Luke 20:17

Luke 20:17 in other versions

• 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?
• New International Version (NIV)Jesus looked directly at them and asked, “Then what is the meaning of that which is written: “ ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone’ ?
• English Standard Version (ESV)But he looked directly at them and said, "What then is this that is written: "'The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone'?
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then He looked at them and said, “What then is this that is written: ‘The stone which the builders rejected Has become the chief cornerstone’?

Context of Luke 20:17

15So they cast him out of the vineyard, and killed him . What therefore shall the lord of the vineyard do to them? 16He shall come and destroy these vinedressers, and shall give the vineyard to others. And when they heard it, they said, may that never be. 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? 18Whoever shall fall upon that stone shall be broken; but on whomever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder. 19And 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.

Luke 20:17 word by word

ὁ δὲ ἐμβλέψας αὐτοῖς εἶπεν· τί οὖν ἐστιν τὸ γεγραμμένον τοῦτο· λίθον ὃν ἀπεδοκίμασαν οἱ οἰκοδομοῦντες, οὗτος ἐγενήθη εἰς κεφαλὴν γωνίας;Read the interlinear

• Andδέde · thenG1161
• beheldἐμβλέπωemblepō · to look into/uponG1689
• themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• saidεἶπονepō · to sayG2036
• Whatτίςtis · which?G5101
• isἐστίesti · he isG2076
• thisτοῦτοtouto · thatG5124
• thenοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
• writtenγράφωgraphō · to writeG1125
• stoneλίθοςlithos · stoneG3037
• whichὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• buildersοἰκοδομέωoikodomeō · to buildG3618
• rejectedἀποδοκιμάζωapodokimazō · to rejectG593
• sameοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• becomeγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• headκεφαλήkephalē · headG2776
• ofεἰςeis · towardG1519
• cornerγωνίαgōnia · cornerG1137

Cross-references for Luke 20:17

• Luke 19:41And when he had come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it,
• Luke 22:61And the Lord turned, and looked upon Peter. And Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how he had said to him, Before the cock shall crow, thou wilt deny me three times.
• Mark 3:5And when he had looked around on them with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their hearts, he saith to the man, Stretch forth thy hand. And he stretched it out: and his hand was restored as whole as the other.
• Mark 10:23And Jesus looked around, and saith to his disciples, How hard it shall be for them that have riches to enter into the kingdom of God!
• Luke 22:37For I say to you, that this which is written must yet be accomplished in me, And he was reckoned among the transgressors: for the things concerning me have an end.
• Luke 24:44And he said to them, These are the words which I spoke to you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning me.
• John 15:25But this cometh to pass, that the word might be fulfilled that is written in their law, They hated me without a cause.
• Psalms 118:22The stone which the builders refused is become the head stone of the corner.
• Isaiah 28:16Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste.
• Zechariah 3:9For behold the stone that I have laid before Joshua; upon one stone shall be seven eyes: behold, I will engrave the engraving of it, saith the LORD of hosts, and I will remove the iniquity of that land in one day.
• Matthew 21:42Jesus saith to them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner: this is the Lord’s doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes?
• Mark 12:10And have ye not read this scripture; The stone which the builders rejected is become the head of the corner:
• Acts 4:11This is the stone which was rejected by you builders, which is become the head of the corner.
• 1 Peter 2:7To you therefore who believe he is precious: but to them who are disobedient, the stone which the builders rejected, the same is made the head of the corner,

Commentaries on Luke 20:17

• 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. 17The stone … cornerstone: Jesus quoted Psalm 118:22 to predict that he would be rejected and later restored to honor. The cornerstone was the most important stone in a building because it helped support and align the walls. Jesus was rejected by the builders, meaning the religious leaders, but he would become the foundation of a new building, the church.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 20:17

• Church
• Cornerstone
• Instruction
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Prophecy
• Quotations and Allusions
• Reproof
• Stones

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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