Luke 20:18
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Everyone who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, but he on whom it falls will be crushed.””
A short, plain-language explanation of Luke 20:18 goes here — the kind of answer a reader (or an AI assistant) can quote in one breath. Original meaning coming soon.
“Everyone who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, but he on whom it falls will be crushed.””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Whosoever shall fall upon that stone shall be broken; but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.”
King James Version · Public Domain“Every one that falleth on that stone shall be broken to pieces; but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will scatter him as dust.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“every one who hath fallen on that stone shall be broken, and on whom it may fall, it will crush him to pieces.'”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Luke 20:18 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Isaiah 8:14And He will be a sanctuary— but to both houses of Israel a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense, to the dwellers of Jerusalem a trap and a snare.
- Daniel 2:34As you watched, a stone was cut out, but not by human hands. It struck the statue on its feet of iron and clay, and crushed them.
- Daniel 2:44In the days of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed, nor will it be left to another people. It will shatter all these kingdoms and bring them to an end, but will itself stand forever.
- Zechariah 12:3On that day, when all the nations of the earth gather against her, I will make Jerusalem a heavy stone for all the peoples; all who would heave it away will be severely injured.
- Matthew 21:34When the harvest time drew near, he sent his servants to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit.
- Matthew 21:44He who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, but he on whom it falls will be crushed.”
- 1 Thessalonians 2:16hindering us from telling the Gentiles how they may be saved. As a result, they continue to heap up their sins to full capacity; the utmost wrath has come upon them.
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