21:42 Jesus said to them, “Have you never read in the scriptures:
‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. 3
This is from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes’? 4
21:43 For this reason I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken from you and given to a people 5 who will produce its fruit.
1 tn Heb “drive out.” The language may seem severe, but Sarah’s maternal instincts sensed a real danger in that Ishmael was not treating Isaac with the proper respect.
2 sn That is, the year of Jubilee (Lev 25:8-15).
3 tn Or “capstone,” “keystone.” Although these meanings are lexically possible, the imagery in Eph 2:20-22 and 1 Cor 3:11 indicates that the term κεφαλὴ γωνίας (kefalh gwnia") refers to a cornerstone, not a capstone.
4 sn A quotation from Ps 118:22-23.
5 tn Or “to a nation” (so KJV, NASB, NLT).
6 sn A quotation from Gen 21:10. The phrase of the free woman does not occur in Gen 21:10.
7 tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:11.