Matthew 21:44

Matthew 21:44 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.
• New International Version (NIV)Anyone who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces; anyone on whom it falls will be crushed.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the one who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces; and when it falls on anyone, it will crush him."
• New King James Version (NKJV)And whoever falls on this stone will be broken; but on whomever it falls, it will grind him to powder.”

Context of Matthew 21:44

42Jesus asked them, “Have you never read in the Scriptures: ‘The [very] Stone which the builders rejected and threw away, Has become the chief Cornerstone; This is the Lord’s doing, And it is marvelous and wonderful in our eyes’? 43Therefore I tell you, the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to [another] people who will produce the fruit of it. And he who falls on this Stone will be broken to pieces; but he on whom it falls will be crushed.” 45When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard His parables, they understood that He was talking about them. 46And although they were trying to arrest Him, they feared the people, because they regarded Jesus as a prophet.

Matthew 21:44 word by word

καὶ ὁ πεσὼν ἐπὶ τὸν λίθον τοῦτον συνθλασθήσεται· ἐφ᾽ ὃν δ᾽ ἂν πέσῃ, λικμήσει αὐτόν.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• whosoever shall fallπίπτωpiptō petō · to collapseG4098
• onἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• stoneλίθοςlithos · stoneG3037
• shall be brokenσυνθλάωsunthlaō · to shatterG4917
• butδέde · thenG1161
• whomsoeverὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• ·ἄνan · ifG302
• it will grindλικμάωlikmaō · to crushG3039
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846

Cross-references for Matthew 21:44

• Psalms 2:12Kiss (pay respect to) the Son, so that He does not become angry, and you perish in the way, For His wrath may soon be kindled and set aflame. How blessed [fortunate, prosperous, and favored by God] are all those who take refuge in Him!
• Isaiah 8:14Then He shall be a sanctuary [a sacred, indestructible shelter for those who fear and trust Him]; But to both the houses of Israel [both the northern and southern kingdoms—Israel and Judah, He will be] a stone on which to stumble and a rock on which to trip, A trap and a snare for the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
• Isaiah 60:12For the nation or the kingdom which will not serve you [Jerusalem] shall perish, And the nations [that refuse to serve] shall be utterly ruined.
• Zechariah 12:3And in that day I will make Jerusalem a heavy stone for all the peoples; all who lift it will be severely injured. And all the nations of the earth will come and be gathered against it.
• Luke 20:18Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken and shattered in pieces; and on whomever it falls, it will crush him.”
• Romans 9:33As it is written and forever remains written, “Behold I am laying in Zion a Stone of stumbling and a Rock of offense; And he who believes in Him [whoever adheres to, trusts in, and relies on Him] will not be disappointed [in his expectations].”
• 2 Corinthians 4:3But even if our gospel is [in some sense] hidden [behind a veil], it is hidden [only] to those who are perishing;
• 1 Peter 2:8and, “A stone of stumbling and a rock of offense”; for they stumble because they disobey the word [of God], and to this they [who reject Him as Savior] were also appointed.
• Matthew 26:24The Son of Man is to go [to the cross], just as it is written [in Scripture] of Him; but woe (judgment is coming) to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would have been good for that man if he had never been born.”
• Matthew 27:25And all the people answered, “Let [the responsibility for] His blood be on us and on our children!”
• Psalms 2:9You shall break them with a rod of iron; You shall shatter them [in pieces] like earthenware.’ ”
• Psalms 21:8Your hand will reach out and defeat all your enemies; Your right hand will reach those who hate you.
• Psalms 110:5The Lord is at Your right hand, He will crush kings in the day of His wrath.
• Daniel 2:34As you were looking, a stone was cut out without [human] hands, and it struck the statue on its feet of iron and clay and crushed them.
• John 19:11Jesus answered, “You would have no authority over Me at all if it had not been given to you from above. For this reason the sin and guilt of the one who handed Me over to you is greater [than your own].”
• 1 Thessalonians 2:16forbidding us from speaking to the Gentiles (non-Jews) so that they may be saved. So, as always, they fill up [to the brim] the measure of their sins [allotted to them by God]. But [God’s] wrath has come upon them at last [completely and forever].

Commentaries on Matthew 21:44

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 44The 44th verse should certainly come before Matthew 21:43, otherwise the narration is not consecutive. Matthew 21:42. The stone which the builders rejected, is become the head of the corner, etc. Matthew 21:44. Whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken, etc. This is an allusion to the punishment of stoning among the Jews. The place of stoning was twice as high as a man; while standing on this, one of the witnesses struck the culprit on the loins…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 33-46Verses 33-46 The parable of the vineyard - This is also recorded in Mark 12:1-12; Luke 20:9-19. Matthew 21:33 Hear another parable - See the notes at Matthew 13:3. A certain householder - See the notes at Matthew 20:1. Planted a vineyard - A place for the cultivation of grapes. It is often used to represent the church of God. as a place cultivated and valuable. Judea was favorable to vines, and the figure is frequently used, therefore, in the sacred…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 33-46Verses 33-46 This parable plainly sets forth the sin and ruin of the Jewish nation; and what is spoken to convict them, is spoken to caution all that enjoy the privileges of the outward church. As men treat God's people, they would treat Christ himself, if he were with them. How can we, if faithful to his cause, expect a favourable reception from a wicked world, or from ungodly professors of Christianity! And let us ask ourselves, whether we who have the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 44Those who opposed the Messiah would soon win a temporary victory. But the Messiah would eventually defeat them. The stone would crush them because the death of Jesus on the cross led to his vindication and triumph (see also Daniel 2:34–35, 44–45).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4444. And whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder--The Kingdom of God is here a Temple, in the erection of which a certain stone, rejected as unsuitable by the spiritual builders, is, by the great Lord of the House, made the keystone of the whole. On that Stone the builders were now "falling" and being "broken" (Is 8:15). They were sustaining great spiritual hurt; but soon that Stone…Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 21:44

• Church
• Ecclesiasticism
• Husbandman
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Pharisees
• Reproof
• Stones
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• Authority
• Daughter
• Grind
• Loose
• Move
• Presently
• Prophecy
• Reverence
• Seat
• Thief

Commentaries on Matthew 21

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings