4To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious,
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The stone which the builders refused is become the head stone of the corner. …
This is the stone which was set at nought of you builders, which is become the head of the corner. …
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,
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.
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? …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 4-12)I. The apostle here gives us a description of Jesus Christ as a living stone; and though to a capricious wit, or an infidel, this description may seem rough and harsh, yet to the Jews, who placed much of their religion in their magnificent temple, and who understood the prophetical style, which calls the Messiah a stone ( Isa. 8:14 ; 28:16 ), it would appear very elegant and proper. 1. In this met…
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