - started in 1971 in London and moving to a rock music theme in 1979 (with walls, etc., covered with memorabilia). It was acquired by a Florida-based company in 2007.

Eating at the Hard Rock Cafe is somewhat like eating in a museum. One can walk around and look at all the historical memorabilia - which can be quite interesting.
4. Cornerstone
Verse routeMark 12:10 And have ye not read this scripture; The stone which the builders rejected is become the head of the corner: [kjv]
Verse routeουδε την γραφην ταυτην ανεγνωτε λιθον ον απεδοκιμασαν οι οικοδομουντες ουτος εγενηθη εις κεφαλην γωνιας [gnt]

Verse routeLuke 20:17 And he beheld them, and said, What is this then that is written, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner? [kjv]
Verse routeο δε εμβλεψας αυτοις ειπεν τι ουν εστιν το γεγραμμενον τουτο λιθον ον απεδοκιμασαν οι οικοδομουντες ουτος εγενηθη εις κεφαλην γωνιας [gnt]

ConerstoneThe verses in Mark 12:10 and Luke 20:17 repeat the same idea.
5. Matthew 21:42
   Matthew 21:42 
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KJV: 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?
Greek: λεγει αυτοις ο ιησους ουδεποτε ανεγνωτε εν ταις γραφαις λιθον ον απεδοκιμασαν οι οικοδομουντες ουτος εγενηθη εις κεφαλην γωνιας παρα κυριου εγενετο αυτη και εστιν θαυμαστη εν οφθαλμοις ημων
Latin: dicit illis Iesus numquam legistis in scripturis lapidem quem reprobaverunt aedificantes hic factus est in caput anguli a Domino factum est istud et est mirabile in oculis nostris
Wessex: Ða cwaeð se haelend ne redde ge naefre on ge-writen. Se stan þe þa tymbrienden awurpen. ys geworðen on þare hyrnan heafde. Ðys is fram drihtene ge-worðen & hit is wunderlich on eowre Note: over an erasure. eagen.
Wycliffe: Jhesus seith to hem, Redden ye neuer in scripturis, The stoon which bilderis repreueden, this is maad in to the heed of the corner? Of the Lord this thing is don, and it is merueilous bifor oure iyen.
Tyndale: Iesus sayde vnto the: dyd ye never redde in the scriptures? The stone which ye bylders refused ye same is set in ye principall parte of ye corner: this was the lordes doinge and yt is mervelous in oure eyes.
Luther: Jesus sprach zu ihnen: Habt ihr nie gelesen in der Schrift: Der Stein, den die Bauleute verworfen haben, der ist zum Eckstein worden; von dem Herrn ist das geschehen, und es ist wunderbarlich vor unsern Augen?
6. Strongs - corner
7. Usage - corner
*G1137 *9 γωνία (go-nee'-ah) : probably akin to G1119; an angle:--corner, quarter.
Word usage per chapter Words: γωνια γωνιαις=2 γωνιας=6

8. Mark 12:10
   Mark 12:10 
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KJV: And have ye not read this scripture; The stone which the builders rejected is become the head of the corner:
Greek: ουδε την γραφην ταυτην ανεγνωτε λιθον ον απεδοκιμασαν οι οικοδομουντες ουτος εγενηθη εις κεφαλην γωνιας
9. Luke 20:17
   Luke 20:17 
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KJV: And he beheld them, and said, What is this then that is written, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner?
Greek: ο δε εμβλεψας αυτοις ειπεν τι ουν εστιν το γεγραμμενον τουτο λιθον ον απεδοκιμασαν οι οικοδομουντες ουτος εγενηθη εις κεφαλην γωνιας
10. The state of holding together keystone corrections
Pennsylvania keystone state
Keystone outline
The idea of a keystone comes from the stone used to hold on arch together and keep it from collapsing.
The state of Pennsylvania is called the "Keystone" state because it was an important part of the colonies that connected the northeast to the southeast. The keystone in a part of many signs and symbols used in Pennsylvania.

Most presentation projectors have a "keystone correction" feature to adjust for distortion.
11. Keystone cops
The idea of the name for the comedy called the "Keystone Cops" (1913) came from the parent company, founded in 1912.

Otherwise, the name is unrelated to the concept of a keystone.
12. Perfect square
Perfect SquareMost presentation projectors have a keystone correction feature to adjust for distortion.

Do you see the square?

If you are normal, the square should not look like a square. Perfect SquareOne can use an outline of a square to check the keystone correction of a presentation projector. (It helps to have a ruler for precision).
13. Capstone
By contrast, a capstone is a stone facing the top of a structure and used to protect the structure from elements of the weather.

Many academic programs have the idea of a "capstone course".
14. House of cards
A house of cards is a structure built such that if one of the foundational cards or elements is removed, the entire structure will collapse.

