“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.
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