“This is the stone which was set at nought of you builders, which is become the head of the corner.”
Jesus is 'the stone the builders rejected, which has become the cornerstone.' — Peter cites Psalm 118:22, a royal thanksgiving psalm read messianically; the stone rejected (apodokimazō, reject, approve not) by builders becomes the cornerstone (kephale gonias, head of the corner, cornerstone, the stone of greatest value). The paradox: what human judges (builders, authorities) reject, God exalts to the place of greatest honor. Jesus' crucifixion (rejection) leads to resurrection (exaltation); the rejected becomes foundational.
Church Fathers on Acts 4:11
This is the stone, he says, which was set at nought of you builders, which has become the head of the corner. Acts 4:11 He reminds them also of a saying which was enough to frighten them. For it had been said, Whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken; but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder. Matthew 21:44— Neither is there salvation in any other, Acts 4:12 Peter says. What wounds, think you, must these words inflict on them! For there is none…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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