⁴² Jesus said to them, “Have you never read in the Scriptures:

¹⁰ Haven’t you read this passage of Scripture:

²² And he said, “The Son of Man^(A) must suffer many things^(B) and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests and the teachers of the law,^(C) and he must be killed^(D) and on the third day^(E) be raised to life.”^(F)

²⁵ But first he must suffer many things^(A) and be rejected^(B) by this generation.^(C)

¹⁷ Jesus looked directly at them and asked, “Then what is the meaning of that which is written:

¹⁷ Afterward, as you know, when he wanted to inherit this blessing, he was rejected. Even though he sought the blessing with tears,^(A) he could not change what he had done.

The Living Stone and a Chosen People

⁴ As you come to him, the living Stone^(A)—rejected by humans but chosen by God^(B) and precious to him—

⁷ Now to you who believe, this stone is precious. But to those who do not believe,^(A)