Luke 20:17 - Forerunner Commentary

Luke 20:17

15 So they cast him out of the vineyard and ^akilled him. Therefore what will the owner of the vineyard do to them?

16 He will come and destroy those vinedressers and give the vineyard to ^aothers.” And when they heard it they said, “Certainly not!”

17 Then He looked at them and said, “What then is this that is written:
^a‘The stone which the builders rejected
Has become the chief cornerstone’?

18 Whoever falls on that stone will be ^abroken; but ^bon whomever it falls, it will grind him to powder.”

19 And the chief priests and the scribes that very hour sought to lay hands on Him, but they¹ feared the people —for they knew He had spoken this parable against them.

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20 ^aSo they watched Him, and sent spies who pretended to be righteous, that they might seize on His words, in order to deliver Him to the power and the authority of the governor.

21 Then they asked Him, saying, ^a“Teacher, we know that You say and teach rightly, and You do not show personal favoritism, but teach the way of God in truth:

Verse Comparison: Luke 20:17

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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?

Amplified® Bible
But [Jesus] looked at them and said, What then is [the meaning of] this that is written: The [very] Stone which the builders rejected has become the chief Stone of the corner [Cornerstone]?

Contemporary English Version
But Jesus looked straight at them and said, "Then what do the Scriptures mean when they say, 'The stone that the builders tossed aside is now the most important stone of all'?

Darby English Version
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?

Good News Bible
Jesus looked at them and asked, "What, then, does this scripture mean? 'The stone which the builders rejected as worthless turned out to be the most important of all.'

International Standard Version
But Jesus looked at them and said, "What does this text mean: 'The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone'?

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?

New American Standard Bible
But Jesus looked at them and said, "What then is this that is written: `THE STONE WHICH THE BUILDERS REJECTED, THIS BECAME THE CHIEF CORNER {stone}'?

New International Version
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 capstone'?

New King James Version
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’?

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
But Jesus looked at them and said, "What then have we read in scripture: 'THE STONE WHICH THE BUILDERS REJECTED, THIS BECAME THE CHIEF CORNER stone'?

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?

New English Translation
But Jesus¹ looked straight at them and said, “Then what is the meaning of that which is written: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone’?²

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