Take away Paul, and what do we have? One powerful point here is how it is one of very FEW stories that remains CONSISTENT among ALL 3 synoptic gospels!!
Isaiah 28:16
Therefore thus says the Lord GOD, "Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone, a tested stone, A costly cornerstone for the foundation, firmly placed. He who believes in it will not be disturbed. ...
Daniel 2: 44-45
"In the time of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed, nor will it be left to another people (NO BROKEN COVENANT - ISHMAEL). It will crush all those kingdoms and bring them to an end, but it will itself endure forever. This is the meaning of the vision of the rock cut out of a mountain, but not by human hands--a rock that broke the iron, the bronze, the clay, the silver and the gold to pieces. "The great God has shown the king what will take place in the future. The dream is true and its interpretation is trustworthy."
Psalm 118:21-23 I shall give thanks to You, for You have answered me, And You have become my salvation. The stone which the builders rejected Has become the chief corner stone. This is the LORD'S doing; It is marvelous in our eyes.…
Matthew 21:42-43
Jesus said to them, "Have you never read in the Scriptures: 'The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. This is from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes' ? "Therefore I tell you that the kingdom of God WILL BE TAKEN AWAY FROM YOU and GIVEN TO A PEOPLE WHO WILL PRODUCE ITS FRUIT!"
Mark 12:10-11
Have you never read this Scripture: 'The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. This is from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes'?"
Luke 20:17-18
Jesus looked at them and said, What is this then that is written, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner? Whosoever shall fall upon that stone shall be broken; but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder." (GOD USING THE STONE IN HIS JUDGEMENT??? SOUND FAMILIAR??)
1 Peter 2:7
To you who believe, then, this stone is precious. But to those who do not believe, "The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone,"
Psalm 118:23
This is the LORD'S doing; It is marvelous in our eyes!!!
