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Mark 12:11 quotes Psalm 118:23 (LXX) but in a distinctly Markan narrative context, applied by Jesus to His rejection and vindication. This line forms part of Jesus’ quotation following the parable of the vineyard, where He applies the rejected stone becoming the cornerstone to Himself. The Greek construction here captures divine initiative, completed action, and perceptual astonishment—with grammatical precision.

In Mark 12:11, Jesus concludes His citation of Psalm 118:22–23 with these words:

Παρὰ Κυρίου ἐγένετο αὕτη, καὶ ἔστιν θαυμαστὴ ἐν ὀφθαλμοῖς ἡμῶν; “From the Lord this came to be, and it is marvelous in our eyes?”

Here, Jesus reinforces that the unexpected exaltation of the rejected one (Himself) is entirely God’s work.… Learn Koine Greek