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

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11 Jesus is

“‘the stone you builders rejected,
    which has become the cornerstone.’[a](A)

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 4:11 Psalm 118:22

20 And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone;

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20 built(A) on the foundation(B) of the apostles and prophets,(C) with Christ Jesus himself(D) as the chief cornerstone.(E)

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To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious,

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The Living Stone and a Chosen People

As you come to him, the living Stone(A)—rejected by humans but chosen by God(B) and precious to him—

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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,

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Now to you who believe, this stone is precious. But to those who do not believe,(A)

“The stone the builders rejected(B)
    has become the cornerstone,”[a](C)

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Peter 2:7 Psalm 118:22