Watchman Press Reviewed Scripture Study
The Rejected Stone Becomes the Corner Head
Psalms 118:22 ↔ Matthew 21:42
Scripture Text
Read the Relationship in Young’s Literal Translation
Psalms 118:22
22 A stone the builders refused Hath become head of a corner.
Matthew 21:42
42 Jesus saith to them, 'Did ye never read in the Writings, A stone that the builders disallowed, it became head of a corner; from the Lord hath this come to pass, and it is wonderful in our eyes.
Editorial Analysis
Watchman Press Review
The following classifications and notes are reviewed Watchman Press editorial analysis. They are separate from the biblical text and from the raw cross-reference dataset.
The Rejected Stone Becomes the Corner Head
Jesus quotes the rejected-stone saying in the immediate context of His rejection by Israel's leaders and uses it to interpret what God is doing through Him.
Human rejection does not overturn God's purpose. The stone rejected by the builders becomes central in God's own construction.
Evidence / source note
Project sources reviewed: Young's Literal Translation, the 1881 Westcott-Hort Greek New Testament, and the JPS 1917 Tanakh.
The Rejected Stone Becomes the Corner Head
Jesus directly quotes the Psalm and places the saying inside His confrontation with the leaders who are rejecting Him.
Because Jesus Himself supplies the interpretive setting, the Christological application is explicit rather than speculative.
Evidence / source note
Project sources reviewed: Young's Literal Translation, the 1881 Westcott-Hort Greek New Testament, and the JPS 1917 Tanakh.
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