Luke 20:18

Luke 20:18 in other versions

• 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.
• New International Version (NIV)Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces; anyone on whom it falls will be crushed.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces, and when it falls on anyone, it will crush him."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Whoever falls on that stone will be broken; but on whomever it falls, it will grind him to powder.”

Context of Luke 20:18

16He will destroy these workers and give the vineyard to others.” Those who heard him said, “That’s unthinkable!” 17Then Jesus looked straight at them and asked, “What, then, does this Scripture verse mean: ‘The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone’? Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken. If that stone falls on anyone, it will crush that person.” 19The experts in Moses’ Teachings and the chief priests wanted to arrest him right there, but they were afraid of the people. They knew that he had directed this illustration at them. 20So they watched for an opportunity to send out some spies. The spies were to act like sincere religious people. They wanted to catch him saying the wrong thing so that they could hand him over to the governor.

Luke 20:18 word by word

πᾶς ὁ πεσὼν ἐπ᾽ ἐκεῖνον τὸν λίθον συνθλασθήσεται· ἐφ᾽ ὃν δ᾽ ἂν πέσῃ, λικμήσει αὐτόν.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Whosoeverπᾶςpas · allG3956
• shall fallπίπτωpiptō petō · to collapseG4098
• uponἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• thatἐκεῖνοςekeinos · thatG1565
• 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 Luke 20:18

• Isaiah 8:14He will be a place of safety for you. But he will be a rock that makes people trip and a stumbling block for both kingdoms of Israel. He will be a trap and a snare for those who live in Jerusalem.
• Daniel 2:34While you were watching, a stone was cut out, but not by humans. It struck the statue’s iron-and-clay feet and smashed them.
• Zechariah 12:3On that day I will make Jerusalem a stone too heavy for all the nations to lift. All who try to lift it will be severely injured. All the nations in the world will gather ⌞to fight⌟ against Jerusalem.”
• Matthew 21:34“When the grapes were getting ripe, he sent his servants to the workers to collect his share of the produce.
• 1 Thessalonians 2:16because they try to keep us from telling people who are not Jewish how they can be saved. The result is that those Jews always commit as many sins as possible. So at last they are receiving ⌞God’s⌟ anger.

Commentaries on Luke 20:18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 18Grind him to powder - See on Matthew 21:44; (note).Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9-19Verses 9-19 See this parable explained in the notes at Matthew 21:33-45.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-19Verses 9-19 Christ spake this parable against those who resolved not to own his authority, though the evidence of it was so full. How many resemble the Jews who murdered the prophets and crucified Christ, in their enmity to God, and aversion to his service, desiring to live according to their lusts, without control! Let all who are favoured with God's word, look to it that they make proper use of their advantages. Awful will be the doom, both of those who…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 18Jesus expanded the stone metaphor (20:17) with references to Isaiah 8:14–15 and Daniel 2:34, 44–45. Although Israel rejected him, Jesus became the foundation for the new people of God. He began the reign of a kingdom that would last forever.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 17-1917-19. written--(in Psa 118:22, 23. See on Lu 19:38). 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), "sustaining great spiritual hurt; but soon that Stone should fall upon them and grind them to powder" (Da 2:34, 35; Zec 12:3)--in…Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 20:18

• Church
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In the dictionaries

• Jesus Christ
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Commentaries on Luke 20

• 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