Luke 20:17

World English Bible (WEB)

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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15 Then they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. What therefore will the lord of the vineyard do to them?

16 He will come and destroy these farmers, and will give the vineyard to others.” When they heard that, they said, “May that never be!”

17 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’?

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

19 The chief priests and the scribes sought to lay hands on him that very hour, but they feared the people—for they knew he had spoken this parable against them.

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Luke 20:17 in every translation

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’?
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?
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?