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Mark 12:10

What does Mark 12:10 mean?

A plain-English look at Mark 12:10 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

What Mark 12:10 means

Jesus then quotes Psalm 118:22-23 to underscore His identity and destiny, asking if His listeners have not read this scripture. The \"stone which the builders rejected\" refers to Jesus Himself, scorned and cast aside by the very religious leaders who should have recognized and embraced Him. The \"builders\" are the Jewish authorities who deemed Him unworthy. This verse highlights God’s sovereign plan to exalt Jesus, making Him indispensable to His spiritual building, despite human rejection.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

Have ye not read even this scripture: The stone which the builders rejected, The same was made the head of the corner;

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And have ye not read this scripture; The stone which the builders rejected is become the head of the corner:

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

Have ye not read even this scripture: The stone which the builders rejected, The same was made the head of the corner;

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

Have you not seen this which is in the Writings: The stone which the builders put on one side, the same was made the chief stone of the building:

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

And this Writing did ye not read: A stone that the builders rejected, it did become the head of a corner:

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And have you not read this scripture, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is made the head of the corner:

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

Have ye not even read this scripture, The stone which they that builded rejected, this has become the corner-stone:

Context

This verse provides a scriptural anchor for Jesus’s declaration of judgment in the previous verse, linking the parable directly to Old Testament prophecy. It immediately precedes the proclamation of God’s marvelous work in exalting the rejected stone. This quotation of Psalm 118 is a powerful theological statement, revealing Jesus's divine appointment and foreshadowing His triumph despite the 'builders'' rejection, challenging the religious leaders' understanding of prophecy.

v.9What therefore will the lord of the vineyard do? he will come and destroy the husbandmen, and will give the vineyard unto others.

v.10This passage

v.11This was from the Lord, And it is marvellous in our eyes?

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Matthew 12:3

    But he said unto them, Have ye not read what David did, when he was hungry, and they that were with him;

  • Acts 4:11

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

  • Mark 2:25

    And he said unto them, Did ye never read what David did, when he had need, and was hungry, he, and they that were with him?

  • Ephesians 2:20

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

  • 1 Peter 2:7

    For you therefore that believe is the preciousness: but for such as disbelieve, The stone which the builders rejected, The same was made the head of the corner;

  • Matthew 21:42

    Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, The same was made the head of the corner; This was from the Lord, And it is marvellous in our eyes?

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