A few days before his death, Jesus told the Jewish religious leaders: “Did you never read in the Scriptures, ‘ The stone that the builders rejected is the one that has become the chief cornerstone.
قَالَ يَسُوعُ لِلْقَادَةِ ٱلدِّينِيِّينَ ٱلْيَهُودِ قَبْلَ مَوْتِهِ بِعِدَّةِ أَيَّامٍ :‏ « أَمَا قَرَأْتُمْ فِي ٱلْأَسْفَارِ ٱلْمُقَدَّسَةِ :‏ ‹ اَلْحَجَرُ ٱلَّذِي رَفَضَهُ ٱلْبَنَّاؤُونَ هُوَ ٱلَّذِي صَارَ حَجَرَ ٱلزَّاوِيَةِ ٱلرَّئِيسِيَّ .‏