Luke 20:17

King James Version (KJV)

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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15 So they cast him out of the vineyard, and killed him. What therefore shall the lord of the vineyard do unto them?

16 He shall come and destroy these husbandmen, and shall give the vineyard to others. And when they heard it, they said, God forbid.

17 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?

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

19 And the chief priests and the scribes the same hour sought to lay hands on him; and they feared the people: for they perceived that he had spoken this parable against them.

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Luke 20:17 in every translation

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?
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’?
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’?
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?
YLT Young's Literal Translation: and he, having looked upon them, said, 'What, then, is this that hath been written: A stone that the builders rejected — this became head of a corner?
DBY Darby Translation: But he looking at them said, What then is this that is written, The stone which they that builded rejected, this has become the corner-stone?
WBS Webster Bible: 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?