Luke 20:18

World English Bible

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

Parallel Translations

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

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

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

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!"

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

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."

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."

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.

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

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.

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."

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!"

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

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.

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
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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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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."

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."

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."

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

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.

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

Contextual Overview

⁹ He began to tell the people this parable. "A man planted a vineyard, and rented it out to some farmers, and went into another country for a long time. ¹⁰ At the proper season, he sent a servant to the farmers to collect his share of the fruit of the vineyard. But the farmers beat him, and sent him away empty. ¹¹ He sent yet another servant, and they also beat him, and treated him shamefully, and sent him away empty. ¹² He sent yet a third, and they also wounded him, and threw him out. ¹³ The lord of the vineyard said, 'What will I do? I will send my beloved son. It may be that seeing him, they will respect him.' ¹⁴ "But when the farmers saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying, 'This is the heir. Come, let's kill him, that the inheritance may be ours.' ¹⁵ They threw him out of the vineyard, and killed him. What therefore will the lord of the vineyard do to them? ¹⁶ He will come and destroy these farmers, and will give the vineyard to others." When they heard it, they said, "May it never be!" ¹⁷ But he looked at them, and said, "Then what is this that is written, 'The stone which the builders rejected, The same was made the chief cornerstone?' ¹⁸ "Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces, but it will crush whoever it falls on to dust."

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
Yahweh plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai, Abram's wife.

Genesis 16:2
Sarai said to Abram," See now, Yahweh has restrained me from bearing. Please go in to my handmaid. It may be that I will obtain children by her." Abram listened to the voice of Sarai.

Genesis 20:7
Now therefore, restore the man's wife. For he is a prophet, and he will pray for you, and you will live. If you don't restore her, know for sure that you will die, you, and all who are yours.

Genesis 30:2
Jacob's anger was kindled against Rachel, and he said, "Am I in God's place, who has withheld from you the fruit of the womb?"

1 Samuel 1:6
Her rival provoked her sore, to make her fret, because Yahweh had shut up her womb.

1 Samuel 5:10
So they sent the ark of God to Ekron. It happened, as the ark of God came to Ekron, that the Ekronites cried out, saying, They have brought about the ark of the God of Israel to us, to kill us and our people.

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.