Luke 20:18
King James Version (KJV)
Whosoever shall fall upon that stone shall be broken; but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.
In context
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.
20 And they watched him, and sent forth spies, which should feign themselves just men, that they might take hold of his words, that so they might deliver him unto the power and authority of the governor.
Luke 20:18 in every translation
- 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.”
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Everyone who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, but he on whom it falls will be crushed.”
- 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.