Psalm 118:22-24

The stone that the builders rejected 

    has now become the cornerstone.

This is the LORD's doing,

    and it is wonderful to see.

This is the day the LORD has made

    We will rejoice and be glad in it. 

 

The stone that the builders rejected has now become the cornerstone. This is the LORD's doing, and it is wonderful to see.

Isaiah 8:14  

    "He will keep your safe.

But to Israel and Judah

    he will be a stone that makes people stumble,

    a rock that makes them fall.

And for the people of Jerusalem

    he will be a trap and a snare."  (see Isaiah 8:11-15)

Isaiah 28:16  

Therefore, this is what the sovereign LORD says:

"Look! I am placing a foundation stone in Jerusalem,

    a firm and tested stone.

It is a precious cornerstone that is safe to build on.

    Whoever believes need never be shaken."  (see Isaiah 28:14-19)

Luke 20:17-18  

    Jesus looked at them and said, "Then what does this Scripture mean?

        'The stone that the builders rejected

            has now become the cornerstone.'

Everyone who stumbles over that stone will be broken to pieces, and it will crush anyone it falls on."  (see Luke 20:9-19)

Acts 4:11-12  

"For Jesus is the one referred to in the Scriptures, where it says,

    'The stone that you builders rejected

        has now become the cornerstone.'

There is salvation in no one else! God has given no other name under heaven by which we must be saved."  (see all Acts 4)

1 Peter 2:6-8  

As the Scriptures say,

    "I am placing a cornerstone in Jerusalem.

        chosen for great honor,

    and anyone who trusts him

        will never be disgraced."

Yes, you who trust him recognize the honor God has given him. But for those who reject him, 

    "He is the stone that makes people stumble,

        the rock that makes them fall."

They stumble because they do not obey God's word, and so they meet the fate that was planned for them.  (see 1 Peter 2:4-17)

 

This is the day the LORD has made. We will rejoice and be glad in it.  

Psalm 32:11  

So rejoice in the LORD, and be glad, all you who obey him!

    Shout for joy, all you whose hearts are pure!  (see all Psalm 32)

Psalm 35:27  

But give great joy to those who came to my defense.

    Let them continually say, "Great is the LORD,

    who delights in blessing his servant with peace!"  (see all Psalm 35) 

 

(parentheses are mine)

 

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