Here we are interested in the concept of a corner stone.
15. Matthew 7 Houses built on sand and on rock
House on sand wordsHere are some links to a series of pages on the houses built on sand and on rock.
Here are some songs related to houses build on sand or rock.
16. Corner stones
Corner stones are not structurally as important as a keystone - which is often added later and not at the beginning.

After any required foundational work has been done, a corner stone is usually the first stone laid and draws significance from that fact. Corner stones can be structurally important, but an important part of corner stones is that they signify the start of an important building project that itself has importance.

A corner stone without the rest of the structure is not very important.

The verse in Matthew (and Mark and Luke) are referred to by Peter and Paul in various places.
17. Acts 4:11 Head of the corner
Verse routeActs 4:11 This is the stone which was set at nought of you builders, which is become the head of the corner. [kjv]
Verse routeουτος εστιν ο λιθος ο εξουθενηθεις υφ υμων των οικοδομων ο γενομενος εις κεφαλην γωνιας [gnt]

Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, refers to this idea in Acts 4:11.
18. Acts 4:11
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KJV: This is the stone which was set at nought of you builders, which is become the head of the corner.
Greek: ουτος εστιν ο λιθος ο εξουθενηθεις υφ υμων των οικοδομουντων οικοδομων ο γενομενος εις κεφαλην γωνιας
19. Cornerstone and acropolis
Verse routeEphesians 2:20 And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone; [kjv]
Verse routeεποικοδομηθεντες επι τω θεμελιω των αποστολων και προφητων οντος ακρογωνιαιου αυτου χριστου ιησου [gnt]

Paul makes the connection with Jesus explicit in Ephesians 2:10, though Paul uses a more explicit and literal word for "corner stone" that would be recognized by his Greek audience - using the prefix of "acro" as in "acropolis".
20. Ephesians 2:20

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KJV: And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone;
Greek: εποικοδομηθεντες επι τω θεμελιω των αποστολων και προφητων οντος ακρογωνιαιου αυτου ιησου χριστου ιησου
Latin: superaedificati super fundamentum apostolorum et prophetarum ipso summo angulari lapide Christo Iesu
Wycliffe: aboue bildid on the foundement of apostlis and of profetis, vpon that hiyeste corner stoon, Crist Jhesu;
Luther: erbauet auf den Grund der Apostel und Propheten, da Jesus Christus der Eckstein ist
Spanish: edificados sobre el fundamento de los apóstoles y profetas, siendo la principal piedra delángulo Jesucristo mismo,
21. Strongs - point
22. Usage - point
*G204 *2 ἀκρογωνιαῖος (ak-rog-o-nee-ah'-yos) : from G206 and G1137; belonging to the extreme corner:--chief corner.
Word usage per chapter Words: ακρογωνιαιον ακρογωνιαιου

23. 1 Peter 2:6-8 Corner stone
Verse route1 Peter 2:6 Wherefore also it is contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner stone, elect, precious: and he that believeth on him shall not be confounded. [kjv]
Verse route διοτι περιεχει εν γραφη ιδου τιθημι εν σιων λιθον εκλεκτον ακρογωνιαιον εντιμον και ο πιστευων επ αυτω ου μη καταισχυνθη [gnt]
Verse route2:7 Unto you therefore which believe he is precious: but unto them which be disobedient, the stone which the builders disallowed, the same is made the head of the corner, [kjv]
Verse routeυμιν ουν η τιμη τοις πιστευουσιν απιστουσιν δε λιθος ον απεδοκιμασαν οι οικοδομουντες ουτος εγενηθη εις κεφαλην γωνιας [gnt]
Verse route2:8 And a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence, even to them which stumble at the word, being disobedient: whereunto also they were appointed. [kjv]
Verse routeκαι λιθος προσκομματος και πετρα σκανδαλου οι προσκοπτουσιν τω λογω απειθουντες εις ο και ετεθησαν [gnt]

Peter repeats the same idea in 1 Peter 2:6-7, using the word that Paul used in Ephesians in verse 6 but the word used in the Gospels in verse 7. Peter then builds on this idea in verse 8 and refers both to the stone and to the rock in the same verse.
24. 1 Peter 2:6
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KJV: Wherefore also it is contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner stone, elect, precious: and he that believeth on him shall not be confounded.
Greek: διο και διοτι περιεχει εν τη γραφη ιδου τιθημι εν σιων λιθον ακρογωνιαιον εκλεκτον ακρογωνιαιον εντιμον και ο πιστευων επ αυτω ου μη καταισχυνθη
25. 1 Peter 2:7
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KJV: Unto you therefore which believe he is precious: but unto them which be disobedient, the stone which the builders disallowed, the same is made the head of the corner,
Greek: υμιν ουν η τιμη τοις πιστευουσιν απειθουσιν απιστουσιν δε λιθον λιθος ον απεδοκιμασαν οι οικοδομουντες ουτος εγενηθη εις κεφαλην γωνιας
26. 1 Peter 2:8
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KJV: And a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence, even to them which stumble at the word, being disobedient: whereunto also they were appointed.
Greek: και λιθος προσκομματος και πετρα σκανδαλου οι προσκοπτουσιν τω λογω απειθουντες εις ο και ετεθησαν
27. KJV
The KJV (King James Version) does not consistently translate «πέτρα» as "stone" and «λίθος» as "rock".

