Bible Strands
Mark 12:11
This is from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes’?”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus speaks to the chief priests, scribes, and elders in the temple, concluding his parable about the rejected stone.
The words — The text quotes παρὰ κυρίου (para kuriou, "from the Lord") and θαυμαστὴ (thaumastē, "marvelous") to describe how God's action stands apart from human assessment.
The thread — The quotation originates in Psalms 118:23 and is linked to Habakkuk 1:5, which commands observation of a work that surpasses belief.
Why it lands — The text demands recognition that God's choices operate independently of human approval or institutional power.
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The Greek words
King James Version
This was the Lord’s doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes?
Cross-references
- Psalms 118:23 This is from the LORD, and it is marvelous in our eyes.
- Habakkuk 1:5 “Look at the nations and observe—be utterly astounded! For I am doing a work in your days that you would never believe even if someone told you.
- Acts 2:32 God has raised this Jesus to life, to which we are all witnesses.
- Acts 3:12 And when Peter saw this, he addressed the people: “Men of Israel, why are you surprised by this? Why do you stare at us as if by our own power or godliness we had made this man walk?
- Numbers 23:23 For there is no spell against Jacob and no divination against Israel. It will now be said of Jacob and Israel, ‘What great things God has done!’
- Acts 2:12 Astounded and perplexed, they asked one another, “What does this mean?”
- Acts 13:40 Watch out, then, that what was spoken by the prophets does not happen to you:
- Ephesians 3:8 Though I am less than the least of all the saints, this grace was given me: to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,
- Colossians 1:27 To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.
- 1 Timothy 3:16 By common confession, the mystery of godliness is great: He appeared in the flesh, was vindicated by the Spirit, was seen by angels, was proclaimed among the nations, was believed in throughout the world, was taken up in glory.