Luke 20:18

Green's Literal Translation

Everyone falling on that Stone will be broken in pieces but on whomever It falls, It will crush him.

Parallel Translations

Easy-to-Read Version
Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken. If that stone falls on you, it will crush you!"

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
whosoever stomble at that stone shalbe broken: but on whosoever it faul vpon it wyll grynde him to powder.

Hebrew Names Version
"Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces, But it will crush whoever it falls on to dust."

International Standard Version
Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces, but it will crush anyone on whom it falls."Daniel 2:34-35; Matthew 21:44;">[xr]

New American Standard Bible
"Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces; but on whomever it falls, it will crush him."

New Century Version
Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken, and the person on whom it falls, that person will be crushed!"

Update Bible Version
Every one that falls on that stone shall be broken to pieces; but on whoever it shall fall, it will scatter him as dust.

Webster's Bible Translation
Whoever shall fall upon that stone, shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.

Amplified Bible
"Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken and shattered in pieces; and on whomever it falls, it will crush him."

English Standard Version
Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces, and when it falls on anyone, it will crush him."

World English Bible
"Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces, but it will crush whoever it falls on to dust."

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
Whosoever shall fall on that stone shall be broken; but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.

Weymouth's New Testament
Every one who falls on that stone will be severely hurt, but on whomsoever it falls, he will be utterly crushed."

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Ech that schal falle on that stoon, schal be to-brisid, but on whom it schal falle, it schal al to-breke him.

English Revised Version
Every one that falleth on that stone shall be broken to pieces; but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will scatter him as dust.

Berean Standard Bible
Everyone who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, but he on whom it falls will be crushed."

Contemporary English Version
Anyone who stumbles over this stone will get hurt, and anyone it falls on will be smashed to pieces."

American Standard Version
Every one that falleth on that stone shall be broken to pieces; but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will scatter him as dust.

Bible in Basic English
Everyone falling on that stone will be broken, but the man on whom the stone comes down will be crushed to dust.

Complete Jewish Bible
Whoever falls on that stone will be broken in pieces; but if it falls on him, he will be crushed to powder!"

Darby Translation
Every one falling on this stone shall be broken, but on whomsoever it shall fall, it shall grind him to powder.

Etheridge Translation
And every one who shall fall upon this stone shall be broken; and every one on whom it shall fall it will scatter him.

Murdock Translation
And whoever shall fall upon this stone, will be broken; and on whomsoever it shall fall, it will crush him in pieces.

King James Version (1611)
Whosoeuer shall fall vpon that stone, shalbe broken: but on whomsoeuer it shall fall, it will grinde him to powder.

New Living Translation
Everyone who stumbles over that stone will be broken to pieces, and it will crush anyone it falls on."

New Life Bible
Whoever falls on this Stone will be broken. And on the one it falls, it will make him like dust."

New Revised Standard
Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces; and it will crush anyone on whom it falls."

Geneva Bible (1587)
Whosoeuer shall fall vpon that stone, shall be broken: and on whomsoeuer it shall fall, it will grinde him to pouder.

George Lamsa Translation
Whoever falls on that stone will be broken; and on whomever it falls it will scatter him.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Every one who falleth on that stone, will be sorely bruised, but, on whomsoever it shall fall, it will utterly destroy him.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Whosoever shall fall upon that stone shall be bruised: and upon whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.

Revised Standard Version
Every one who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces; but when it falls on any one it will crush him."

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Whosoeuer doth stumble vppon that stone, shalbe broken: but on whosoeuer it falleth, it wyll grinde hym to powder.

Good News Translation
Everyone who falls on that stone will be cut to pieces; and if that stone falls on someone, that person will be crushed to dust."

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

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

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!"

Young's Literal Translation
every one who hath fallen on that stone shall be broken, and on whom it may fall, it will crush him to pieces.'

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Who so euer falleth vpon this stone, shalbe broken in sunder: but vpo who so euer he falleth, he shall grynde him to poulder.

Mace New Testament (1729)
whoever falls upon that stone shall be bruised, but on whom it falls, it will crush him to pieces.

New English Translation
Everyone who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, and the one on whom it falls will be crushed."

