Luke 20:18
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
Everyone who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, but he on whom it falls will be crushed.”
In context
16 He will come and kill those tenants, and will 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.
Luke 20:18 in every translation
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Everyone who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, but he on whom it falls will be crushed.”
- 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.
- 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.”
- 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.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- every one who hath fallen on that stone shall be broken, and on whom it may fall, it will crush him to pieces.'
- DBY Darby Translation
- Every one falling on this stone shall be broken, but on whomsoever it shall fall, it shall grind him to powder.
- WBS Webster Bible
- Whoever shall fall upon that stone, shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.