Luke 20:18
Whosoever shall fall upon that stone shall be broken; but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.
KJV
πᾶς ὁ πεσὼν ἐπ’ ἐκεῖνον τὸν λίθον συνθλασθήσεται· ἐφ’ ὃν δ’ ἂν πέσῃ, λικμήσει αὐτόν.
Greek NT
Omnis qui ceciderit super illum lapidem, conquassabitur : super quem autem ceciderit, comminuet illum.
Vulgate
Every one that falleth on that stone shall be broken to pieces; but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will scatter him as dust.
ASV
Whosoever shall fall upon that stone shall be bruised: and upon whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
12 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
δέ
de
conjunction · 2781×
λίθος
lithos
noun · 60×
λικμάω
likmao
verb · 1×
πίπτω
pipto
verb · 89×
πᾶς
pas
adjective · 1226×
συνθλάω
sunthlao
verb · 1×
ἄν
an
particle · 165×
ἐκεῖνος
ekeinos
demonstrative · 240×
ἐπί
epi
preposition · 888×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
ὅς
os
relative_pronoun · 1404×
Parable
Historic Christian voices
3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
§587If the Law and the Jerusalem Temple could be occasions of opposition to Jesus by Israel's religious authorities, his role in the redemption of sins, the divine work par excellence, was the true stumbling-block for them.363
Cross-references
- Dan 2:34 — Thou sawest till that a stone was cut out without hands, which smote the image upon his feet that were of iron and clay, and brake them to pieces.
- Dan 2:44 — And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all
- Isa 8:14 — And he shall be for a sanctuary; but for a stone of stumbling and for a rock of offence to both the houses of Israel, for a gin and for a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
- Matt 21:34 — And when the time of the fruit drew near, he sent his servants to the husbandmen, that they might receive the fruits of it.
- Matt 21:44 — And whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.
- Matt 21:44 — And whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.
- Zech 12:3 — And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people: all that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces, though all the people of the earth be gathered together against it.
- Zech 12:3 — And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people: all that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces, though all the people of the earth be gathered together against it.