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Luke 20:17

But Jesus looked at them and said, “Then why is it written in the Scriptures, ‘The stone the builders rejected has now become the chief cornerstone’?

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In The 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?

In Context

16He will come and kill these farmers and let others have the vineyard.” When they heard the story, they said, “May this never happen!”

18Anyone who falls on that stone will be broken in pieces; anyone it falls upon will be crushed.”

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Cross References

Isaiah 28:16Consequently, listen to what the Lord God says, Look! I'm laying a foundation stone in Jerusalem, a strong, well-tested stone. It's a valuable cornerstone that provides a firm foundation. Anyone who trusts in it won't be shaken loose.

Matthew 21:42“So haven't you read this in the Scriptures?” Jesus asked them. “‘The stone which the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone. The Lord has done this, and it is wonderful in our eyes.’

Mark 10:23Jesus looked around, and said to his disciples, “It's only with difficulty that wealthy people enter the kingdom of God!”

Luke 19:41But as he got closer, he saw the city and wept over it.

Luke 22:61And Peter remembered what the Lord had said, how he'd told him: “Before the cock crows today, you'll deny me three times.”

John 15:25But this just fulfilled what Scripture says, ‘They hated me for no reason at all.’

Matthew Henry on Luke 20:10-20

The Husbandmen and the Vineyard. 9 Then began he to speak to the people this parable; A certain man planted a vineyard, and let it forth to husbandmen, and went into a far country for a long time. 10 And at the season he sent a servant to the husbandmen, that they should give him of the fruit of the vineyard: but the husbandmen beat him, and sent him away empty. 11 And again he sent another servant: and they beat him also, and entreated him shamefully, and sent him away empty. 12 And again he sent a third: and… Read the whole commentary →

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