Psalms 118:22

Bible in Basic English (1941)

The stone which the builders put on one side has become the chief stone of the building.

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Referenced Verses

  • Luke 20:17 : 17 But he, looking on them, said, Is it not in the Writings, The stone which the builders put on one side, the same has become the chief stone of the building?
  • Matt 21:42 : 42 Jesus says to them, Did you never see in the Writings, The stone which the builders put on one side, the same has been made the chief stone of the building: this was the Lord's doing, and it is a wonder in our eyes?
  • Acts 4:11 : 11 He is the stone which you builders had no use for, but which has been made the chief stone of the building.
  • Eph 2:20-22 : 20 Resting on the base of the Apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the chief keystone, 21 In whom all the building, rightly joined together, comes to be a holy house of God in the Lord; 22 In whom you, with the rest, are united together as a living-place of God in the Spirit.
  • 1 Pet 2:4-8 : 4 To whom you come, as to a living stone, not honoured by men, but of great and special value to God; 5 You, as living stones, are being made into a house of the spirit, a holy order of priests, making those offerings of the spirit which are pleasing to God through Jesus Christ. 6 Because it is said in the Writings, See, I am placing a keystone in Zion, of great and special value; and the man who has faith in him will not be put to shame. 7 And the value is for you who have faith; but it is said for those without faith, The very stone which the builders put on one side, was made the chief stone of the building; 8 And, A stone of falling, a rock of trouble; the word is the cause of their fall, because they go against it, and this was the purpose of God.
  • Mark 12:10-11 : 10 Have you not seen this which is in the Writings: The stone which the builders put on one side, the same was made the chief stone of the building: 11 This was the Lord's doing, and it is a wonder in our eyes?
  • Zech 4:7 : 7 Who are you, O great mountain? before Zerubbabel you will become level: and he will let all see the headstone, with cries of Grace, grace, to it.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Acts 4:11
    88%

    11He is the stone which you builders had no use for, but which has been made the chief stone of the building.

  • Mark 12:10-11
    2 verses
    87%

    10Have you not seen this which is in the Writings: The stone which the builders put on one side, the same was made the chief stone of the building:

    11This was the Lord's doing, and it is a wonder in our eyes?

  • Luke 20:17-18
    2 verses
    86%

    17But he, looking on them, said, Is it not in the Writings, The stone which the builders put on one side, the same has become the chief stone of the building?

    18Everyone falling on that stone will be broken, but the man on whom the stone comes down will be crushed to dust.

  • Matt 21:42
    86%

    42Jesus says to them, Did you never see in the Writings, The stone which the builders put on one side, the same has been made the chief stone of the building: this was the Lord's doing, and it is a wonder in our eyes?

  • Ps 118:23-24
    2 verses
    81%

    23This is the Lord's doing; it is a wonder in our eyes.

    24This is the day which the Lord has made; we will be full of joy and delight in it.

  • 1 Pet 2:4-8
    5 verses
    81%

    4To whom you come, as to a living stone, not honoured by men, but of great and special value to God;

    5You, as living stones, are being made into a house of the spirit, a holy order of priests, making those offerings of the spirit which are pleasing to God through Jesus Christ.

    6Because it is said in the Writings, See, I am placing a keystone in Zion, of great and special value; and the man who has faith in him will not be put to shame.

    7And the value is for you who have faith; but it is said for those without faith, The very stone which the builders put on one side, was made the chief stone of the building;

    8And, A stone of falling, a rock of trouble; the word is the cause of their fall, because they go against it, and this was the purpose of God.

  • Isa 28:16
    77%

    16For this cause says the Lord God, See, I am placing in Zion as a base, a stone, a tested stone, an angle-stone which is certain and of great value: and he who has faith will not give way.

  • Ps 118:18-21
    4 verses
    74%

    18The hand of Jah has been hard on me; but he has not given me up to death.

    19Let the doors of righteousness be open to me; I will go in and give praise to the Lord.

    20This is the door of the Lord's house; the workers of righteousness will go in through it.

