Acts 4:11He is 'the stone which was regarded as worthless by you, the builders, which has become the head of the corner.'
The setting
The cornerstone was the most important stone - it had to be perfect or the whole building would collapse. Jesus, rejected by religious experts, became the foundation of God's new temple. Modern-day Jerusalem, Israel.
The emotion here: confident vindication after personal failure and restoration
The original word
kephalē gōnias (κεφαλὴ γωνίας) — the head cornerstone that determines the alignment of the entire building
Why it matters
Cornerstones in ancient buildings were so crucial that rejected stones were often discarded in trash heaps
Read with care
What most readers miss in Acts 4:11
Peter is saying the religious experts had such bad judgment they threw away the most valuable stone
Common misconceptionThis isn't just about Jesus being rejected - it's about God's pattern of choosing the overlooked. The religious leaders' rejection actually proved they didn't recognize God's work.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Acts 4:11
Bible Genome reading
Acts 4:11 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Acts 4:11 comes from the book of Acts, written during the early_church period. These words are attributed to Peter. The dominant emotion in this verse is worship, with a comfort power of 70% and a tone that is prophetic. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include rejected stone, Jesus exaltation. Notable phrases: stone which was regarded as worthless; head of the corner. This verse contains prophecy.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same worship
“Hear, Israel: Yahweh is our God; Yahweh is one:”
— Deuteronomy 6:4
“and you shall love Yahweh your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might.”
— Deuteronomy 6:5
“For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven:”
— Ecclesiastes 3:1
“Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.”
— John 14:6
“Jesus said to them, "Most certainly, I tell you, before Abraham came into existence, I AM."”
— John 8:58
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