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# Connecting Statement:
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Jesus continues teaching the crowd.
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# But Jesus looked at them
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"But Jesus stared at them" or "But he looked straight at them." He did this to hold them accountable to understand what he was saying.
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# What is the meaning of that which is written: 'The stone ... cornerstone'?
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Jesus uses a question to teach the crowd. Alternate translation: "You should be able to understand that which is written: 'The stone ... cornerstone.'" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-rquestion]])
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# that which is written
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"this scripture"
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# The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone
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This is the first of three metaphors in a prophecy from the book of Psalms. This one refers to the Messiah as if he were a stone that builders chose not to use, but that God made the most important stone. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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# The stone that the builders rejected
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"The stone that the builders said was not good enough to use for building." In those days people used stones to build the walls of houses and other buildings.
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# the builders
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This refers to the religious rulers who are rejecting Jesus as Messiah.
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# the cornerstone
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"the chief stone of the building" or "the most important stone of the building"
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