    21I will give you praise, for you have given me an answer, and have become my salvation.

  • Matt 21:44
    72%

    44Any man falling on this stone will be broken, but he on whom it comes down will be crushed to dust.

  • Eph 2:20-21
    2 verses
    72%

    20Resting on the base of the Apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the chief keystone,

    21In whom all the building, rightly joined together, comes to be a holy house of God in the Lord;

  • Job 38:6
    71%

    6On what were its pillars based, or who put down its angle-stone,

  • 2 Sam 22:2
    71%

    2And he said, The Lord is my Rock, my walled town, and my saviour, even mine;

  • Ps 18:2
    70%

    2The Lord is my Rock, my walled town, and my saviour; my God, my Rock, in him will I put my faith; my breastplate, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.

  • Hab 2:11
    70%

    11For the stone will give a cry out of the wall, and it will be answered by the board out of the woodwork.

  • 1 Chr 22:2
    70%

    2And David gave orders to get together all the men from strange lands who were in the land of Israel; and he put stone-cutters to work, cutting stones for building the house of God.

  • Ps 118:13-14
    2 verses
    69%

    13I have been hard pushed by you, so that I might have a fall: but the Lord was my helper.

    14The Lord is my strength and my song; he has become my salvation.

  • Rom 9:32-33
    2 verses
    69%

    32Why? Because they were not searching for it by faith, but by works. They came up against the stone which was in the way;

    33As it is said, See, I am putting in Zion a stone causing a fall, and a rock in the way: but he who has faith in him will not be put to shame.

  • Jer 51:26
    69%

    26And they will not take from you a stone for the angle of a wall or the base of a building; but you will be a waste place for ever, says the Lord.

  • Zech 10:4
    68%

    4From him will come the keystone, from him the nail, from him the bow of war, from him will come every ruler;

  • Ps 94:22
    68%

    22But the Lord is my safe resting-place; my God is the Rock where I am safe.

  • Isa 8:14-15
    2 verses
    68%

    14And he will be for a holy place: but for a stone of falling and a rock of trouble to the two houses of Israel, and to the men of Jerusalem, for a net in which they may be taken.

    15And numbers of them, falling on the stone, will be broken, and will be taken in the net.

  • 1 Kgs 5:17
    68%

    17By the king's orders great stones, stones of high price, were cut out, so that the base of the house might be made of squared stone.

  • Job 14:18
    68%

    18But truly a mountain falling comes to dust, and a rock is moved from its place;

  • Ps 114:8
    68%

    8Who made the rock into a water-spring, and the hard stone into a fountain.

  • Ps 116:19
    68%

    19In the Lord's house, even in Jerusalem. Praise be to the Lord.

  • 1 Cor 3:11
    68%

    11For there is no other base for the building but that which has been put down, which is Jesus Christ.

  • 1 Kgs 7:10
    68%

    10And the base was of great masses of highly priced stone, some ten cubits and some eight cubits square.

  • 2 Sam 22:32
    68%

    32For who is God but the Lord? and who is a Rock but our God?

  • 2 Sam 22:47
    68%

    47The Lord is living; praise be to my Rock, and let the God of my salvation be honoured:

  • Lam 3:9
    67%

    9He has put up a wall of cut stones about my ways, he has made my roads twisted.

  • Ps 102:14
    67%

    14For your servants take pleasure in her stones, looking with love on her dust.

  • Ps 2:2
    67%

    2The kings of the earth have taken their place, and the rulers are fixed in their purpose, against the Lord, and against the king of his selection, saying,

  • Isa 25:2
    67%

    2For you have made a town a waste place: a strong town a mass of broken walls; the tower of the men of pride has come to an end; it will never be put up again.

  • Ps 118:27
    67%

    27The Lord is God, and he has given us light; let the holy dance be ordered with branches, even up to the horns of the altar.

  • Ps 18:31
    67%

    31For who is God but the Lord? or who is a Rock but our God?

  • Ps 147:2
    67%

    2The Lord is building up Jerusalem; he makes all the outlaws of Israel come together.