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Jesus Christ the Cornerstone (Endnotes)

1. Many versions close this verse with “…not be in haste” or something similar. This is the figure of speech Metonymy, where the effect, making haste, which is referring to fleeing away in haste, is stated instead of the reason for doing so, which is shame or dismay for not trusting in God’s “precious stone,” His Messiah. Close

2. Although the word “Judah” in the NIV is not the Hebrew text of Zechariah 10:4, verse 3 makes it clear that it is the tribe of Judah from which the cornerstone will come. Close

3. Scripture quotations marked (ESV) are taken from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version™. © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. All rights reserved. Close

4. In Ephesians 2:20 and 1 Peter 2:6 God uses akrog?niaios, which is a compound word using akros, extreme, and g?nia, corner, literally means “extreme corner.” In contrast, the Gospels, Acts 4:11, and 1 Peter 2:7 use the phrase kephal? g?nia, literally, the “head” of the “corner.” Scholars debate the meaning of akrog?niaios also, as some say it means “cornerstone” and others say “capstone.” Interestingly, while the NIV used “capstone” for kephal? g?nia, “the head of the corner,” they use “cornerstone” for akrog?niaios, while other translations that used “cornerstone” for kephal? g?nia, use “capstone” for akrog?niaios. Close