Matthew 21:41-43

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⁴¹The Jewish leaders replied, “He will put the wicked men to a horrible death and lease the vineyard to others who will pay him promptly.”

⁴²Then Jesus asked them, “Didn’t you ever read in the Scriptures: ‘The stone rejected by the builders has been made the honored cornerstone;^[a] how remarkable! what an amazing thing the Lord has done’?

⁴³“What I mean is that the Kingdom of God shall be taken away from you, and given to a nation that will give God his share of the crop.^[b]

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Footnotes

Matthew 21:42 the honored cornerstone, literally, “the head of the corner.”
Matthew 21:43 that will give God his share of the crop, literally, “bringing forth the fruits.”