New King James Version
Whoever falls on that stone will be broken; but on whomever it falls, it will grind him to powder."

Simplified Cowboy Version
"Everyone who does not recognize the bull will be trampled by it. It will crush those who oppose it."

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces; but on whomever it falls, it will scatter him like dust."

Legacy Standard Bible
Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces, but on whomever it falls, it will scatter him like dust."

Contextual Overview

⁹ And He began to speak this parable to the people: A certain man planted a vineyard and let it out to vinedressers. And he left the country for long periods of time . Isa. 5:1, 2 ¹⁰ And in season, he sent a slave to the vinedressers, that they might give him the fruit of the vineyard. But the vinedressers sent him away empty, beating him . ¹¹ And he again sent another slave. But they also sent that one away empty, beating and insulting him . ¹² And he again sent a third. But they also threw this one out, wounding him . ¹³ And the lord of the vineyard said, What shall I do? I will send my beloved son. Perhaps, having seen this one, they will respect him . ¹⁴ And having seen him, the vinedressers reasoned with themselves, saying, This is the heir. Come let us kill him so that the inheritance may become ours. ¹⁵ And throwing him out of the vineyard, they killed him . Therefore, what will the lord of the vineyard do to them? ¹⁶ He will come and will destroy these vinedressers and will give the vineyard to others. And hearing this, they said, Let it not be! ¹⁷ And looking at them He said, What then is this which has been written, "The stone that the builders rejected, this one came to be for the Head of the Corner"? Psa. 118:22 ¹⁸ Everyone falling on that Stone will be broken in pieces but on whomever It falls, It will crush him.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

shall fall: This is an allusion to the Jewish mode of stoning. "The place of stoning was twice as high as a man. From the top of this one of the witnesses struck the culprit on the loins, and felled him to the ground: if he died of this, well; if not, the other witness threw a stone upon his heart," etc. Our Lord seems to refer not only to the dreadful crushing of the Jews by the Romans, but also to their general dispersion to the present day. Isaiah 8:14, Isaiah 8:15, Daniel 2:34, Daniel 2:35, Daniel 2:44, Daniel 2:45, Zechariah 12:3, Matthew 21:34, 1 Thessalonians 2:16

Reciprocal: Psalms 45:5 - sharp Isaiah 28:16 - Behold Matthew 21:42 - The stone Matthew 21:44 - whosoever Mark 12:10 - The stone Ephesians 2:20 - Jesus 1 Peter 2:4 - disallowed

Cross-References

Genesis 12:17
And Jehovah touched Pharaoh and his house with great plagues on the word of Sarai, Abram's wife.

Genesis 16:2
And Sarai said to Abram, See, now, Jehovah has kept me from bearing; go in now to my slave-girl; perhaps I may be built up from her. And Abram listened to the voice of Sarai.

Genesis 20:7
And now return the wife of the man, for he is a prophet, and he will pray for you, and you shall live. And if you do not return her, know that dying you shall die, you and all that are yours.

Genesis 30:2
And Jacob's anger glowed against Rachel, and he said, Am I in God's place, who has kept back from you the fruit of the womb?

1 Samuel 1:6
And her rival provoked her even to vexation, so as to make her tremble, because Jehovah had shut up her womb.

1 Samuel 5:10
And they sent the ark of God around to Ekron. And it happened as the ark of God came into Ekron, the Ekronites cried out, saying, They have brought around the ark of the God of Israel to me to cause me and my people to die.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Whosoever shall fall on that stone, shall be broken,.... Not who shall fall upon Christ by faith, and build upon him as the foundation stone, for such shall be saved; but that stumble at him, and are offended with him, and fall by unbelief and hardness of heart; such do themselves much hurt and mischief and expose themselves to danger and ruin; they bid very fair for destruction:

but on whomsoever it shall fall; as it did with its full weight upon the Jews at their destruction, and as it will upon all Christless sinners at the last day:

it will grind him to powder; the ruin of such will be unavoidable, and there will be no recovery;

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Barnes' Notes on the Bible

See this parable explained in the notes at Matthew 21:33-45.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Luke 20:18. Grind him to powder. — Matthew 21:44; Matthew 21:44.