Luke Chapter 20 verse 17 Holy Bible

ASV Luke 20:17

But he looked upon them, and said, What then is this that is written, The stone which the builders rejected, The same was made the head of the corner?
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BBE Luke 20:17

But he, looking on them, said, Is it not in the Writings, The stone which the builders put on one side, the same has become the chief stone of the building?
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DARBY Luke 20:17

But he looking at them said, What then is this that is written, The stone which they that builded rejected, this has become the corner-stone?
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KJV Luke 20:17

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?
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WBT Luke 20:17


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WEB Luke 20:17

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?'
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YLT Luke 20:17

and he, having looked upon them, said, `What, then, is this that hath been written: A stone that the builders rejected -- this became head of a corner?
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerses 17, 18. - And he beheld them, and said, What is this then thai; is written, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner? Whosoever shall fall upon that stone shall be broken; but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder. In spite of the deprecating expression, the severity of the tone of Jesus increases in his next words, when, looking at them with grave anger (ἐμβλέψας), he proceeds to speak of himself under the figure of the rejected stone. Quoting a well-known psalm (Psalm 118:22), and using the imagery of Isaiah 8:14, 15 and Daniel 2:44, he describes his fortunes under the imago of a corner-stone - that stone which forms the junction between the two most prominent walls of a building, and which is always laid with peculiar care and attention. In Luke 2:34 of our Gospel Simeon refers to the same well-known prophetic saying. The husbandmen who had just been described as vine-dressers are now described as builders, and the murdered son is reproduced under the image of a corner, stone tossed aside as useless. In the first part of the picture, the earthly humiliation of Messiah is portrayed when the stone is laid in the earth. In the second, the stone falling from the top of the building represents the crushing of all earthly opposition by Messiah in his glory. Woe to the builders, then, who had scornfully rejected him

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(17) And he beheld them.--Better, He looked on them. The Greek verb implies the gaze turned and fixed on its object, in addition to the mere act of beholding.