Luke 20:18

New Testament · SCRIPTURE

Luke 20:18

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

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

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KJV

King James Version

Whosoever shall fall upon that stone shall be broken; but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.

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WEB

World English Bible

Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces, but it will crush whomever it falls on to dust.”

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ASV

American Standard Version

Every one that falleth on that stone shall be broken to pieces; but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will scatter him as dust.

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BLB

Berean Literal Bible

Everyone having fallen on that stone will be broken; but on whomever it might fall, it will grind him into powder.”

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Luke 20

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.

²⁰ So they watched Him closely and sent spies who pretended to be sincere. They were hoping to catch Him in His words in order to hand Him over to the rule and authority of the governor.

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