Luke 20:17

New Testament · SCRIPTURE

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

But Jesus looked directly at them and said, “Then what is the meaning of that which is written: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone’?

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KJV

King James Version

And he beheld them, and said, What is this then that is written, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner?

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WEB

World English Bible

But he looked at them and said, “Then what is this that is written, ‘The stone which the builders rejected was made the chief cornerstone’?

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ASV

American Standard Version

But he looked upon them, and said, What then is this that is written, The stone which the builders rejected, The same was made the head of the corner?

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BLB

Berean Literal Bible

But having looked at them, He said, “What then is this that has been written: ‘[The] stone that those building rejected, this became [the] head of [the] corner’?

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Luke 20

¹⁵ So they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. What then will the owner of the vineyard do to them?

¹⁶ He will come and kill those tenants and give the vineyard to others.” And when the people heard this, they said, “May such a thing never happen!”

¹⁷ But Jesus looked directly at them and said, “Then what is the meaning of that which is written: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone’?

¹⁸ Everyone who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, but he on whom it falls will be crushed.”

¹⁹ When the scribes and chief priests realized that Jesus had spoken this parable against them, they sought to arrest Him that very hour. But they were afraid of the people.

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