Matthew 21:42 — King James Version← Study notes
“Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner: this is the Lord’s doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes?”
Matthew 21:42 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Matthew 21:4229 words
ΛέγειLegeisay
αὐτοῖςautoishe / she / it / same
ὁhothe
ἸησοῦςIēsousJesus
ΟὐδέποτεOudepoteneither
at any time, never, nothing at an…
ἀνέγνωτεanegnōteread
ἐνenabout, after, against
ταῖςtaisthe
γραφαῖςgraphaisscripture
ΛίθονLithon(mill-, stumbling-)stone
ὃνhonwho / which
ἀπεδοκίμασανapedokimasandisallow, reject
οἱhoithe
οἰκοδομοῦντεςoikodomountes(be in) build(-er, -ing, up)
οὗτοςhoutoshe (it was that), hereof, it
ἐγενήθηegenēthēarise, be
assembled, be(-come
εἰςeisinto / to
κεφαλὴνkephalēnhead
γωνίαςgōniascorner, quarter
παρὰparaabove, against, among
κυρίουkyriouLord
ἐγένετοegenetoarise, be
assembled, be(-come
αὕτηhautēhe (it was that), hereof, it
καὶkaiand / also
ἔστινestinam, have been, is I
θαυμαστὴthaumastēmarvel(-lous)
ἐνenabout, after, against
ὀφθαλμοῖςophthalmoiseye, sight
ἡμῶνhēmōnI
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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