Future topic Details are left as a future topic.

28. Job 38:6 Corner stone
Verse routeJob 38:6 Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? or who laid the corner stone thereof; [kjv]
Verse routeεπι τινος οι κρικοι αυτης πεπηγασιν τις δε εστιν ο βαλων λιθον γωνιαιον επ αυτης [lxx]

Job mentions the idea of a corner stone in reference to the creation.
29. Job 38:6
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KJV: Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? or who laid the corner stone thereof;
Hebrew: על מה אדניה הטבעו או מי ירה אבן פנתה׃
Greek: επι τινος οι κρικοι αυτης πεπηγασιν τις δε εστιν ο βαλων λιθον γωνιαιον επ αυτης
30. Psalms 118:22 Stones
Verse routePsalms 118:22 The stone which the builders refused is become the head stone of the corner. [kjv]
Verse routeλιθον ον απεδοκιμασαν οι οικοδομουντες ουτος εγενηθη εις κεφαλην γωνιας [lxx]

Psalms has a reference to the corner stone.
31. Psalms 118:22
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KJV: The stone which the builders refused is become the head stone of the corner.
Hebrew: אבן מאסו הבונים היתה לראש פנה׃
Greek: λιθον ον απεδοκιμασαν οι οικοδομουντες ουτος εγενηθη εις κεφαλην γωνιας
32. Isaiah 28:16
Verse routeIsaiah 28:16 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste. [kjv]
Verse routeδια τουτο ουτως λεγει κυριος ιδου εγω εμβαλω εις τα θεμελια σιων λιθον πολυτελη εκλεκτον ακρογωνιαιον εντιμον εις τα θεμελια αυτης και ο πιστευων επ αυτω ου μη καταισχυνθη [lxx]

Isaiah is the primary source of the GNT (Greek New Testament) references of various stones.
33. Isaiah 28:16
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KJV: Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste.
Hebrew: לכן כה אמר אדני יהוה הנני יסד בציון אבן אבן בחן פנת יקרת מוסד מוסד המאמין לא יחיש׃
Greek: δια τουτο ουτως λεγει κυριος ιδου εγω εμβαλω εις τα θεμελια σιων λιθον πολυτελη εκλεκτον ακρογωνιαιον εντιμον εις τα θεμελια αυτης και ο πιστευων επ αυτω ου μη καταισχυνθη
34. Muslim context
This idea of the stone that the builders rejected is seen in the Muslim context as referring, as a metaphor, to Muhammad. See Wikipedia for more information under "Parable of the Wicked Husbandmen" at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parable_of_the_Wicked_Husbandmen (as of 2021-11-13).
35. Strongs - stone
36. Usage - stone
*G3037 *60 λίθος (lee'-thos) : apparently a primary word; a stone (literally or figuratively):--(mill-, stumbling-)stone.
Word usage per chapter Words: λιθοι=4 λιθοις=3 λιθον=28 λιθος=8 λιθου=2 λιθους=3 λιθω=10 λιθων=2

37. Jeremiah 51:26 Corner stones
Verse routeJeremiah 51:26 And they shall not take of thee a stone for a corner, nor a stone for foundations; but thou shalt be desolate for ever, saith the LORD. [kjv]
Verse routeκαι ου μη λαβωσιν απο σου λιθον εις γωνιαν και λιθον εις θε μ ελιον οτι εις αφανισμον εις τον αιωνα εση λεγει κυριος [lxx]

Jeremiah refers to a stone for a corner. The connection is not immediately obvious.
38. Jeremiah 51:26
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KJV: And they shall not take of thee a stone for a corner, nor a stone for foundations; but thou shalt be desolate for ever, saith the LORD.
Hebrew: ולא יקחו ממך אבן לפנה ואבן למוסדות כי שממות עולם תהיה נאם יהוה׃
Greek: και ου μη λαβωσιν απο σου λιθον εις γωνιαν και λιθον εις θεμελιον οτι εις αφανισμον εις τον αιωνα εση λεγει κυριος
39. An opposite angle on the agony of punishment
Geometry angleThe Greek mathematician Euclid formalized the field of geometry where the angle is a fundamental part of geometry. Many students have had to learn geometry and proofs, etc., though some treat it as "agony".

In Greek, the usual prefix to negate the word for "angle" would be the word for "agony". The words are not related, but a play on words or pun is possible.

Might Paul have used such a play on words in his writings?

Information sign More: An opposite angle on the agony of punishment
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