32 Bible Verses about Rejection

Jesus says, Have you not read in the Scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same has come to be the head of the corner: this was with the Lord, and is marvelous in our eyes?

And He began to speak to the people this parable, A man planted a vineyard and gave it out to husbandmen, and went away a long time. And in season he sent a servant to the husbandmen that they might give to him of the fruit of the vineyard, and the husbandmen beating him, sent him away empty. And he proceeded to send to them another servant, and they beating and dishonoring him sent him away empty. read more.
And he proceeded to send a third: and wounding him, they cast him out also. And the lord of the vineyard said, What shall I do? I will send my own beloved son: perchance seeing, they will reverence him. And the husbandmen, seeing him, reasoned among themselves saying, This is the heir; let us kill him, in order that the inheritance may be ours. And casting him out from the vineyard they slew him; what then will the lord of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy those husbandmen, and will give the vineyard to others. And hearing, they said, Let it not be so. And looking upon them, He said, What is that which has been written, The stone which the builders rejected, the same has come to be the head of the corner. Every one having fallen on that stone will be dashed to pieces; and on whomsoever it may fall, it will grind him to powder.

if we are this day judged for the benefaction of the impotent man, by whom he has been saved, let it be known to you all, and to all the people of Israel, that in the name of Jesus Christ, the Nazarene whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead, through him this man now stands sound in your presence. This is the stone rejected by your builders, which has become the head of the corner.

Unto whom going forth, to a living stone, indeed rejected by men, but elect with God, precious, and you, as living stones, are built up a spiritual house, into a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices, acceptable unto God through Jesus Christ. Because it runs thus in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Zion a chief cornerstone, elect, precious: and the one believing on him can not be ashamed. read more.
Therefore to you who believe he is precious: but to the unbelievers, the stone which the builders rejected, the same has become the head of the corner, and the stone of stumbling, and the rock of offence, who stumble over the word, disbelieving: unto which they indeed were appointed.

Therefore the one rejecting (sanctification), does not reject man, but God, who indeed gives to you his Holy Spirit.

But the Pharisees and theologians rejected the counsel of God, against themselves, not having been baptized by him.

And He began to teach them, that it behooves the Son of man to suffer many things, and to be rejected by the elders, and the chief priests and the scribes, and to be killed, and after three days to rise.

Saying, That it behooved the Son of man to suffer many things, and to be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes and to be killed, and to rise the third day.

For as the lightning, flashing out of the one part under the heaven, gleams into the other part under heaven, so shall be the Son of man in His day. But it behooves Him first to suffer many things and to be set at nought by this generation.

Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary? the brother of James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas? Are not His sisters here with us? And they were offended in Him.

And all in the synagogue, hearing these things, were filled with wrath. And rising up, they cast Him out of the city, and were leading Him to the brink of the mountain on which their city was built, to hurl Him down;

But it behooves Him first to suffer many things and to be set at nought by this generation.

He that rejects me, and receiving not my words, has one judging him: the word which I have spoken, it will judge him in the last day.

He came unto His own, and His own received Him not.

I have come in the name of my Father, and you do not receive me: if another may come in his own name, you will receive him.

Jesus says, Have you not read in the Scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same has come to be the head of the corner: this was with the Lord, and is marvelous in our eyes?

And behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus; and seeing Him, intreated Him, that He should depart from their coasts.

But Jesus cried out and said; The one believing on me, believes not on me, but on Him that sent me, and the one seeing me, sees the one that sent me. I have come a light into the world, in order that every one believing on me may not abide in darkness. read more.
And if any one may hear my words, and not keep them, I do not judge him: for I came not that I may judge the world, but that I may save the world. He that rejects me, and receiving not my words, has one judging him: the word which I have spoken, it will judge him in the last day. Because I have not spoken of Myself; but the Father Himself having sent me, gave me commandment, what I shall speak, and what I shall say.

And they unanimously cried out, saying, Take Him away, and release unto us Barabbas: