Acts 4:11

Peter and John before the Sanhedrin

10then let this be known to all of you and to all the people of Israel: It is by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified but whom God raised from the dead, that this man stands before you healed. 11This Jesus is ‘the stone you builders rejected, which has become the cornerstone.’

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Berean Standard Bible
This Jesus is ‘the stone you builders rejected, which has become the cornerstone.’
American Standard Version (1901)
He is the stone which was set at nought of you the builders, which was made the head of the corner.
Bible in Basic English
He is the stone which you builders had no use for, but which has been made the chief stone of the building.
Douay-Rheims 1899
This is the stone which was rejected by you the builders, which is become the head of the corner.
Free Bible Version
‘He is the stone you builders rejected, but he has been made the chief cornerstone.’
Geneva Bible 1599
This is the stone cast aside of you builders which is become the head of the corner.
King James (Authorized) Version
This is the stone which was set at nought of you builders, which is become the head of the corner.
Plain English Version
You know, a long time ago, one of God’s men told a picture story about you boss mob, and about Jesus too. They said that some work-men built a house out of big stones, but those work-men thought one of those stones was rubbish, so they chucked it away. But they were wrong. That stone was properly good, and now God made it the most important stone of all. You are like those work-men, and Jesus is like that stone. You did not want him.
Translation for Translators
In the Psalms this was written about the Messiah: He is like [MET] the stone that was rejected by the builders {that the builders rejected}. But that stone became the most important stone in the building that they were building. Jesus is that stone, and you are those builders who threw away the stone that was the most important one.
Unlocked Literal Bible
Jesus Christ is the stone which you as builders despised but which has been made the head cornerstone.
Noah Webster Bible
This is the stone which was set at naught by you builders, which is become the head of the corner.
World English Bible
He is ‘the stone which was regarded as worthless by you, the builders, which has become the head of the corner.’
Young's Literal Translation
'This is the stone that was set at nought by you — the builders, that became head of a corner;