# Epistle of Barnabas 6.4

- Author: Anonymous
- Work: [Epistle of Barnabas](https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/barnabas/) (*Epistula Barnabae*)
- Date: ca. 70–135 (often ca. 130) (disputed)
- Source: Lake, LCL 24:358; Kirsopp Lake, ed. and trans., The Apostolic Fathers, vol. 1, LCL 24 (London: Heinemann; New York: Macmillan, 1912), 340–407 (Greek text: K. Lake, The Apostolic Fathers (LCL, 1912), digitized by the Perseus Digital Library and published by the First Thousand Years of Greek project (Open Greek and Latin), CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-26
- Canonical URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/barnabas/6/4/

Summary: The rejected stone has become the cornerstone.

## Greek text

λέγει δὲ πάλιν ὁ προφήτης· Λίθον ὃν ἀπεδοκίμασαν οἱ οἰκοδομοῦντες, οὗτος ἐγενήθη εἰς κεφαλὴν γωνίας. καὶ πάλιν λέγει· Αὕτη ἐστὶν ἡ ἡμέρα ἡ μεγάλη καὶ θαυμαστή, ἣν ἐποίησεν ὁ κύριος.

## English translation (Claude)

And the prophet says again, “The stone that the builders rejected has become the head of the corner.” And again he says, “This is the great and wonderful day that the Lord has made.”

## Scripture references

- Ps 118:22 (117:22 LXX): quotation, high confidence
- Ps 118:24 (117:24 LXX): quotation, high confidence

## Citation (SBL)

Barn. 6.4 (trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/barnabas/6/4/).