He shall come and destroy these tenants, and shall give the vineyard to others.
And when they heard it, they said, God forbid.
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Cyril of Alexandria
AD 444
Although he was a chosen stone, those who had the duty to build up the synagogue of the Jews in everything that was edifying rejected the Savior. He still became the head of the corner. Now the sacred Scripture compares with a corner the gathering together or joining of the two people. I mean Israel and the Gentiles in the sameness of sentiment and faith. The Savior has built the two people into one new person by making peace and reconciling the two in one body to the Father. This resembles a corner, which unites two walls and binds them together. Blessed David wondered at this corner or gathering together of the two people into one. He said, “The stone which the builders rejected has become the head of the corner. This [the corner] has been done by the Lord, and is marvelous in our eyes.” Christ has bound together the two people in the bonds of love and in the same sentiment and faith. Commentary on Luke, Homily
