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Luke 20:18

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20:18Everyone who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces,40 and the one on whom it falls will be crushed.”41

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  1. 40 On this term, see συνθλάω.
  2. 41 Grk “on whomever it falls, it will crush him.” This proverb basically means that the stone crushes, without regard to whether it falls on someone or someone falls on it. On the stone as a messianic image, see Isa 28:16 and Dan 2:44–45.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces, and when it falls on anyone, it will crush him.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces; anyone on whom it falls will be crushed.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces, but on whomever it falls, it will shatter him.”

NLTNew Living Translation

Everyone who stumbles over that stone will be broken to pieces, and it will crush anyone it falls on.”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces, and the one on whom it falls—it will crush him!”

KJV 1900King James Version

Whosoever shall fall upon that stone shall be broken; but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.